PS PER Fleet size 7 and 37 helicopters Founded 1982 | PER PAPA-ECHO-ROMEO Headquarters Cairo, Egypt | |
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Focus cities Alexandria, Port Said, Ras Gharib, Ras Shukeir, Abu Rudeis Destinations Alexandria, Port Said, Ras Gharib, Luxor, Ras Shukeir, Abu Rudeis, El Tor, Marsa Matrouh Key people Gamil Morad (Chairman & MD) Parent organizations BRISTOW GROUP INC, Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation | ||
Petroleum air services
Petroleum Air Services (PAS) is an airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It provides oil industry support services and has extensive helicopter operations. The airline also operates commercial passenger services within Egypt and to regional cities. Its main base is Cairo International Airport.
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Petroleum air services
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1982. It is owned by Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (75%) and Bristow Group Inc. (25%).
The airline's headquarters is in Nasr City, Doctor Batrawy Street; it moved operations there in 1990.
During the 2011 Dubai Airshow, the airline signed an order with Bombardier for their first jet aircraft, the Bombardier CRJ900. The aircraft will be delivered in 2012.
Main Operations
PAS main operations focus on serving the petroleum industry in Egypt. All petroleum operations are conducted and flown by the Bell-212, Bell-412, Bell-206, Eurocopter-135 and AgustaWestland AW139helicopters.
The main bases/cities of operations are:
Alexandria – Port Said – Sidi Kerir – Abu Rudeis – Ras Gharib – Ras Shukeir
Charter Flights
PAS Air provides charter flights to all domestic destinations inside Egypt plus other international destinations within the region
VIP Flights
PAS Air operates the Bombardier DHC-8 and CRJ-900 airplanes, regional category Aircraft. PAS offer also Helicopter VIP flight to domestic destinations.
Airline Feeder Services
PAS is capable of providing Tour Operators, Aerial Photography, Petroleum Industry Flights, and short flights to connect with other scheduled airline flights through PAS's fleet of Airplanes and Helicopters.
Fleet
The Petroleum Air Services fleet consists of the following (fixed-wing) aircraft (as of August 2016):