Mixed blessing - EgyptAir happy to have an assorted fleet

Egypt’s national airline is prepared to trade off the complexities of a disparate fleet in order not to find itself suffering the engine reliability problems that have hit many other airlines. EgyptAir is prepared to accept the disadvantages of a heterogenous fleet, to help hedge against the engine...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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