Petroleum Air Services
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| Founded | 1982 | |||
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| Fleet size | 9 and 39 helicopters | |||
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| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | |||
| Key people | Gamel Murad (Chairman & MD) | |||
| Website | http://www.pas.com.eg/ | |||
Petroleum Air Services (PAS) is an airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It provides oil industry support services and has extensive helicopter operations. The airline also operates commercial passenger services within Egypt and to regional cities. Its main base is Cairo International Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1982. It is owned by Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (75%) and Bristow Group Inc. (25%).[1]
The airline's headquarters are in Nasr City on Doctor Batrawy Street; it moved operations there in 1990.
During the 2011 Dubai Airshow, the airline signed an order with Bombardier for their first jet aircraft, the Bombardier CRJ900. The aircraft will be delivered in 2012.
[edit] Operations
[edit] Charter Flights
PAS Air provides charter flights to all domestic destinations inside Egypt plus other international destinations within the region
[edit] VIP Flights
PAS Air operates the Bombardier DHC-7 and DHC-8 airplanes, regional category Aircraft. PAS offer also Helicopter VIP flight to domestic destinations.
[edit] Airline Feeder Services
PAS is capable of providing Tour Operators, Petroleum Industry and other customers service upon request to connect with scheduled airline flights through PAS's fleet of Airplanes and Helicoptes...
[edit] Fleet
The Petroleum Air Services consists of the following (at November 2011):
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Bombardier Dash 7 Series 100 | 4 | 50 | |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 | 5 | 2 options | 52 |
| Bombardier CRJ900 | 0 | 1 + 1 option | 86 |
| Total | 9 |
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Bell 212 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Bell 412 HP/EP | 13 | 0 | - |
| Bell 206 L3 (Long Ranger) | 6 | 0 | - |
| Bell 206 B3 (Jet Ranger) | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eurocopter EC135 P2+ | 3 | 0 | - |
| AgustaWestland AW139 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Total | 33 | 0 |
As of November 2011, the average age of the Petroleum Air Services fleet is 7.8 years ([1]).
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 63. 2007-04-10.
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