EgyptAir receives first of Boeing 737-800 order
EgyptAir has taken delivery of the first of 9 Boeing 737-800 NGs. The delivery is part of a major fleet modernisation plan for the carrier, which is aiming to have 105 aircraft on strength by 2020, and 150 by 2025. “The strategy is based on improving and modernising the fleet by adding state-of–the-art airplanes that suit the long- and medium-haul operation to several destinations within EgyptAir’s network,” Egyptian aviation minister Sherif Fathi said. The 9 new aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2017 in a 2-class, 154-seat configuration, with 16 business-class and 138 for the economy-class seats,” EgyptAir CE Sherif Ezzat noted. The new 737s are the first to feature an audio/video on demand System (AVOD) system and have Boeing’s Sky Interior. <br/>
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EgyptAir receives first of Boeing 737-800 order
EgyptAir has taken delivery of the first of 9 Boeing 737-800 NGs. The delivery is part of a major fleet modernisation plan for the carrier, which is aiming to have 105 aircraft on strength by 2020, and 150 by 2025. “The strategy is based on improving and modernising the fleet by adding state-of–the-art airplanes that suit the long- and medium-haul operation to several destinations within EgyptAir’s network,” Egyptian aviation minister Sherif Fathi said. The 9 new aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2017 in a 2-class, 154-seat configuration, with 16 business-class and 138 for the economy-class seats,” EgyptAir CE Sherif Ezzat noted. The new 737s are the first to feature an audio/video on demand System (AVOD) system and have Boeing’s Sky Interior. <br/>
