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{{Short description|Airline based in Cairo, Egypt}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Orca Air''' was a regional airline based in [[Cairo]] in [[Egypt]] which also provided air taxi and charter services. It was established in February |
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{{Infobox airline |
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| airline=Orca Air |
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| image=[[Image:OrcaAir.jpg|right|250px]] |
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| caption=Orca Air Logo |
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| IATA=4D |
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| ICAO=ORK |
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| callsign=Orca Taxi |
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| founded= <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}<br />[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]] --> |
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| commenced=1996 |
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| ceased=2003 |
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| bases= <!-- {{plainlist|*[[Airport Name1]] }} --> |
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| hubs= <!-- {{plainlist|*[[Airport Name1]] }} --> |
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| fleet_size=See [[#Fleet|Fleet]] below |
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| destinations= <!-- See [[#Destinations|Destinations]] below --> |
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| headquarters=[[Cairo]], Egypt |
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| key_people=Diaa El-Gabbani and Osama Farid(Founders) |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.flyorcaair.com/}} |
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| ⚫ | '''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. |
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==Short History== |
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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.<ref>[http://www.zawya.com/cm/profile.cfm/cid1000133/ Orca Air<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] Code: '''4D''' |
*[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] Code: '''4D''' |
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*[[International Civil Aviation |
*[[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] Code: '''ORK''' |
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*Callsign: |
*[[Airline call sign|Callsign]]: '''ORCA TAXI''' |
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Initially the fleet was: |
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*2 - [[de Havilland Canada Dash 8|DHC-8-300]] |
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*2 - [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Metro 23s]] |
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*1 - [[Beechcraft King Air|Beechcraft C-90B]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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{{Portal bar|Egypt|Aviation|Companies}} |
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{{Airlines of Egypt}} |
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Initially the fleet was 1 [[Dash 8]]-300, 2 Fairchild Metro 23s and 1 Beechcraft C-90B. |
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[[Category:Defunct airlines of Egypt]] |
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[[Category:Airlines established in 1996]] |
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[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2003]] |
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[[Category:2003 disestablishments in Egypt]] |
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[[Category:Egyptian companies established in 1996]] |
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{{Egypt-stub}} |
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[[Category:companies based in Cairo]] |
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[[Category:Conglomerate companies of Egypt]] |
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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
References[edit]
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