Alexandria Airlines
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Alexandria Airlines is an airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

 operating passenger charters and offers wet-leasing services.

The airline is headquarters at Alexandria's Alexandria International Airport.

History & Operations

The airline was established in August 2006 through a co-operation with Jordan Aviation
Jordan Aviation
Jordan Aviation is an airline based in Amman, Jordan. It operates scheduled and worldwide charter services flights, mainly to the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It also provides wet lease services to major airlines seeking additional capacity. Its main bases are Marka Airport, Amman and Aqaba...

.

The airline initially operated charter services connecting Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

 to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 and Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

 before briefly operating a limited number of scheduled flights from Alexandria International Airport to the Gulf and Middle East.

Since 2009, the airline has wet leased its sole Boeing 737
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...

 aircraft to Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

's Marsland Aviation
Marsland Aviation
-Destinations:As of May 2007, Marsland Aviations operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:*Egypt**Cairo *Kenya**Nairobi *South Sudan...

 where it operates from Khartoum Airport to various African and Sudanese cities.

Destinations

The airline operates a mixture of domestic and international charter flights, however as of 2010, the airline's sole aircraft is being leased to Marsland Aviation
Marsland Aviation
-Destinations:As of May 2007, Marsland Aviations operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:*Egypt**Cairo *Kenya**Nairobi *South Sudan...

.

Fleet

The Alexandria Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2010):

Alexandria Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In
Service
Orders Passengers
(Economy)
Notes
Boeing 737-500 1 0 105 leased to Marsland Aviation
Marsland Aviation
-Destinations:As of May 2007, Marsland Aviations operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:*Egypt**Cairo *Kenya**Nairobi *South Sudan...

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