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EgyptAir

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EgyptAir is the flag carrier of Egypt. It began in 1933.[1] Originally, it was named "Misr Airwork". The name was finally changed to EgyptAir in October 1971.[2] The airline was the first from the Middle east to have jet aircraft.[3] In 2008, it joined Star Alliance.[4] EgyptAir suffered heavy losses during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.[5]

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  1. "EGYPTAIR - Story".
  2. "Academy Profile". training.egyptair.com.
  3. "Egypt finds belongings, debris from plane crash at sea". www.msn.com.
  4. http://www.ana.co.jp/wws/us/e/about_ana/corp_info/pr/2008/pdf/080714.pdf
  5. "Egyptair struggles to fully recover; launches four new destinations this week, including Manchester and Toronto". anna.aero. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.