Petroleum Air Services
Petroleum Air Services (PAS) (Arabic: خدمات البترول الجوية Khidmāt al-Bitrūl al-Gawwīyyah) 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.[1]
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| Founded | 1982 | ||||||
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| Focus cities | Alexandria, Port Said, Ras Gharib, Ras Shukeir, Abu Rudeis | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 fixed-wing aircraft 37 helicopters | ||||||
| Destinations | Alexandria, Port Said, Ras Gharib, Luxor, Ras Shukeir, Abu Rudeis, El Tor, Marsa Matrouh | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
| Key people | Yahia Hussein (Chairman & MD) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1982. It is owned by Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (75%) and Bristow Group Inc. (25%).[1]
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.
At 2016 Petroleum Air Services becomes an Authorized Customer Service Facility for Bell Helicopter.
Operations
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 2020):[2]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| De Havilland Canada DHC-7-100 | 0 | — | |||
| Bombardier Dash 8-Q300 | 5 | — | 50 | ||
| Bombardier CRJ900ER | 2 | — | 90 | ||
| Bombardier CRJ900LR | 1 | — | |||
| Total | 8 | — | |||
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Bell 212 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Bell 412 HP/EP | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Bell 206 L3 (Long Ranger) | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Bell 206 B3 (Jet Ranger) | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Eurocopter EC135 P2+ | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| AgustaWestland AW139 | 7 | 0 | 12 & 15 |
| Total | 43 | 0 |
References
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 63.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 13.
