// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was Orca Air in trouble? It had a whale of a debt.
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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.
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
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