Air Côte d'Ivoire

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{{cautionbox airline | airline Air Côte d'Ivoire | logo Air Côte d'Ivoire logo.png | image_size

| IATA HF | ICAO VRE | callsign COTE D'IVOIRE | founded Template:Start date | commenced {{start date|2012|11|12|df=y | aoc | bases | hubs Port Bouet Airport | secondary_hubs | focus_city's | frequent_flyer sMiles[1] | lounge | alliance = | subsidiaries | fleet_size 10 | destinations 25 | company_slogan Notre plus beau voyage, c'est vous
(Template:Lang-en | headquarters Port Bouet Airport, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | key_people Template:Ubl | revenue = | accessdate= | operating_income | net_income | profit | assets | equity | website Script error: No such module "URL". Air Côte d'Ivoire is the flag carrier of Ivory Coast,[2] based in Abidjan. The company succeeded the nation's former flag carrier Air Ivoire,[3] which went bankrupt in 2011.[4] It started operations on Template:Start date.

Historical Facts about Air Côte d'Ivoire

The airline was set up on {{start date|2012|5|15|df=yes,[5] as a private-public entity, partially owned by Air France – which intended to make Port Bouet Airport a regional airline hub|hub[6] – and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).[7][8] Air Côte d'Ivoire had an initial capital of CFA franc|CFAF2.5 billion, majority-owned by the government of Ivory Coast (65%), with the balance held by Air France|Air France Finance (20%) and Aérienne de Participation-Côte d'Ivoire (15%), an airline holding company of AKFED.[5] The Ivory Coast had had no national carriers since the collapse of Air Ivoire in Template:Start date.[9] The airline will have "technical, commercial and operational synergies" with Air Mali (2023) | Air Mali and Air Burkina, two other airlines associated with the AKFED.[9][10] {{As of|2012|11, it was planned for the new company to have 13 flight captains, 12 first officers and 37 cabin crew.[11] The company projects to have a passenger capacity of 330,000 per year.[12] It carried 253,000 passengers during 2013.[13]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

{{As of|2017|4 and the parent entities of the shareholders are:[14]

Shareholder Interest
Government of Ivory Coast 58%
Air France-KLM-Airline Template:011%
Golden Road Template:023%
Other investors Template:08%
Total 100%

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development was a 15% shareholder until 2013, when it was reported that it would withdraw from Air Côte d'Ivoire.[15] The shareholding was acquired by Golden Road, a consortium of private Ivorian investors,[16] with shareholdings changing following subsequent fundraising.

Business trends

Air Côte d'Ivoire does not appear to publish annual accounts, but some figures have been made available via press reports, interviews and other publications (figures shown for years ending 31 December):

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
CFA b) 26.98 76.01
Net profit after tax (CFA b) −7
Number of employees (at year end) 290 612 578
Number of passengers (m) 0.25 0.40 0.60 0.72
Passenger load factor (%) 65
Number of aircraft (at year end) 2 4 6 8 10
Notes/sources [13] [17][18] [17][19] [19][20] [21][22]
[14]

Key people

{{As of|2016|12, Air Côte d'Ivoire{{'s CEO or General Manager (Directeur Général) is René Decurey.[22]

Destinations

{{As of|2012|9 and the airline had initial plans to operate scheduled services from its hub in Abidjan on a network covering nine international destinations in West Africa|West and East Africa, although some of them would be flown by sister companies Air Burkina and Air Mali (2023) | Air Mali. Cities served with Air Côte d'Ivoire's own aircraft were expected to include [Accra]], Conakry, Cotonou and Dakar.[3] Operations commenced on {{start date|2012|11|12|df=yes,[23] with the Air carrier|carrier's maiden flight linking Abidjan with Dakar.[24] {{as of|2016|4, Air Côte d'Ivoire serves the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Benin Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport — [25]
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Ouagadougou Airport — [25]
Cameroon Douala Douala International Airport — [25]
Cameroon Yaoundé Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport — [25]
Chad N'Djamena N'Djamena International Airport — [25]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa N'djili Airport — [25]
Gabon Libreville Libreville International Airport — [25]
Ghana Accra Kotoka International Airport — [25]
Guinea Conakry Conakry International Airport — [25]
Ivory Coast Abidjan Port Bouet Airport Hub [25]
Ivory Coast Bouaké Bouaké — [26]
Ivory Coast Korhogo Korhogo — [26]
Ivory Coast Man Man — [26]
Ivory Coast Odienné Odienné — [26]
Ivory Coast San Pédro San Pédro — [26]
Liberia Monrovia Roberts International Airport — [25]
Mali Bamako Bamako–Sénou International Airport — [25]
Niger Niamey Diori Hamani International Airport — [25]
Nigeria Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport — [27]
Nigeria Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport — [25]
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport — [25]
Republic of the Congo Pointe-Noire Pointe Noire Airport — [25]
Senegal Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor the international Airport — [25]
Sierra Leone Freetown Lungi International Airport (Suspended)[28] — [25]
Togo Lomé Lomé–Tokoin Airport — [25] 
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Fleet

