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Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2015 | ||||||
Hubs | Cairo International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 2 (scheduled) | ||||||
Parent company | Jet Link Holland | ||||||
Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
Key people | Alaa El Din Rahmy, President | ||||||
Website | tristarair.nl |
Tristar Air was an Egyptian cargo airline headquartered in Cairo with its base at Cairo International Airport. [1]
The airline was established in 1998 and started operations in September that year. It was owned by the Messeh family; Sobhy Abd El Messeh (98%), Sabry Botros Messeh (1%), and Fortunee Botros Messeh (1%) and employed 80 staff. On 12 October 2015, the airline lost its only aircraft in the accident mentioned below and was forced to suspend all operations subsequently. [2]
The airline operated scheduled cargo services linking Cairo with Amsterdam in addition to cargo charter flights to various destinations.
As of 15 October 2015, Tristar Air did no longer operate any aircraft. Previously it owned one single Airbus A300B4-200F. [2]
Media related to Tristar Air at Wikimedia Commons
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Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2015 | ||||||
Hubs | Cairo International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 2 (scheduled) | ||||||
Parent company | Jet Link Holland | ||||||
Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
Key people | Alaa El Din Rahmy, President | ||||||
Website | tristarair.nl |
Tristar Air was an Egyptian cargo airline headquartered in Cairo with its base at Cairo International Airport. [1]
The airline was established in 1998 and started operations in September that year. It was owned by the Messeh family; Sobhy Abd El Messeh (98%), Sabry Botros Messeh (1%), and Fortunee Botros Messeh (1%) and employed 80 staff. On 12 October 2015, the airline lost its only aircraft in the accident mentioned below and was forced to suspend all operations subsequently. [2]
The airline operated scheduled cargo services linking Cairo with Amsterdam in addition to cargo charter flights to various destinations.
As of 15 October 2015, Tristar Air did no longer operate any aircraft. Previously it owned one single Airbus A300B4-200F. [2]
Media related to Tristar Air at Wikimedia Commons