AMC Airlines
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Cairo International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Hurghada International Airport Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport Luxor International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Warsaw, Paris | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
| Key people | El-Sayed Saber (President) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.amcairlines.com/ | ||||||
AMC Airlines is a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It operates charter flights from Egypt's tourist destinations to Europe, regular charters to the Middle East as well as domestic flights. The airline also operates ad-hoc VIP flights and military transport (for the UN).
Its main base is Cairo International Airport, with hubs at Hurghada International Airport, Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport and Luxor International Airport.
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 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.
Franc== Destinations == AMC Airlines operates charters flights from Aswan, Hurghada, Luxor and Sharm el Sheikh to various points in Europe and scheduled services from Alexandria to the Gulf.
The airline operates flights to the following Destinations (Summer 2009):
Fleet
The AMC Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of July 2009) [1]:
Since 2006 the airline has frequently leased Boeing 737-800s from Eurocypria.