Current fleet

A319-100 AirCoteDIvoire F-GRXH TLS 140812 EPajaud.tif|An Air Côte d'Ivoire Airbus A319 at the Airbus factory in Toulouse (2012 photo). {{As of|2019|4, Air Côte d'Ivoire operated the following aircraft:[29]

Air Côte d'Ivoire fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 4 — 12 96 108
Airbus A319neo — 2[30] TBA
Airbus A320-200 2 — 12 138 150
Airbus A320neo — 1[31] TBA
Bombardier Dash 8Q00 4 — 7 60 67
Total 10 3

Fleet strategy

The carrier took delivery of its first aircraft, an ex-Air France Airbus A319 manufactured in 2004, in {{start date|2012|10 on lease from Macquarie Group|Macquarie AirFinance.[32] During the Dubai Air Show|2013 Dubai Air Show, it was announced the carrier placed a conditional order for up to four BombardierQ00s.[33][34] Worth === Currencies === 1 USD$ | 3.75 SR | 4.67 M$ | 0.92 Euro | 26.05 Turkish Lira | 35.80 THB | 14,990 IDR million,{{#tag:ref|Reuters informed the value of the transaction to be === Currencies === 1 USD$ | 3.75 SR | 4.67 M$ | 0.92 Euro | 26.05 Turkish Lira | 35.80 THB | 14,990 IDR million.[35]|group="nb" a firm order was announced in Template:Start date.[36][37][38] African Export-Import Bank will finance 95% of the acquisition.[35] The carrier plans to use one of these aircraft to replace the E-170 on regional services.[39] The first Dash 8-QQ00 was delivered in late 2014.[40] An additional order for two more aircraft of the type was placed in Template:Start date.[41] An order comprising two Airbus A320neos and two Airbus A320ceos that was placed in {{start date|2016|4 was boosted in July the same year when an additional A320neo was ordered.[42][43]

Historical fleet

The airline has operated the following aircraft:

See also

{{portal|Ivory Coast|Aviation

  • Airlines of Africa
  • List of airlines of Ivory Coast

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Notes

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References

{{reflist|refs= [15] [35] [41] [4] [36] [37] [32] [8] [3] [39] [12] [13] [6] [45] [38] [33] [34] [42] [43] [23] [9] [11] [7] [10] [24] [5] [2]

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External links

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Category:Airlines of Ivory Coast Category:Airlines established in 2012 Category:Government-owned airlines Category:2012 establishments in Ivory Coast

