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Screenshot from a video posted by an Egyptian pilot on Instagram on October 7, 2026 showing an EgyptAir plane pulling up next to an El Al jet. (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
October 8, 2026, 10:51 pm
EgyptAir pilot sparks fear after posting El Al plane video with threatening speech on Oct. 7
Video features audio of Egypt’s Sadat invoking ‘eye for an eye’ threat to Israel in 1973; pilot says it has no connection to last week’s flydubai attack; clip said filmed in Milan
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. EgyptAir Airbus A320 with the registration SU-GCC taking off from Vienna International Airport, Austria, on August 21, 2015. (AP/Thomas Ranner, File)
October 27, 2021, 3:46 pm
Moscow-bound EgyptAir flight returns to Cairo after threat
Plane lands safely back in Egyptian capital 22 minutes after takeoff; written warning was found on seat
By AP
First commercial flight of EgyptAir lands at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, October 3, 2021 (Israel Airports Authority)
October 3, 2021, 1:10 pm
First EgyptAir flight between Cairo and Tel Aviv lands at Ben Gurion Airport
Route had been discreetly operated by subsidiary Air Sinai for decades in unmarked aircraft, but commercial line will now be openly run by national carrier
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi meet on Monday, September 13, 2021 in Sharm el-Sheikh (Credit: Egyptian Presidency)
September 14, 2021, 2:25 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 14 – Bennett and Sissi: The messages behind the meeting
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discuss the Israel-Egypt summit and possible outcomes of ongoing budget debates
By ToI Staff
An EgyptAir Airbus A320 takes off from Vienna International Airport on August 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Thomas Ranner)
September 13, 2021, 1:43 pm
EgyptAir to launch direct Tel Aviv-Cairo flights next month
Route was discreetly operated by subsidiary Air Sinai for decades, in unmarked aircraft, but will now be openly run by national carrier; Israel’s COVID travel rules to Sinai lifted
By Tal Schneider
In this Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, file photo, Drew Barrymore, a cast member in "Going the Distance," arrives at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles. (AP/Chris Pizzello)
October 5, 2018, 5:32 am
EgyptAir insists ‘surreal’ Drew Barrymore interview not fake
Actress’s representatives said to deny she ever sat down with journalist after bizarre and poorly written article turns up in inflight magazine
By AP
Illustrative: An El Al airline plane at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 17, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 4, 2018, 7:57 pm
El Al among world’s most consistently delayed airlines
Only Egyptair and Ethiopian Airlines rank below Israeli carrier in terms of punctuality, Flightstats September figures show
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. EgyptAir Airbus A320 with the registration SU-GCC taking off from Vienna International Airport, Austria, on August 21, 2015. (AP/Thomas Ranner, File)
July 9, 2018, 7:14 pm
Egypt denies French conclusion that fire likely caused 2016 plane crash
Top prosecutor claims published report is baseless, says Egyptian investigation found traces of explosives on passengers of EgyptAir flight
By Agencies
Illustrative image of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 (AP/Kevin Cleynhens)
July 7, 2018, 2:34 pm
Fire likely cause of 2016 EgyptAir crash, French investigators say
Information acquired from flight recorders suggests blaze broke out and spread rapidly, ‘causing the loss of control of the aircraft’; officials suspect phone or tablet to blame
By AFP
Illustrative image of an Egyptair A330-343X in 2014. (CC BY-SA Eric Salard, Flickr)
March 6, 2018, 2:27 pm
EgyptAir passenger on Oman-Cairo flight assaults crew
Airline employees quickly overpower unarmed man; pilot returns to Muscat after attack; unclear if incident is terrorism-related
By Hamza Hendawi
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December 25, 2017, 11:52 pm
Egyptian flight attendants denounce body-shaming lawmaker
Galila Othman said Egyptair needs ‘dress and weight codes’ for on-board staff, who ‘shouldn’t work until they are 50’
By Samy Magdy
In this March 22, 2017, photo, an Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
October 25, 2017, 9:55 pm
New screenings to start for all US-bound airline passengers
American citizens and foreigners to face interviews before boarding flights in all departure points flying to US
By Jon Gambrell
Illustrative photo of an Airbus A320 belonging to EgyptAir taking off from Vienna International Airport, Austria, on August 21, 2015 (AP Photo/Thomas Ranner)
May 6, 2017, 5:57 am
EgyptAir crash an accident, say French investigators
66 people died when flight from Cairo to Paris crashed last May into the Mediterranean between Crete and Egyptian coast
By AFP
Illustrative image of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 (AP/Kevin Cleynhens)
January 28, 2017, 4:17 pm
Iraqi family barred from flying to US from Cairo
Husband, wife and 2 kids with American visas informed they cannot board flight due to new regulations signed by Trump
By AFP
Illustrative. EgyptAir Airbus A320 with the registration SU-GCC taking off from Vienna International Airport, Austria, on August 21, 2015. (AP/Thomas Ranner, File)
December 15, 2016, 6:58 pm
Egypt: Traces of explosives found on victims of Paris flight
Criminal investigation opened into May’s crash of Egyptair Flight 804, which killed all 66 people on board
By Hamza Hendawi
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