Private company

Cairo Aviation

Charter airline of Egypt

Cairo Aviation was a former charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
Tupolev Tu-204-120, Air Cairo AN0115067
Photo: Konstantin von Wedelstaedt, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Cairo Aviation was a former charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt.2

The story

Cairo Aviation is a charter company operating Tupolev Tu-204-120 passenger aircraft and Tu-204-120C all-cargo aircraft on a dry lease basis from Sirocco Aerospace International.

Beside domestic routes in Egypt, the company mainly operated on international routes to various destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Furthermore, Cairo Aviation operated scheduled flights for the national carrier Egypt Air on many occasions.

Being a sister company to Sirocco Aerospace international, Cairo Aviation was a test vehicle for the Tu-204-120 aircraft when it first entered service. Sirocco was testing many aspects of projected- versus actual operating costs; dispatch reliability; noise and emissions levels; and component wear and tear among many other things. Satisfied with the results, Sirocco began aggressive sales and marketing efforts for its aircraft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cairo Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Destinations

In July 2017, Cairo Aviation operated the following scheduled routes:

Egypt

Cairo - Cairo International Airport

Saudi Arabia

Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International Airport

Yanbu - Yanbu Airport

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Fleet

Final fleet

The Cairo Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft in August 2018:

From Wikipedia’s article on Cairo Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

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