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ZAS Airline of Egypt
	ZAS McDonnell Douglas MD-87
Founded	1981
Commenced operations	November 23, 1982
Ceased operations	April 1995
Operating bases	Cairo; Amsterdam;
Fleet size	25 (during operations)
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt
Key people	Sherif Zarkani, Emir Zarkani

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ZAS Airline of Egypt (IATA: ZA, ICAO: ZAS, call sign: ZAS airlines) was an airline from Egypt that operated between 1982 and 1995.

Company history

ZAS Airline of Egypt was founded by two brothers, Sherif and Emir Zarkani, as a freight airline. Operations began on November 23, 1982 with a flight from Cairo to Amsterdam to London. Their first flight was to Amsterdam, as both brothers lived in Holland for a portion of their childhood. In 1987, ZAS was granted a license to carry passenger charter operations. Flights to Jeddah for the Hajj began that year. Then, flights to Western Europe began.

ZAS operated a variety of aircraft, from old Boeing 707s to modern MD-87s and Airbus A300s. The Gulf War of 1990-91 brought a downturn in the Egyptian tourist business and ZAS was heavily affected. Sometime in the 1990s the government wanted to nationalize the airline but Sherif and Emir refused to, so the government greatly increased their taxes and occasionally cut the water and electricity supply to their homes. After increasing difficulties, all operations ceased in April 1995. ^[1]

Fleet details

3 - Boeing 707-328(C) original delivery to Air France
1 - Boeing 707-328(B) original delivery to Air France
2 - Boeing 707-336(C) original delivery to BOAC
2 - Boeing 707-338(C) original delivery to QANTAS
1 - Boeing 707-365(C) original delivery to British Eagle Int Airlines
1 - Boeing 707-366(C) original delivery to Egyptair
2 - Boeing 707-351(C) original delivery to Northwest Airlines
1 - Douglas DC-9-32 original delivery to Inex Adria
1 - Douglas DC-9-33(RC) original delivery to Inex Adria
1 - MD-83 original delivery to Aero LLoyd
1 - MD-87 original delivery to Midway Airlines
1 - MD-82 original delivery to Adria Airways
1 - MD-82 original delivery to ZAS
1 - MD-83 original delivery to Aero Lloyd
3 - Airbus A300B4-120 original delivery to SAS
2 - Airbus A300B4-203 original delivery to Air France
1 - Airbus A300B4-203 original delivery to South African Airways

References

^ Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing

External links

Fleet Data

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[1] Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing

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+{{Short description|Egyptian airline (1982–1995)}}
-'''ZAS Airline of Egypt''' {{Airline codes|ZA|ZAS|ZAS airlines }} was an airline from Egypt that operated between 1982 and 1995.
+{{Infobox Airline
+| airline        = ZAS Airline of Egypt
+| image          = ZAS Airlines of Egypt McDonnell Douglas MD-87 Volpati-1.jpg
+|caption=ZAS McDonnell Douglas MD-87
+| image_size     = 250px
+| IATA           = ZA
+| ICAO           = ZAS
+| callsign       = ZAS AIRLINES
+| founded        = 1981
+| commenced      = November 23, 1982
+| ceased         = April 1995
+| bases          = <div>
+*[[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]]
+*[[Schiphol International Airport|Amsterdam]]
+</div>
+| secondary_hubs =
+| focus_cities   =
+| frequent_flyer =
+| lounge         =
+| alliance       =
+| subsidiaries   =
+| fleet_size     = 25 <small>(during operations)</small>
+| destinations   =
+| parent         =
+| company_slogan =
+| headquarters   = [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]
+| key_people     = Sherif Zarkani, Emir Zarkani
+| website        =
+}}
+'''ZAS Airline of Egypt''' {{Airline codes|ZA|ZAS|ZAS airlines}} was an airline from Egypt that operated between 1982 and 1995.
 ==Company history==
-ZAS Airline of Egypt was founded by two brothers, Sherif and Emir Zarkani, as a freight airline. Operations started on November 23, 1982 with a flight from Cairo to Amsterdam to London.  In 1987 ZAS was granted a license to carry passenger charter operations.  Flights to [[Jeddah]] for the [[Hajj]] were begun that year and then flights to Western Europe.
+ZAS Airline of Egypt was founded by two brothers, Sherif and Emir Zarkani, as a freight airline. Operations began on November 23, 1982 with a flight from Cairo to Amsterdam to London. Their first flight was to Amsterdam, as both brothers lived in Holland for a portion of their childhood. In 1987, ZAS was granted a license to carry passenger charter operations. Flights to [[Jeddah]] for the [[Hajj]] began that year. Then, flights to Western Europe began.
-ZAS operated a variety of aircraft, from old Boeing 707s to modern MD-87s and Airbus A300s. The Gulf War of 1990-91 brought a downturn in the Egyptian tourist business and ZAS was heavily affected. After increasing difficulties, all operations ceased in April 1995.
+ZAS operated a variety of aircraft, from old Boeing 707s to modern MD-87s and Airbus A300s. The Gulf War of 1990-91 brought a downturn in the Egyptian tourist business and ZAS was heavily affected. Sometime in the 1990s the government wanted to nationalize the airline but Sherif and Emir refused to, so the government greatly increased their taxes and occasionally cut the water and electricity supply to their homes. After increasing difficulties, all operations ceased in April 1995.
 <ref>Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing</ref>
 ==Fleet details==
-{{div col|3}}
+{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
 *3 - [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-328(C)]] original delivery to Air France
 *1 - [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-328(B)]] original delivery to Air France
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 *1 - [[Douglas DC-9|Douglas DC-9-32]] original delivery to Inex Adria
 *1 - [[Douglas DC-9|Douglas DC-9-33(RC)]] original delivery to Inex Adria
-*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|MD-83]] original delivery to Aero LLoyd
+*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-83]] original delivery to Aero LLoyd
-*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|MD-87]] original delivery to Midway Airlines
+*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-87]] original delivery to Midway Airlines
-*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|MD-82]] original delivery to Adria Airways
+*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-82]] original delivery to Adria Airways
-*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|MD-82]] original delivery to ZAS
+*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-82]] original delivery to ZAS
-*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|MD-83]] original delivery to Aero Lloyd
+*1 - [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-83]] original delivery to Aero Lloyd
 *3 - [[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4-120]] original delivery to SAS
 *2 - [[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4-203]] original delivery to Air France
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 ==References==
-{{Reflist|2}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{commonscat|ZAS Airline of Egypt}}
+{{commons category|ZAS Airline of Egypt}}
-{{Portal|Aviation}}
 *[http://rzjets.net/operators/operator.php?opid=1426 Fleet Data]
+{{Portal bar|Egypt|Aviation|Companies}}
 {{Airlines of Egypt}}
-{{Aviation lists}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Zas Airline Of Egypt}}
-[[Category:1982 establishments in Egypt]]
-[[Category:1995 disestablishments in Egypt]]
 [[Category:Defunct airlines of Egypt]]
 [[Category:Airlines established in 1982]]
 [[Category:Airlines disestablished in 1995]]
+[[Category:1995 disestablishments in Egypt]]
+[[Category:Egyptian companies established in 1982]]
+[[Category:companies based in Cairo]]
+{{Egypt-airline-stub}}

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