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EGYPT: Egyptian Airports Company to grow Hurghada, Red Sea demand; Sky Dive to build CCE hangar

* Pilot Wael El Nashar, Chairman of the Egyptian Airports Company, discussed with Bandar Al Muhanna, CEO and Managing Director of Flynas, opportunities to expand the company’s operations across Egyptian airports. The discussions resulted in enhancing operations at Hurghada International Airport with daily flights throughout the year, in addition to

EGYPT: Air Cairo to develop Hurghada into major hub; Sabre enlisted to grow coordination with EgyptAir

CAIRO, Egypt * Air Cairo Chairman Hussein Sharif plans to expand the fleet to 80 aircraft by 2028, allocating 40 to Hurghada Airport with a maintenance hangar and distributing the rest across other airports. The airline currently bases 16 aircraft at Hurghada and targets 17 by the end of 2028. * Civil

EGYPT: Air Cairo plots widebody addition; clarifies A320neo order details

EL ALAMEIN, Egypt * Air Cairo is preparing for its first A330 operations with an EIAS 2026 Airbus Flight Hour Services extension and a wider A320 parts pool. No delivery year, let alone type or variant, has been published. * Parent EgyptAir, holds about 60 percent of Air Cairo, has a dwindling