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{{Short description|Charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt}}
{{Infobox Airline
{{Infobox airline
|airline = Air Memphis
|airline = Air Memphis
|logo = Air Memphis logo.svg
|logo = Air Memphis Logo.svg
|logo_size =
|logo_size =
|fleet_size = 6
|fleet_size =
|destinations =
|destinations =
|IATA = –
|IATA = E9
|ICAO = MHS<ref name=aa>{{cite web|title=Air Memphis|url=http://www.arabaviation.com/en-us/countrybriefs/egypt/nonscheduledcarriers/airmemphis.aspx|work=Arab Aviation|accessdate=12 December 2013|archive-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230358/http://www.arabaviation.com/en-us/countrybriefs/egypt/nonscheduledcarriers/airmemphis.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|ICAO = MHS
|callsign = AIR MEMPHIS
|callsign = AIR MEMPHIS<ref name=aa/>
|parent =
|parent =
|founded = {{start date and age|1995}}
|company_slogan = We Fly By The Book
|founded = August 1995
|ceased = {{end date and age|2013}}
|headquarters = [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]
|headquarters = [[Cairo, Egypt]]
|key_people = Hamdy Eisa (Chairman)
|key_people = Hamdy Eisa (Chairman)
|hubs = [[Cairo International Airport]]
|hubs = [[Cairo International Airport]]
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|lounge =
|lounge =
|alliance =
|alliance =
|website = [http://www.airmemphis.com.eg/ www.airmemphis.com.eg]
|website = {{url|www.airmemphis.com.eg}}
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'''Air Memphis''' was a [[charter airline]] based in [[Cairo, Egypt]]. Its main base was [[Cairo International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news| title= Directory: World Airlines|work=[[Flight International]]|page=63|date=27 March 2007}}</ref>
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[[Image:Air Memphis Airbus A320 Bidini.jpg|thumb|An Air Memphis [[Airbus A320-200]].]]
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[[File:Air Memphis Boeing 707-300C Spijkers.jpg|thumb|right|An Air Memphis [[Boeing 707]].]]
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'''Air Memphis''' is a [[charter airline]] based in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. Its main base is [[Cairo International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 63 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The airline was established in August 1995 and started operations in March 1996. It had 530 employees as of March 2010.<ref name="FI"/>
The airline was established in August 1995 and started operations in March 1996.<ref name=aa/> It had branches in [[Sharm el-Sheikh|Sharm ِAl Sheikh]], [[Hurghada]], [[Luxor]], [[Aswan]], and [[Abu Simbel]].<ref name=aa/> It had 530 employees as of March 2010;<ref name="FI"/> the airline was bought by Ramy Lakah in 2013 and had a new CEO, Khalid Hassanain. The company did some flights to Iran; later, the new owner changed the airline's name to [[Air Leisure]],

<gallery mode=packed heights=125px>
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File:Air Memphis Airbus A320 Bidini.jpg|An Air Memphis [[Airbus A320-200]].
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File:Air Memphis Boeing 707-300C Spijkers.jpg|An Air Memphis [[Boeing 707]].
File:Air Memphis DC-9 at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport.jpg|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]] at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport
</gallery>


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
As of December 2016 Air Memphis does not operate any aircraft.
The Air Memphis fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2012):<ref>[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=MHS&al_op=1 Air Memphis fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-26.]</ref>

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{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+'''Air Memphis Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=lightblue
!Aircraft
!Total
!Orders
!Passengers <br /><small>(all economy)</small>
|-
|[[Airbus A320-233]]
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|180
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|115
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|167
|-
|[[Fokker 50]]
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|52
|-
||Total
!6
!0
!
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|}
</center>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.airmemphis.com.eg/}}
{{Portalbox|Egypt|Aviation}}
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* [http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?q=air+memphis Air Memphis at '''ATDB''': profile, history and events, contacts and management, historical/current/planned aircraft in fleets]
{{Commonscat|Air Memphis}}
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*{{Official website|http://www.airmemphis.com.eg/}}
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*[http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?q=air+memphis Air Memphis at '''ATDB''': profile, history and events, contacts and management, historical/current/planned aircraft in fleets]


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{{Airlines of Egypt}}
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[[Category:Airlines of Egypt]]
[[Category:Defunct airlines of Egypt]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1995]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1995]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2013]]
[[Category:2013 disestablishments in Egypt]]
[[Category:Egyptian companies established in 1995]]
[[Category:companies based in Cairo]]
[[Category:Conglomerate companies of Egypt]]




Latest revision as of 23:57, 19 September 2024

Air Memphis
IATA ICAO Call sign
E9 MHS[1] AIR MEMPHIS[1]
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Ceased operations2013; 11 years ago (2013)
HubsCairo International Airport
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Key peopleHamdy Eisa (Chairman)
Websitewww.airmemphis.com.eg

Air Memphis was a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. Its main base was Cairo International Airport.[2]

History

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The airline was established in August 1995 and started operations in March 1996.[1] It had branches in Sharm ِAl Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel.[1] It had 530 employees as of March 2010;[2] the airline was bought by Ramy Lakah in 2013 and had a new CEO, Khalid Hassanain. The company did some flights to Iran; later, the new owner changed the airline's name to Air Leisure,

Fleet

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As of December 2016 Air Memphis does not operate any aircraft.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Air Memphis". Arab Aviation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 63.
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