Midwest Airlines (Egypt)

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Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines (Egypt) logo.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
MYMWAMIDWEST
Founded1998
Ceased operations2012
Hubs Cairo International Airport
Secondary hubs Sharm el Sheikh
Hurghada
Fleet size3
DestinationsWRO WAW MXP FRU ALA FCO BLQ
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Key peopleMagdeldin Refaat
(General Manager)
Ismael Abd El-Azim
(Operations Director)
Jose Miguel CODINA
(Commander 737)
Javier CRESPO
(Commander 737)
Marco FOSSATI
(First Officer 737)
Boris GAMONEDA
(First Officer 737)
Website www.mwestairlines.com

Midwest Airlines was an airline based in Cairo, Egypt, operating chartered passenger flights within Egypt and to Europe and Central Asia. [1] It has since ceased all operations.

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History

Midwest Airlines was founded in 1998 with an initial fleet of two Airbus A310-300s. Of those, one was sold in 2004, while the other one is stored. [2]

From its beginning, the airline offered charter services from Egyptian holiday resorts to Europe and the Middle East on behalf of local and international tour operators. Due to circumstances attributable to the then owners, the airline stopped operations in 2006. The sale of the company was formalized in May 2009, followed by more acquisitions of shares, and a restructuring and reorganization of the company was effectively started in September 2009. Concerted efforts during 2009 brought Midwest back into the air operations scene. A Boeing 737-600 SU-MWC was dry leased, which enabled the airline to renew its AOC. [3]

Midwest Airlines (Egypt) Midwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 Volpati-1.jpg
Midwest Airlines (Egypt)

Fleet

The Midwest Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft : [4]

Midwest Airlines Fleet
AircraftIn FleetActivePassengersRegistration Operate from to
Airbus 310-304 2018C 190YSU-MWA
SU-MWB
06-1999 till2006
Boeing 737-683 10130YSU-MWC06-2010 till2010
Boeing 737-8Q8 30189YSU-MWD
SU-MWE
SU-MWF
08-2010 till03-2012
08-2010 till07-2013
12-2010 till03-2013

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  2. "Midwest Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
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  4. Midwest Airlines Fleet