Captain Ahmed Adel, Chairman and Executive Managing Director of EgyptAir Holding Company, continued the series of intensive meetings he held on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show 2025, running from June 16 to 22 this month, with major global companies in aircraft manufacturing and leasing and in technical support services, to explore opportunities for joint cooperation in line with the company's vision for developing its services and fleet, in the presence of Captain Mohamed Elyan, Chairman of EgyptAir Airlines.
He met officials of Sky Leasing, an aircraft leasing company, and the two sides discussed future avenues of cooperation, particularly regarding the provision of flexible financing and leasing solutions supporting EgyptAir's plan to renew its fleet and add modern, highly efficient models. Captain Ahmed Adel also held a meeting with representatives of Air Lease Corporation (ALC), which has a long-standing partnership with EgyptAir through the lease of 18 Boeing B737 MAX aircraft, to strengthen joint cooperation.
As part of the long-standing relationship with Boeing, Captain Ahmed Adel held a meeting with company officials, during which the delivery schedule for 18 Boeing B737-800 MAX aircraft was reviewed. The two sides discussed the technical and logistical details related to the aircraft deliveries, with EgyptAir scheduled to begin receiving the first of these aircraft at the beginning of 2026.
The holding company's chairman continued his meetings, which took place over two days, holding a meeting with a delegation from Collins Aerospace. During the meeting, the executive procedures for replacing the seats (economy class and business class) on 19 B737-800 aircraft and fitting dedicated business class seats (Elevation) on A350 aircraft were reviewed and followed up. The meeting also discussed supply timelines, as well as mechanisms for joint cooperation to ensure adherence to the highest quality and technical standards in manufacturing.
In a related context, the EgyptAir delegation visited the pavilion of FlightSafety, which specializes in flight simulators, where the company's latest advances in flight simulation technology were reviewed. Captain Ahmed Adel also discussed with company officials the possibility of supplying EgyptAir with Full Flight Simulators for the new aircraft the company intends to receive, of the A350 and B737 MAX types, in line with EgyptAir's vision. Technical offers were also requested for A320neo flight simulators, to be studied as part of the company's future plan to modernize and expand its training capabilities.
The meetings concluded with a meeting with CFM International, which discussed securing the operation of the engines installed on the B737 MAX, purchasing the spare engines needed to secure operations, and raising the capacity and efficiency of the engine shop for the CFM LEAP-1B engines of the B737 MAX.
In this context, Captain Ahmed Adel stressed that the company is always keen to take advantage of major international events, such as the Paris Air Show, as an opportunity to connect with industry partners and follow the latest developments in air transport, as well as to discuss issues of mutual interest and explore avenues for future cooperation and the exchange of expertise, contributing to higher performance efficiency and better services. He also pointed to the importance of keeping abreast of the latest technologies and solutions offered by major global companies, in order to study them and assess their compatibility with the modernization and development plans the company is implementing in various fields.
