No new signal from EgyptAir jet since crashNo new radio signal has been received from an EgyptAir jet since the day it crashed in the Mediterranean last week, sources close to the investigation said on Friday. Media reports on Thursday suggested that a new signal had allow More… |
EgyptAir to let hostesses wear Islamic scarvesEgyptAir is allowing its stewardesses to wear Islamic headscarves if they wish on flights to Arab states and will expand the practice to the rest of the network, an official said on Sunday, ending a restriction imposed in Hosni Mubarak's era More… |
STC, Egypt Air in new inflight roaming pactSTC, a leading telecommunications provider in the region, has joined with Egypt Air to launch its international roaming system on board flights enabling passengers to use their mobile phones during air travel. STC said the inflight roaming More… |
Egypt Air to launch direct flights to Port GhalibKuwait-based conglomerate MA Kharafi Group has entered into an agreement with Egypt Air Express for operating direct flights twice a week to Port Ghalib in Egypt from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Egypt Air Express will also connect Por More… |
Man tries to hijack plane with plastic knifeEgyptian security agents have arrested a Sudanese man who tried to hijack an airliner armed with a plastic knife, security sources said. The passenger grabbed the knife from his meal tray after the Egypt Air plane left Turkish airspace bou More… |
Egypt Air to buy Boeing, Airbus planesState-owned airline Egypt Air plans to buy five planes from Boeing and Airbus, the state news agency said on Thursday, quoting the company's chairman. "It was decided to buy five airplanes instead of renting them," Tawfiq Assi was qu More… |