Air Ivoire
IATA VU	ICAO VUN	Callsign AIRIVOIRE
Founded		1960
Hubs		Abidjan
Fleet size		5
Destinations		14
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. Its main base is Port Bouet Airport, Abidjan^[1].

[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^[1].

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] Destinations

Main article: Air Ivoire destinations

[edit] Incidents and accidents

A flight from Ivory Coast to Paris was diverted to Marseilles due to a bomb threat aboard of the aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fleet

The Air Ivoire fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 4 November 2008) [1]:

• 1 Airbus A319-112 (which is operated for Air Burkina)
• 1 Airbus A321-211
• 1 Boeing 737-200 (which is operated by Safair)
• 2 Fokker F28 Mk4000

[edit] External links

• Air Ivoire
• Air Ivoire at ATDB: profile, history and events, contacts and management, historical/current/planned aircraft in fleets
• Air Ivoire Fleet

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