Air Ivoire

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Air Ivoire
IATA VU	ICAO VUN	Callsign AIRIVOIRE
Founded		1960
Hubs		Abidjan
Focus cities		N/A
Fleet size		6
Destinations		12
Headquarters		Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Key people
Website: http://www.airivoire.com/

Air Ivoire is an airline based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is the national airline and operates scheduled domestic and regional services.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 Incidents 6 References

[edit] History

The airline was established on 14 December 1960 and started operations in August 1964. Sodetraf, UTA and Air Afrique held an interest in the airline until January 1976, when the government of Côte d'Ivoire acquired all of the shares. Initially known as Air Ivoire, the airline suspended operations in September 1999 due to financial difficulties. After being acquired by AAA, owned 51% by Air France and AIG, the company changed its name to Nouvelle Air Ivoire and resumed operations in 2001. The airline has since reverted to its original title.

According to the company website, after an increase in the airline's company, and a repurchase by the government, Air Ivoire is once again publicly owned (51%).

[edit] Services

Air Ivoire operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2007):

• Accra
• Bamako
• Conakry
• Cotonou
• Dakar
• Douala
• Libreville
• Lomé
• Marseille
• Niamey
• Ouagadougou
• Paris (Orly Airport)

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Air Ivoire fleet includes:^[1]

• 1 Airbus A319-100
• 1 Airbus A321-200
• 3 Fokker F28 Mk4000

[edit] External links

• Air Ivoire
• Air Ivoire Fleet
• Air Ivoire Passenger Opinions

[edit] Incidents

A flight from Ivory Coast to Paris was diverted to Marseilles due to a bomb threat aboard of the aircraft.

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006