Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended on Tuesday the inauguration of the International Airshow 2024.
This is the first edition of the Airshow to be held in Egypt.
Representatives of 100 countries and more than 300 aeroplane manufacturers and space industrialists are taking part in the three-day event.
Also attending are experts in air, space and defense industries around the world, as well as heads of regional and international organizations concerned with civil aviation.
Sisi posed for a photo op with the participants ahead of the inauguration of the event.
A documentary about the planes exhibited in the airshow was played. It narrated the story of the first jet operated by an Egyptian pilot that touched down at Heliopolis Airport in 1930.
In 1931, a royal decree was issued to establish the Royal Air Force after Egypt had bought five Tiger Squadron.
A year later, on May 7, another royal decree was issued to establish the national flag carrier, EgyptAir.
Since 2015, Egypt has been working to upgrade the air force fleet, acquiring the latest models of 4G+ fighters, such as the Rafales and MiG-29.
Modern helicopters, such as Agusta, Kamov and Mi-24, also joined the Egyptian fleet.
The documentary also shed light on New Alamein City, which is hosting the first edition of the International Airshow in Egypt.
The Airshow is organized at Alamein International Airport over 125,000 square meters. A smart exhibition hall standing over 10,000 square meters is used by companies to showcase their aircrafts. About 100 planes are lined along the ground show area which extends for 100,000 square meters.
President Sisi then inspected the pavilions to get firsthand information about exhibits of the participating firms.
