Tristar Air

For the defunct Las Vegas, Nevada–based airline, see TriStar Airlines.
Tristar Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
YS TSY TRIPLE STAR
Founded 1998
Ceased operations 2015
Hubs Cairo International Airport
Fleet size 1
Destinations 2 (scheduled)
Company slogan Egypt's Cargo Airline
Parent company Jetlink Netherlands
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Key people Alaa El Din Rahmy, President
Website tristarair.nl

Tristar Air was an Egyptian cargo airline headquartered in Cairo with its base at Cairo International Airport.[1]

History

The airline was established in 1998 and started operations in September that year. It was owned by the Messeh family; Sobhy Abd El Messeh (98%), Sabry Botros Messeh (1%) and Fortunee Botros Messeh (1%) and employs 80 staff. On 12 October 2015, the airline lost its only aircraft in the accident mentioned below and was forced to suspend all operations subsequently.[2]

Destinations

The airline operated scheduled cargo services linking Cairo with Amsterdam in addition to cargo charter flights to various destinations.

Fleet

Tristar Air Airbus A300B4-200F

As of 15 October 2015, Tristar Air did no longer operate any aircraft. Previously it owned one single Airbus A300B4-200F.[2]

Accidents and incidents

References

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