  1. ↑ Template:Cite web Air Cote d'Ivoire – Home
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): Failed to open stream: Operation not permitted
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Template:Cite news Air Côte d’Ivoire plans October - 2012 launch with international network of nine city's
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:Cite news Air Cote d'Ivoire To Launch With Two Airbuses
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Template:Cite press release The airline Air Côte d’Ivoire becomes reality
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 {{cite news Air France revisits plans for Ivory Coast airline partnership |first=Cathy |last=Buyck |publisher=Air Transport World 29 February 2012 |archiveurl= https://ebcitation.org/6CdXLdlGf?url=https://e.com/airline-finance-data/news/air-france-revisits-plans-ivory-coast-airline-partnership-0228 |archivedate=3 December 2012 |accessdate=3 December 2012 |quote=AF’s goal is to build Abidjan Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) as a regional hub and secure a regional feed in West Africa. |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 {{cite news New Ivory Coast flag carrier set for take-off |first=Martin |last=Rivers |location=London |work=Flightglobal Template:Date
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Template:Cite news Air Côte d’Ivoire ne ressemblera pas à Air Ivoire
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Template:Cite news New airline in Ivory Coast to launch in July
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Template:Cite news New national Air Côte d’Ivoire plans domestic and international route launches this year
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): Failed to open stream: Operation not permitted
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Template:Cite newsAir Côte d’Ivoire/Les premiers vols régionaux en juillet 2012
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 {{cite news|last1=Duclos |first1=FrançoisAir Côte d’Ivoire: 253 000 passagers en 2013 |work=Air Journal Template:Date 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Template:Cite web ''Guinée : Air Côte-D’Ivoire inaugure son nouveau siège à Conakry!'' (Guinea: Air Côte-D'Ivoire inaugurates its new base in Conakry!)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 {{cite newsAga Khan Fund to Pull Out of Ivory Coast Airline in Capital Move|first= Baudelaire|last= Mieu|publisher= Bloomberg Businessweek|date= 3 June 2013 Web: |archiveurl= Web: nessweek.com/news/2013-06-03/aga-khan-fund-to-pull-out-of-ivory-coast-airline-in-capital-move|archivedate= Template:Date
  16. ↑ Template:Cite web Local Ivorian investors acquire AKFED's 15% stake in Air Côte d'Ivoire Web:
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Template:Cite web ’’Le Mag’’ January/February 2015
  18. ↑ Template:Cite web ''Nouvelle augmentation de capital pour Air Côte d’Ivoire'' (New capital increase for Air Côte d'Ivoire)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Template:Cite web ''Aérien : entre Air Côte d'Ivoire et Asky Airlines, match de haut vol'' - JeuneAfrique.com
  20. ↑ Template:Cite web Air Cote d'Ivoire turnover up 34 percent; plans to raise capital
  21. ↑ Template:Cite web ''« Nous serons rentables à partir de 2018 » – René Décurey, Directeur général d’Air Côte d’Ivoire'' ("We will be profitable from 2018" – René Décurey, General Manager of Air Côte d'Ivoire)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Template:Cite web Interview with René Decurey, General Manager of Air Côte d’Ivoire
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Template:Cite news Ivory Coast's National Carrier Takes Off
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Template:Cite news Premiers vols commerciaux pour Air Côte d’Ivoire
  25. ↑ 25.00 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.08 25.09 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 Template:Cite web Réseau Sous-régional 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 Template:Cite web Air Côte d'Ivoire English » Domestic network
  27. ↑ Template:Cite web Air Cote d’Ivoire Adds New Nigeria Service from February 2016
  28. ↑ Template:Cite web Côte d'Ivoire English
  29. ↑ Template:Cite web Côte d'Ivoire English » Our air fleet
  30. ↑ https://ews/articles/air-cote-divoire-to-take-a319neo-after-order-switch-454918/
  31. ↑ https://ews/articles/air-cote-divoire-to-take-a319neo-after-order-switch-454918/
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 {{cite news Air Côte d’Ivoire leases A319 from Macquarie AirFinance |first=Olivier |last=Bonnassies |location=London |work=Flightglobal Template:Date
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 {{cite press releaseBombardier and Air Côte d’Ivoire Sign Agreement for up to FourQ00 NextGen Aircraft|publisher= Bombardier Aerospace|date= 18 November 2013 Web: |archiveurl= Web: ardier.com/en/press-releases/press-releases/47993-bombardier-and-air-cote-d-ivoire-sign-agreement-for-up-to-four-q400-nextgen-aircraft|archivedate= Template:Date
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 {{cite news|last= Taylor|first= Ellis DUBAI: Air Cote D'Ivoire conditionally orders twoQ00s Web: |work= Flightglobal|date= 18 November 2013|location= Dubai|archiveurl= Web: al.com/news/articles/dubai-air-cote-d39ivoire-conditionally-orders-two-393179/|archivedate= Template:Date
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 {{cite newsAir Cote d'Ivoire agrees $114 mln aircraft loan from Afreximbank Web: |work= Reuters|date= 10 January 2014|archiveurl= Web: article/2014/01/10/ivorycoast-airline-loan-idUSL6N0KK2X920140110|archivedate= Template:Date
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 {{cite news|last= Dron|first= AlanAir Cote d’Ivoire firms BombardierQ00 order Web: |work= Air Transport World|date= 18 December 2013|archiveurl= Web: atwonline.com/airframes/air-cote-d-ivoire-firms-bombardier-q400-order|archivedate= Template:Date
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 {{cite newsAir Côte d’Ivoire Firms BombardierQ00 Order .UrRFJGex7IU|work= Aviation Today|date= 19 December 2013|archiveurl= Web: aviationtoday.com/the-checklist/80894.html#.UrRFJGex7IU|archivedate= Template:Date
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 {{cite news Bombardier and Air Côte d’Ivoire Reach Firm Purchase Agreement with Options for up to FourQ00 NextGen Aircraft |publisher=Bombardier Aerospace Template:Date
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 {{cite news|last= Moores|first= VictoriaAir Cote d’Ivoire plots growth course Web: |work= Air Transport World|date= 25 November 2013|archiveurl= Web: atwonline.com/airframes/air-cote-d-ivoire-plots-growth-course|archivedate= Template:Date
  40. ↑ Template:Cite journal FirstQ00 for Air Cote d'Ivoire
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 {{cite news|last1=Blachly |first1=LindaAir Cote d'Ivoire orders two more BombardierQ00s |work=Air Transport World Template:Date
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Template:Cite news Ivory Coast carrier adds an A320neo 
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Template:Cite news Ivory Coast carrier orders two Airbus A320ceos, two A320neos 
  44. ↑ Template:Cite web Notre Flotte 
  45. ↑ Template:Cite news Arik Air, Air Cote d’Ivoire explore partnership opportunities
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