- AMC Airlines
Infobox Airline
airline = AMC Airlines
logo_size = 250
fleet_size = 6
destinations =
IATA = 9V
ICAO = AMV
callsign = -
parent =
company_slogan =
founded =1988
headquarters =Cairo ,Egypt
key_people = El-Sayed Saber (President)
hubs =Cairo International Airport
secondary_hubs =Hurghada International Airport Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport Borg El Arab Airport Luxor International Airport
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
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website = http://www.amcairlines.com/AMC Airlines is a
charter airline based inCairo ,Egypt . It operates charter flights fromEurope to Egypt's tourist destinations, as well as ad hoc domestic and international charters, VIP flights, military transport and long and short-term wet leases. Its main base isCairo International Airport , with hubs atHurghada International Airport ,Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport andLuxor International Airport .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 74 | date= 2007-03-27]History
The airline was established and started operations in
1992 , after the Egyptian government approved the foundation of Aircraft Maintenance in Cairo. At that time Elsayed Saber and his family launched AMC Aviation (AMC Airlines) after obtaining a licence to operate worldwide passenger charter operations. It is wholly owned by Elsayed Saber and his family and has 498 employees.Destinations
AMC Airlines operates charters flights from
Aswan ,Hurghada ,Luxor andSharm el Sheikh to various points in Europe.In 2008 the airline started regular (charter) flights on the following routes:
*Alexandria (Borg El Arab Airport ) -Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport ) - 2x weekly flight
*Alexandria (Borg El Arab Airport ) -Madinah (Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport ) - 2x weekly flights
*Alexandria (Borg El Arab Airport ) -Dubai (Dubai International Airport ) - 1x weekly flight
*Sharm el Sheikh -Birmingham International Airport - 1x weeklyFleet
The AMC Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of
12 July 2008 ) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=AMV&al_op=1] :*1
Boeing 737-200
*4Boeing 737-800
*1McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (which is operated forSham Wings Airlines )The airline will receive one further B737-800 in 2009.
References
External links
* [http://www.amcairlines.com/ AMC Airlines]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=AMV&al_op=1 AMC Airlines Fleet]
* [http://www.partircharter.com/amc-airlines.html/ Descriptif compagnie AMC Airlines]
* [http://www.air-valid.com/amc-airlines/billet-avion.html Fleet, Opinions and rating AMC Airlines]
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