Is the Egyptian national airline, which provides passenger services. Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, Cairo International Airport is the hub of its operations, fully owned by the Egyptian government, serving more than 80 destinations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Australia. EgyptAir is the first airline to operate in the Middle East and the seventh in the world. EgyptAir is a member of the Arab Air Transport Association , And joined Star Alliance, the largest aviation alliance in the world in July 2008. EgyptAir is the second largest air carrier in Africa after South Africa Air Lines, and EgyptAir was named Best Airline of the Year 2009 in the framework of the International Investment Conference The total revenues of the company in the year 2000 were about $ 1 billion with profits of $ 35 million and a surplus in the fiscal year2007-2008 of about 596 million pounds.