Political Revolt Spells Bad News for Airlines in the Middle East and Beyond
No one can say where, when or how the rolling political crisis in North Africa and the Middle East will end, but it already seems clear that it doesn’t spe
Egypt’s political revolution has already severely affected the country’s economy, forcing flag carrier EgyptAir to cut its fleet by 40 percent and calling into question whether it will now take all its planned deliveries of new Airbus A330 jets. [Photo: Airbus]
![Egypt’s political revolution has already severely affected the country’s economy, forcing flag carrier EgyptAir to cut its fleet by 40 percent and calling into question whether it will now take all its planned deliveries of new Airbus A330 jets. [Photo: Airbus]](https://www.ainonline.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,format=webp,quality=95/https://backend.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/fpsc_1200x630/public/uploads/2013/06/022511_PIC1.jpg?h=f23d4b5e&itok=Ne88Qdsa)
