Petroleum Air Services

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Petroleum Air Services
IATA PS	ICAO VPS	Callsign PAS
Founded		1982
Fleet size		10
Destinations
Headquarters		Cairo, Egypt
Key people		Hassan Rashed (Chairman & MD)
Website: http://www.pas.com.eg/

Petroleum Air Services 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].

Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 External links 4 References

[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]

[edit] Fleet

As of March 2007 the Petroleum Air Services fleet includes ^[1] :

• 5 Bombardier Dash 7 Series 100
• 5 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 (a further 2 on option)

The airline also operates an extensive fleet of 39 helicopters. Most are Bell Helicopters.

[edit] External links

• Petroleum Air Services

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 63. 

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