Air Cรดte dโIvoireย (Abidjan) finally operated its first revenue flight on November 12 with a flight from Abidjan to Dakar according to Reuters. This new national carrier replaces defunct Air Ivoire. The launch was delayed from April 2012. The new airline will operate on regional flights before it launches services to Europe. The company is operating two former Air France Airbus A319s. Air Cote d’Ivoire is a partnership betweenย Air France (Paris) andย theย Aga Khan Fund for Economic Developmentย (AKFED). Air Cรดte dโIvoire is owned by the government of Cรดte dโIvoire (Ivory Coast), Air France and Aรฉrienne de Participation-Cรดte dโIvoire, an airline holding company of AKFED.
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Copyright Photo: Olivier Gregoire.ย Airbus A319-115 (LR) F-GRXG (msn 2213) formerly operated “Dedicate” services for partner Air France. Pictured at Toulouse on June 1, 2012, the airliner was the first delivery for the new airline on October 6, 2012. The airliner is now operating as TU-TSA. The airframe is leased from Macquarie AirFinance.
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