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Egyptair Cargo
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IATA ICAO Call sign
MS MSX EGYPTAIR CARGO
Founded2002
HubsCairo International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations11
Parent companyEgyptair Holding Company (Government of Egypt)[1]
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Key peopleCaptain Ehab El-Tahtawi (Chairman & CEO)[2]
Websitewww.egyptair-cargo.com

Egyptair Cargo is the cargo division of the Egyptian national airline Egyptair. It operates using both its own dedicated aircraft and the cargo-carrying capacity of its sister passenger airline. Its main base is Cairo International Airport.

History

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Egyptair Cargo was formed in 2002 from the existing cargo activities of Egyptair, on the creation of the Egyptair Holding Company, as one of its subsidiaries.[3] The company participated in IATA's air-cargo quality programme, Cargo iQ (known as Cargo 2000 until its 2016 renaming).

In 2008, the airline introduced a modified logo with larger Egyptair Cargo titles. Sister company Egyptair introduced a new livery and logo later that year that was applied to the cargo fleet as well.

Corporate affairs

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Ownership and structure

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Egyptair Cargo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Egyptair Holding Company,[4] a state-owned company, 100% owned by the Government of Egypt.

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Trends for recent years for Egyptair Cargo are shown below (for years ending 30 June):

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Turnover (E£ m) 962 573 596 603 652 587
Net Profits (E£ m) 73 80 49 18 75 39
Number of employees >1,000 n/a n/a n/a >1,400 n/a
Cargo handled (freighter and passenger aircraft) (tons m) 186 168 198 184 203 188
Number of aircraft (at year end) 4 4 4 4 4 4
Notes/sources [5][6][7] [6][7] [7][8][9] [7][9] [7] [10]

Detailed annual figures have not been published since the year ending 30 June 2013. The cargo division has since concentrated on fleet modernisation—replacing its Airbus A300 freighters with converted A330-200s—and on digitalising its operations.[2][11]

Recent developments

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EgyptAir Cargo forms part of the EgyptAir Holding Company, which reported record profits across all of its sectors—including air cargo—for the 2024/2025 fiscal year.[12] In 2025 the carrier began a digital overhaul, replacing its legacy systems with Cargo Flash Infotech's cloud-based nGen Integrated Cargo Management System and adopting the IATA One Record standard, as part of a strategy to develop Cairo into a regional logistics hub.[2]

Destinations

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As of November 2021, Egyptair Cargo operates flights to:[13][14][15]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels Airport[16]
OstendOstend–Bruges International AirportFocus city[13]
ChadN'DjamenaN'Djamena International Airport[13]
EgyptCairoCairo International AirportHub[13]
GermanyCologne/BonnCologne Bonn Airport[13]
FrankfurtFrankfurt–Hahn Airport[13]
GhanaAccraAccra International Airport[13]
Hong KongHong KongHong Kong International Airport
IndiaMumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport[13]
ItalyMilanMilan Malpensa Airport[13]
JordanAmmanQueen Alia International Airport[13]
KenyaNairobiJomo Kenyatta International Airport
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport[13]
LibyaTripoliMitiga International Airport[13]
BenghaziBenina International Airport[13]
MisrataMisrata International Airport[13]
MauritiusPlaine MagnienSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
NigeriaKanoMallam Aminu Kano International Airport[13]
LagosMurtala Muhammed International Airport[13]
Saudi ArabiaDammanKing Fahd International Airport[13]
RiyadhKing Khalid International Airport[13]
South AfricaJohannesburgO. R. Tambo International Airport[13]
SudanKhartoumKhartoum International Airport[13]
ThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport[17]
TurkeyIstanbulIstanbul Airport[13]
Istanbul Atatürk AirportAirport closed[13]
United Arab EmiratesDubaiAl Maktoum International Airport[13]
SharjahSharjah International Airport[13]
United StatesNew York CityJohn F. Kennedy International Airport

Fleet

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Current fleet

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An Egyptair Cargo Airbus A330-200P2F
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A now retired Egyptair Cargo Airbus A300-600RF

As of June 2026, EgyptAir Cargo operates the following aircraft:[11][18]

Egyptair Cargo Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Airbus A330-200P2F 4 1 Launch customer of the EFW programme; freighter fleet being expanded to five[18][11]
Boeing 737-800SF 1 — Converted from Egyptair aircraft[19][20]
Total 5 1

Former fleet

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Egyptair Cargo retired fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 707-320C 4 1973 2004 [21]

References

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  1. ↑ "EgyptAir contracts Sabre to help implement transformation plan | IT & Distribution content from ATWOnline". atwonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "EgyptAir Cargo's digital transformation gains momentum with CargoFlash partnership". Air Cargo Week. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Egyptair divides operations into six in effort to multiply earnings". Flight International. 162 (4839): 23. 9 July 2002. Egyptian flag carrier Egyptair has been restructured, with operations divided between six companies grouped under the newly formed Egyptair Holding Company. The six companies will be responsible for airline operations; ground services; operations and maintenance; air cargo.
  4. ↑ "Annual Report 2010-2011". 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30.
  5. ↑ "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2007-2008" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2008-2009" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2009-2010" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2012-2013". Egyptair. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "EgyptAir grows A330-200P2F fleet for 1st time in 7 years". Cargo Facts. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Attia, Mohamed (1 November 2025). "EgyptAir reports unprecedented earnings for fiscal year 2024/2025". Egyptian Gazette. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Frieghter [sic] Network". Egyptair Cargo. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  14. ↑ "EgyptAir Cargo Schedule". EgyptAir Cargo. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Schedule Iteration". FREIGHT.AERO. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "EGYPTAIR Cargo 1Q24 Belgium Service Changes".
  17. ↑ "EGYPTAIR CARGO'S BANGKOK CELEBRATION AS A330-200P2F PREPARES TO LAUNCH" (Press release). Egyptair Cargo. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  18. 1 2 "EgyptAir extends 777 leases and refurbishes fleet to sustain growth". Aviation Week Network. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "EgyptAir to add first narrowbody freighter, a B737-800". Ch-Aviation. 19 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "EgyptAir takes redelivery of first B737-800 freighter". Ch-Aviation. 7 February 2022.
  21. ↑ Guttery, Ben R. (1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-0-7864-0495-7.
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