At March 1980 the number of employees was 9,610 and the fleet consisted of two Airbus A300B4s , seven Boeing 707-320Cs , seven Boeing 737-200s and two Beech Barons . There was a major financial reorganisation in November 1980 when ownership of the company was shared by the National Bank of Egypt and the Misr Insurance Company . In 1981 , options for two Airbus A300B4-200s were converted into a firm order . This took the count of A300 aircraft pending delivery to four . At November this year the airline had five aircraft of the type in the fleet , two of them leased . Another A300B4-200 was ordered in 1982 . Overall , eight new Airbus A300B4s were introduced during the early 1980s . Three Boeing 767-200ERs ( named “ Nefertiti ” , “ Nefertari ” and “ Tiye ” ) were phased in during 1984 . Two Boeing 767-300ERs ( named “ Tuthmosis III ” and “ Ramses II ” ) were phased in during 1989 . On 31 October 1999 , “ Tuthmosis III ” crashed into the Atlantic Ocean , killing all 217 people on board
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EgyptAir Flight 990
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