‘Dreamliner’ to join EgyptAir fleet soon

CAIRO - 21 October 2017: The American airplane widely known as the “Dreamliner” will join the EgyptAir fleet soon among other airplane models that will be announced later, announced the Ministry of Civil Aviation in a statement Saturday.

The Dreamliner is a long-haul, wide-bodied aircraft with a special, compact frame design that accommodates 210 to 330 passengers with glass windows that are more attractive than other aircraft windows.


Part of EgyptAir's delegation visit to Everett factory in USA - Press photo
A delegation from the EgyptAir team, currently in America, toured the world's largest Boeing aircraft manufacturing facility. The Everett factory is located in Seattle, Washington, and the delegation received an informative presentation on the “Dreamliner”.


Part of EgyptAir's delegation visit to Everett factory in USA - Press photo
On Saturday, EgyptAir received the eighth aircraft from Boeing’s New Generation 737-800. The plans were part of a nine-plane deal that EgyptAir had purchased to join its fleet.


Part of EgyptAir's delegation visit to Everett factory in USA - Press photo
EgyptAir and Boeing signed an $864-million deal that includes delivering nine airplanes to the Egyptian company by the end of 2017, according to the state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram. Egypt received the first jet in December 2016.