ZAS Airline of Egypt
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| Founded | 1981 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | November 23, 1982 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1995 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 25 (during operations) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
| Key people | Sherif Zarkani, Emir Zarkani | ||||||
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 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 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. [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
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