Air Memphis

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Air Memphis
Air Memphis Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
E9MHS [1] AIR MEMPHIS [1]
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995)
Ceased operations2013;11 years ago (2013)
Hubs Cairo International Airport
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Key peopleHamdy Eisa (Chairman)
Website www.airmemphis.com.eg

Air Memphis was a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. Its main base was Cairo International Airport. [2]

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History

The airline was established in August 1995 and started operations in March 1996. [1] It had branches in Sharm ِAl Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel. [1] It had 530 employees as of March 2010; [2] the airline was bought by Ramy Lakah in 2013 and had a new CEO, Khalid Hassanain. The company did some flights to Iran; later, the new owner changed the airline's name to Air Leisure,

Fleet

As of December 2016 Air Memphis does not operate any aircraft.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Air Memphis". Arab Aviation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 27 March 2007. p. 63.