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EgyptAir and the new member of Star Alliance, Brussels Airlines, will begin codesharing on EgyptAir flights between Brussels and Cairo as well as Brussels and Luxor.

EgyptAir launched new service between Cairo, Egypt and Almaty, Kazakhstan on Saturday. Flights are operated twice per week on Mondays and Fridays.

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EgyptAir today announced that it has converted a previous order for two 777s into an order for an additional eight Next-Generation 737-800s.

EgyptAir and Singapore Airlines have expanded their codeshare agreement to include EgyptAir’s destinations of Luxor and Sharm el-Sheikh as well as Singapore’s services to Bangkok, Sydney and Melbourne.

EgyptAir will begin new service to Abuja, Nigeria on June 1. Flights will operate on Mondays and Fridays using B738 aircraft.

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EgyptAir will increase service to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to 5x per week in April, up from the current four.

EgyptAir and United Airlines announced today a code share agreement whereby United will place its code on EgyptAir flights to Cairo from New York Kennedy and London Heathrow. EgyptAir in turn will place its code on United flights linking New York Kennedy with Los Angeles and San Francisco, and on flights linking London Heathrow with Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington Dulles.

EgyptAir will resume service to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from Cairo, Egypt in June. Flights will be operated 4x per week using B738s.

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EgyptAir has been revealed as the airline which ordered two B773ERs from Boeing. It is scheduled to receive the first of four total aircraft in January 2010.

EgyptAir formally joined Star Alliance on Friday, becoming the 21st member of the group.

EgyptAir will commence service between Cairo, Egypt and Malta on July 3 through its subsidiary EgyptAir Express. Flights will operate 2x per week on Thursdays and Sundays using E170 aircraft.

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EgyptAir has exercised options to purchase six Embraer E170 jets. The first aircraft from this order will be delivered in 2009.

EgyptAir reportedly intends to increase service to India by the end of 2008 with daily flights to Mumbai, as well as three weekly flights to Delhi and Bangalore.

EgyptAir has taken delivery of its third B738. The airline has another 9 of the type on order.

EgyptAir has signed a deal with Airbus to purchase five A330-200 widebody aircraft, with an option for an additional three.

bmi announced today that it will cooperate with EgyptAir on its service between London Heathrow and Cairo.

“It is also extremely pleasing that our service to Cairo will be operated in cooperation with EgyptAir. This will enable each of us to benefit from our strengths in our respective home markets to promote and sell seats on each others’ services.”

The airline also announced that it will cease operations to Alexandria, Egypt at the commencement of its Winter schedule in favour of a codeshare services with EgyptAir via Cairo.

EgyptAir will add new services between Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and Amman, Jordan at the beginning of October. No schedule details have been announced.

EgyptAir and Lufthansa have reportedly signed an agreement to codeshare on each other’s flights between Cairo and Frankfurt, Cairo and Munich, and Alexandria and Frankfurt. The agreement will take effect next winter.

EgyptAir took delivery of its first Embraer E170 today for operation with its newly created subsidiary, EgyptAir Express. The airline has another 5 on order, plus 6 options.

EgyptAir will resume service on the Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to Dubai route on June 14 with a weekly flight operated on Thursdays using A320 aircraft.

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EgyptAir will serve Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Cairo, Egypt effective June 2. Flights will be operated via Mumbai, India on Wednesdays and Saturdays using A330 aircraft.

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The following schedule changes are noted out of Cairo for the upcoming summer schedule at EgyptAir:
- Abu Dhabi will see one flight added to the existing daily service
- Algiers will see an increase of service to 4x per week from the current two
- Alleppo will see an increase from 2x to 3x per week- Budapest will be served 3x per week, up from the current two
- Amman will see an increase form the current 10 flights to 12x per week
- Casablanca will see an increase of service to 4x per week from the current two
- Dubai will see an increase from 9x to 10x per week
- Geneva will be served 4x per week, up from the current three
- Kuwait will see an increase from 9x per week to double daily service
- Johannesburg will see an increase of service to 5x per week, with no service on Mondays and Wednesdays
- Madinah will see an increase from 2x per week to 6x per week
- Munich will be served daily, up from the current 4x per week frequency
- Nairobi will see an increase of service to 5x per week, with no service on Wednesdays and Fridays
- Riyadh will see an increase from 9x per week to double daily service
- Tripoli will be served with 9 flights per week, up from the current daily services

South African Airways inked separate deals with EgyptAir and Rwandair Express to codeshare on flights operated by each airline from their respective bases of Cairo and Kigali.

Boeing announced today that EgyptAir has exercised its options for six additional B738 aircraft for delivery in 2009.

EgyptAir Holdings has placed an order for six Embraer E170 jets for use by its newly created EgyptAir Express subsidiary. The aircraft will be configured in a single class accomodating 76 passengers with leather seats.