 DHC-8-315Q Dash 8 of the PAS at Cairo Airport | |
| Brief information | |
| ICAO code | VPS |
|---|---|
| Seat | Cairo, Egypt |
| aims | national and regional |
| Internet | www.pas.com.eg |
| address | 5 Dr. El Batrawy St., Nasr City, Cairo |
| phone | 20 (0)2 2403 2180 |
| fax | 20 (0)2 2402 4449 |
| [email protected] | |
The air Line Petroleum Air Services (PAS) is an Egyptian joint venture company based in Cairo. The company mainly supports the exploration of oil and gas deposits in Egypt with helicopters, but also offers charter flights to all domestic airports. The most important destinations for travelers are the sinks el-Chārga and ed-Dāchlaaccessible from Cairo.
history
The company was founded in 1982 as a joint venture between Egyption General Petroleum Corporation with a share of 75% and the US American Bristow Group Inc. with a share of 25%. Its main mission is to support the Egyption General Petroleum Corporation's exploration of oil and gas reserves in Egypt.
With the acquisition of a twin-jetBombardier CRJ900 2012 one wants in the national traffic and the air traffic after Europe enter.
The logo consists of the letters PAS, with the middle A being designed as an oil derrick with eagle wings.
Route network
The company owns its bases in bases in Cairo (1 Cairo International Airport
(IATA: CAI)), Alexandria (2 Borg El Arab Airport(IATA: HBE)), Port Said, Abū Rudeis, Raʾs Ghārib and Raʾs Schukeir.
The company mainly supports the exploration of oil and gas deposits in Egypt with helicopters, but also offers charter flights to all domestic airports in Egypt. PAS in is active regionally Libya and Saudi Arabia. In the future, the regional and European tourism business is to be expanded.
The most important tourist destinations include Hurghada, Sharm esch-Sheikh, Luxor and Aswan especially those in the Western desert. It will be the airport 3 El Kharga(IATA: UVL) Fly to twice a week. The flights to ed-Dāchla got employed.
fleet
In 2012, Petroleum Air Services' fleet consisted of nine aircraft and 36 helicopters. That's three Turboprop machinesDash7 for 50 passengers, five turboprop planes Dash8 Q300 for 52 passengers and a twin-engine Bombardier CRJ900 Next Gen for 86 passengers.
The helicopter fleet consists of two AgustaWestland AW139, two Bell 206 B3, six Bell 206 L3, ten Bell 212, thirteen Bell 412 HP / EP and three Eurocopter EC 135.
Baggage Regulations
Hand luggage is carried free of charge on board the Petroleum Air Services aircraft. A suitcase weighing up to 20 kilograms can also be transported.
Booking options
Tickets for flights operated by Petroleum Air Services can only be booked in Egypt. This can be done at the headquarters in Cairo. A booking can sometimes also be made in tourist offices or government administrations.
literature
- PAS Magazine, Special Edition January 2012
