Air Côte d'Ivoire

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

Ownership , the parent entities of the shareholders are: 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): Key people , Air Côte d'Ivoire CEO is Laurent Loukou. ==Destinations==

at Léon-Mba International Airport in Libreville , the airline had initial plans to operate scheduled services from its hub in Abidjan on a network covering nine international destinations in West and East Africa, although some of them would be flown by sister companies Air Burkina and Air Mali. Cities served with Air Côte d'Ivoire's own aircraft were expected to include Accra, Conakry, Cotonou and Dakar. Codeshare and interline agreements Air Côte d'Ivoire has codeshare and interline agreements with the following airlines: Codeshare • Ethiopian Airlines Interline • APG Airlines • Air Burkina • Air France • Emirates • Hahn Air ==Fleet==

Current fleet at the Airbus factory in Toulouse (2012) , Air Côte d'Ivoire operates the following aircraft: Fleet strategy The carrier took delivery of its first aircraft, an ex-Air France Airbus A319 manufactured in 2004, in on lease from Macquarie AirFinance. An additional order for two more aircraft of the type was placed in . In November 2025, Air Côte d'Ivoire placed an order for four Embraer 175s with options for eight more aircraft of the type, to expand domestic and regional routes. ==See also==