Get to know the 10 oldest Arab airlines.

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The total number of aircraft within the fleet of Arab airlines that are members of the Arab Air Transport Association has reached more than 1,200 aircraft according to the latest available data, and these companies annually carry about 225 million passengers in addition to 7 million.
Tons of air cargo.



Historically, EgyptAir is considered the oldest Arab airline company, as it became upon its founding in May 1932 the seventh airline in the world. The company began operating its commercial operations in August 1933 with Spartan Cruiser aircraft to operate flights between Cairo and Alexandria.



On May 27, 1945 saw the first launch of aviation movement in the skies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a DC-3 plane that was operated to transport passengers between Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran, and later the establishment of Saudi Airlines was announced, with the addition of five DC-4 aircraft.  ) And another five Bristol (170) aircraft for the airline's fleet later to support the international flight network.

The following is the chronological order of creation:

1. EgyptAir 1932

2. Saudi Airlines 1945

3. Middle East Airlines 1945

4. Iraqi Airways 1945

5. Syrian Airlines 1946

6. Sudan Airways 1946

7. Tunisian Airlines 1948

8. Gulf Air 1950

9. Algerian Airlines 1953

10. Kuwait Airways 1954.

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