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AMC Airlines
Founded	1992
Hubs	Cairo International Airport
Secondary hubs	Hurghada International Airport; Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport; Luxor International Airport
Focus cities	Warsaw, Paris
Fleet size	5
Destinations
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt
Key people	El-Sayed Saber (President)
Website	http://www.amcairlines.net/

AMC Airlines is a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It operates charter flights from Egypt's tourist destinations to Europe, regular charters to the Middle East as well as domestic flights.

The airline also operates ad-hoc VIP flights and military transport (for the United Nations).

Its main base is Cairo International Airport, with hubs at Hurghada International Airport, Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport and Luxor International Airport.

[edit] History

The airline was established and started operations in 1992, after the Egyptian government approved the foundation of Aircraft Maintenance in Cairo. At that time Elsayed Saber and his family launched AMC Airlines after obtaining a licence to operate worldwide passenger charter operations. It is wholly owned by Elsayed Saber and his family and has 498 employees.

The airline was initially named 'AMC Aviation' before becoming 'AMC Airlines' in 2004.

[edit] Destinations

The majority of the airline's operations centre around charter flights to Europe, however it does operate limited scheduled flights as well.

[edit] Charter

AMC Airlines operate charters flights from Aswan, Hurghada, Luxor and Sharm el Sheikh to various points in Europe. During (Winter 2009) the airline is operating charter flights to the following countries from Egypt:

[edit] Scheduled

During Winter 2009, the airline is operating scheduled flights from Alexandria's Borg El Arab Airport to:

[edit] Fleet

Boeing 737-800 of AMC Airlines

The AMC Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2009):

**AMC Airlines Fleet**
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers (Economy)	Notes
Boeing 737-800	4	1	186	All aircraft leased from GECAS
McDonnell Douglas MD-83	1	0	167	Owned
Total	5	1		Last updated: December 2009

Since 2006 the airline has frequently leased Boeing 737-800s from Eurocypria.

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