Nile Air

Nile Air
IATA
NP		 ICAO
NIA		 Callsign
NILEBIRD
Founded 2008
Hubs Cairo
Secondary hubs Alexandria - Borg El Arab
Focus cities Yanbu Qassim Jeddah
Fleet size 2
Destinations 4
Company slogan Truly yours
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Key people Ahmed Aly (CEO)
Website http://www.nileair.com/

Nile Air (Arabic:النيل للطيران) is an airline with its head office opposite Cairo International Airport's Terminal 1 in Cairo, Egypt.[1] Plans for the airline were announced in the 2007 Dubai Air Show.

The airline launched operations in August 2010, initially operating a short term wet lease contract with Libyan Arab Airlines before starting scheduled services from Egypt in March 2011.

History

On 1 November 2009, the airline received its (AOC) by the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority which permits the airline to launch operations.

In January 2011, the airline became the first private Egyptian airline to publish its schedule and flight availability (with the launch of scheduled services to Iraq) on the Global Distribution System (GDS), reflecting Al Haidar (CEO)'s distribution strategy that targets to sell 75% of bookings through the GDS.

The airline began operations in August 2010, operating on wet lease from Libyan Arab Airlines. Nile Air have launched its first scheduled services in March 2011 with the launch of flights to Saudi Arabia.

Destinations

As of December 2013, Nile Air serves the following destinations with scheduled services:

 Egypt
 Kuwait
 Saudi Arabia

Other destinations earmarked for future expansion will include Europe and Middle East.

Fleet

Nile Air Airbus A320 at Hamburg Airport (December 2013)

The Nile Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2013):

Nile Air Fleet
Aircraft In
Service		 Orders
(Options) 		Passengers
(Business/Economy)		 Notes
Airbus A320-232 2 0 164 (8/156) Leased from Aercap
Airbus A321-200 0 2 TBA
Total 2 2

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us." Nile Air. Retrieved on 17 February 2011. "Nile Air Head Office 8/Block 1140 Abdel Hamid Badawy St.Sheroton Heliopolis Cairo - Egypt."

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