An EgyptAir passenger airplane, on a flight from Paris to Cairo early Thursday morning, has crashed according to Egyptian aviation officials cited by the Associated Press (AP). Civil aviation spokesman Ihab Raslan, said the plane vanished about 10 miles after … read more
The Egyptian military received a distress signal from the MS804 passenger plane flying from Paris to Cairo at 4:26 a.m. local time over the Mediterranean Sea, an EgyptAir source said Thursday. “It has been reported by the search and rescu … read more
1. There Are 56 Passengers & 10 Crew on the Plane The airline says there are 56 passengers and 10 crew onboard the Airbus A320-232 plane. The passengers include 53 adults, two infants and one child. The crew includes two … read more
A statement from EgyptAir’s official Twitter account appears to confirm reports that Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo has gone missing In a series of tweets on the incident the airline cites an “informed source” as stating that the flight, … read more
Egypt has been losing out on $300 million a month in potential revenue since Russian and UK tourists stopped visiting the country, Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou said Wednesday. In November, Russia and the United Kingdom suspended flights to Egypt … read more
An Egyptian military court Tuesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to 10 years in prison over deadly clashes following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial officials said. Ninety other defendants who were tried in absentia were … read more
Walking in Egyptian streets these days, it is hard not to notice the pastry shops, or the small tents displaying Halawet el-Muwlid, the special sweets sold on the occasion of Prophet Mohamed’s birthday, or, Mawlid al-Nabi. Prophet Mohamed’s birthday is … read more
Egypt is now cooperating with Control Risks, an independent global risk consultancy, in securing the country’s airports, starting with the Cairo and Sharm El- Shiekh airports, tourism minister Hisham Zazou announced on Tuesday. Authorities hired the company in the wake … read more
An Egyptian aviation official says the pilot of the Russian airliner that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula had reported technical difficulties before losing contact with air traffic controllers. Ayman al-Muqadem, a member of the Aviation Incidents Committee, said the pilot … read more
Egyptian search and rescue team members have heard voices in a section of a Russian plane that crashed in the country’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday, an officer on the scene told Reuters on Saturday. “There is another section of the … read more