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Egypt Air was one of the pioneer airlines in the world and the most important in the Middle East and the Arab countries. It was established in May 1932 in association with Air work company under the name of Misr Air work . Its main object .Its main objective was to promote the spirit of aviation and  air mindess among Egyptian youth .Using Gypsy Moth air planes, the company taught the art and science of flight and aeronautical engineering. In August of 1933 Misr Air work commenced commercial operation with a Spartan Cruiser from Cairo to Alexandria. By 1935  a total of 12 De Haviland were add to its fleet.

During the Second World War, the Egyptian Government took over the airline and its name was changed to Misr Airlines. In 1946 the name was changed  to Misr Airlines. In 1946 the name was changed again to Misr Air  and 10 Beach craft were purchased. These were the first American planes in the fleet . In 1949 Misr Air bought 10 Vickers Vikings and the following year put into service the Languedoc. A French Aircraft.
After the revolution in 1952, the Egyptian Government made considerable resources available to the airline thus enabling it to upgrade its aircraft, equipment workshops and training facilities to the standards of other international airlines. Misr Air became one of the airlines to fly the turboprop Vickers Viscount in 1956. In 1958, it purchased five McDonnell Douglas DC-3 Dakotas to serve domestic routes. Also in 1958, during the political union between Egypt and Syria, Misr Air was amalgamated with Syrian Airlines and became known as United Arab airlines UAA, and in fact kept this name until October 1971, when it took its present name EGYPT AIR.
In 1960 UAA introduced a fleet of Comet 4-C jets, enabling it to extend its network to more capitals and large towns. Then in 1968, to cope with the ever growing international traffic and to operate longer range routes, UAA introduced the Boeing 707-320C. This new aircraft enabled UAA to fly to all parts of the Middle East and major cities in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Far East. Egyp Air was perceived to be the first airline in the world to use the Turbo-prop aircraft, with the exception of British Airways, using the Viscount. Also the first carrier in the Middle East to use jets, when it added the Comet 4 C to its fleet in January 1961 In 1969, it also became the first airline among those of the Middle East and Arab countries to fly the Boeing 707s.

More than 400 weekly flights depart from Cairo and many other Egyptian cities to 94 international domestic destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.  The network has been extended to new destinations in the Far East to Singapore Sydney and in South Africa like Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, the latest new destination to Casablanca (Moroco) and Aden (Yemen). Tripoli and BenGhazi (Libya) were lately operated..