Misr Overseas Airways

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Misr Overseas Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Commenced operations1981
Ceased operations1989
Destinations Cologne, Germany
Maribor, Slovenia
Khartoum, Sudan
Headquarters Cairo. Eypt
Misr Overseas Airways Boeing 707 at Basle Airport in 1986. Misr Overseas Airways Boeing 707 in 1986.jpg
Misr Overseas Airways Boeing 707 at Basle Airport in 1986.

Misr Overseas Airways was an Egyptian scheduled and charter airline based in Cairo.

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The airline was formed in 1981 as Air Lease Egypt and renamed to Misr Overseas Airways in January 1984. [1] In 1988, the airline operated scheduled cargo flights to Cologne, Maribor and Khartoum, and charter flights to Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. [2]

The airline ceased operations in 1989. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Misr Overseas Airways". AeroTransport Data Bank. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. "World Airline Directory". Flight International. 26 March 1988. p. 99. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. "World Airline Directory". Flight International. 27 March – 2 April 1991. p. 106. Retrieved 9 November 2009.

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