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Crash Is a Test of EgyptAir’s Mettle

Africa’s largest airline has weathered previous crashes and a national uprising

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The crash of EgyptAir Airlines Flight 804 into the eastern Mediterranean last week is the latest in a series of crises to hit the state-owned carrier.

It will be the biggest test yet for EgyptAir Holding Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Safwat Mosallam, who took the role in March.

The airline, which is Africa’s largest by passengers carried, has demonstrated its ability to weather previous crashes and political upheaval. When...

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