accounts: Egyptair Airlines, the core airline company Egyptair Cargo, a dedicated cargo airline (established in 2002) Egyptair Express, the domestic and regional airline (launched in June 2007) Other companies within Egyptair Holding Company are: Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering, originally an in-house operation but now also carrying out 3rd party business; EASA Part 145 and FAA Certified Egyptair Ground Services, providing services to over 75% of the air carriers flying to Egypt Egyptair In-flight Services Egyptair Tourism & Duty Free Shops Egyptair Medical Services Egyptair Supplementary Industries Company (formed in 2006) Subsidiaries and associates The airline has stakes in: Air Cairo (60%) Smart Aviation Company (13.33%) Air Sinai (100%) Egypt Aero Management Service (50%) LSG Sky Chefs Catering Egypt (70%) CIAF-Leasing (20%) Business trends Data for the Egyptair Holding Company and for its main subsidiary Egyptair Airlines, are shown below (for years ending 30 June): Trends for Egyptair Express and Egyptair Cargo are shown on the relevant articles. Figures for the year ending 30 June 2011, and the lack of detailed accounts since then, reflect the disruption that occurred because of the Egyptian Revolution in early 2011. Head office EgyptAir is headquartered in the EgyptAir Administrative Complex on the grounds of Cairo International Airport in Cairo. Logo The airline's logo is Horus, the sky deity in ancient Egyptian mythology, chosen because of its ancient symbolism as a "winged god of the sun", and usually depicted as a falcon or a man with the head of a falcon. The Horus made its first appearance in the early 1970s. It was originally painted with a red head and blue feathers in front of a golden backdrop. It was painted around the plane including the engine cases. This was due to EgyptAir wanting to keep a warm coloured livery in the early days of the airline. Destinations As of August 2022, Egyptair serves 81 destinations across 56 countries. Alliances In October 2007, the Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance voted to accept Egyptair as a future member, the first airline from an Arab country and the second African one – after South African Airways – to join the airline alliance. In a ceremony held at Cairo International Airport on 11 July 2008, the carrier became the member of this alliance, nine months after it started the joining process. In October 2020, Egyptair reached an agreement with the government of Ghana to create a Ghanaian