Egyptair has gone shopping again on the second day of the Dubai Airshow. It announced an order for 10 Airbus A350-900s, a day after the airline secured long-term lease contracts for 18 Boeing MAX 8s
. This is all part of the airline’s strategy for the next decade, which should position Egypt and Egyptair for aggressive growth.
Egyptair’s long-haul fleet includes seven Airbus A330-200s and four -300s, as well as six Boeing 777-300ERs. But they are all well between 12.5 to almost 19 years old, so it is time to replace them with newer and more efficient aircraft.
Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016.
Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.
