Egyptair took delivery of its fifth Airbus A350-941, registered SU-GGK (MSN 806), on 8 November 2026, marking the addition of a new-generation widebody aircraft to its fleet. Manufactured at Airbus’ Toulouse production facility in France, the aircraft conducted its first flight on 9 October 2026 under the test registration F-WWBW before being ferried from Toulouse to Cairo on 8 November following delivery. Powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines, the A350 is configured with 340 seats, comprising 30 business-class and 310 economy-class seats (C30Y310). The aircraft subsequently entered commercial service on 10 November 2026 and remains active under its Egyptian registration SU-GGK.
Air Cairo has taken delivery of an Airbus A320-214, registered SU-BWT (MSN 3361), on 11 November 2026, under a lease agreement with Castlelake. The 18.9-year-old aircraft was manufactured at Airbus’ Toulouse facility in France and first flew on 12 December 2007 under the test registration F-WWIK. Originally delivered to Nas Air on 25 January 2008 as VP-CXZ, it subsequently operated for several airlines, including flynas, SmartLynx Malta, Air Peace, AnadoluJet, IndiGo and Smartwings, through…
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