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{{Short description|Airline based in Cairo, Egypt}}
[[Image:OrcaAir.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Orca Air Logo]]▼
{{Infobox airline
'''Orca Air''' was a regional airline based in [[Cairo]] in [[Egypt]] which also provided air taxi and charter services. It was established in February [[1996]] and is a member of the [[European Regions Airline Association]] (ERA). It also provides air ambulance services. Under the umbrella of the "Oyoun" Tourism Group, Orca has been completely restructured from inside out, and will shortly re-commence operations on a completely new basis, with a fleet of [[Saab 340]] aircraft.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}▼
| airline=Orca Air
| caption=Orca Air Logo
| IATA=4D
| ICAO=ORK
| callsign=Orca Taxi
| founded= <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}<br />[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]] -->
| commenced=1996
| ceased=2003
| bases= <!-- {{plainlist|*[[Airport Name1]] }} -->
| hubs= <!-- {{plainlist|*[[Airport Name1]] }} -->
| fleet_size=See [[#Fleet|Fleet]] below
| destinations= <!-- See [[#Destinations|Destinations]] below -->
| headquarters=[[Cairo]], Egypt
| key_people=Diaa El-Gabbani and Osama Farid(Founders)
| website = {{URL|http://www.flyorcaair.com/}}
}}
▲'''Orca Air''' was a regional airline based in [[Cairo]] in [[Egypt]] which also provided air taxi and charter services. It was established in February
==Short History==
Orca Air was first founded in 1996 by Diaa El-Gabbani and Osama Farid and was the first air taxi service in the Middle East. But due to unexpected events such as the death of El-Gabbani in an air crash in 2000, then a slump in the tourism industry after September 11, 2001 and inadequate management, Orca Air's operations were suspended in 2003.
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*[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] Code: '''4D'''
*[[International Civil Aviation
*[[Airline call sign|Callsign]]: '''ORCA TAXI'''
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Initially the fleet was:
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Commenced operations | 1996 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2003 | ||||||
Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
Key people | Diaa El-Gabbani and Osama Farid(Founders) | ||||||
Website | www |
Orca Air was a regional airline based in Cairo in Egypt which also provided air taxi and charter services. It was established in February 1996 and is a member of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). It also provided air ambulance services. After suspending operations in 2003, the airline has yet to recommence operations.
Short History[edit]
Orca Air was first founded in 1996 by Diaa El-Gabbani and Osama Farid and was the first air taxi service in the Middle East. But due to unexpected events such as the death of El-Gabbani in an air crash in 2000, then a slump in the tourism industry after September 11, 2001 and inadequate management, Orca Air's operations were suspended in 2003.[1]
Code data[edit]
Fleet[edit]
Initially the fleet was:
- 2 - DHC-8-300
- 2 - Metro 23s
- 1 - Beechcraft C-90B