It is an absolutely beautiful livery and the decision to ennoble aircraft with the face of Horus is a most historically suitable one. Among other things, Horus is God of the Skies and so the use of his divine, one eyed profile, to decorate their flying machines should bring good fortune and safe flying to the aircraft of Egyptair.
However, bearing in mind that something like 80% of the population of Egypt is Sunni Muslim, one does wonder, in an idle sort of way, you understand, when some religious chappie, or otherwise, is going to drift out of a possible state of somnambulation in order to announce that the use of pagan, pantheistic figureheads is blasphemous?
This might not involve Egyptair in as costly a paint, repaint exercise as British Airways had to undergo when it discovered that Mr Atkinsons(?) idea of childrens' Chinese tail paintings was not quite as politely non pornographic as he might have imagined. But, one conjectures that the removal of Horus from all of the national carriers' aeroplanes would be a costly exercise nonetheless and one which, in truth, might offend the God himself.
As one must keep reminding the female members of one's household; it does not do to upset the divine ones in whose gentle care reposes the delectation of your silken bodies.
