Zas
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| Founded | 1981 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | November 23, 1982 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | April 1995 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 25 (during operations) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
| Key people | Sherif Zarkani, Emir Zarkani | ||||||
ZAS Airline of Egypt (IATA: ZA, ICAO: ZAS, Call sign: ZAS airlines) was an airline from Egypt that operated between 1982 and 1995.
ZAS Airline of Egypt was founded by two brothers, Sherif and Emir Zarkani, as a freight airline. Operations started on November 23, 1982 with a flight from Cairo to Amsterdam to London. In 1987 ZAS was granted a license to carry passenger charter operations. Flights to Jeddah for the Hajj were begun that year and then flights to Western Europe.
ZAS operated a variety of aircraft, from old Boeing 707s to modern MD-87s and Airbus A300s. The Gulf War of 1990-91 brought a downturn in the Egyptian tourist business and ZAS was heavily affected. After increasing difficulties, all operations ceased in April 1995.
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