Air Ivoire
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| IATA code : | VU |
| ICAO code : | VUN |
| Call sign : | AIRIVOIRE |
| Founding: | 1960 |
| Operation stopped: | 2011 |
| Seat: |
Abidjan , Ivory Coast
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| Home airport : | Abidjan-Félix Houphouet Boigny |
| Company form: | Corporation |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | IVOIRE Plus |
| Fleet size: | 4th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Air Ivoire ceased operations in 2011. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Air Ivoire (actually Société Nouvelle Air Ivoire ) was an Ivorian airline based in Abidjan and based at Port Bouet Airport .
history
The airline was founded on December 14, 1960 and began operating in August 1964. The companies Sodetraf , Union des Transports Aériens and Air Afrique held a stake in the company until January 1976, after which the Ivorian state took over all the shares. In September 1999 the airline had to cease operations due to financial problems. However, the takeover by AAA (owned by Air France (51%) and AIG ) saved the company so that operations under the name Nouvelle Air Ivoire could be resumed in 2001. In the meantime, the airline has had itself renamed back to its old name. In March 2011, it ceased flight operations.
aims
Air Ivoire connected Abidjan mainly with major African destinations, including Accra , Libreville and Lagos, and also flew to Paris and Marseille in France.
fleet
Fleet at the end of operations
As of September 2010, the Air Ivoire fleet consisted of four aircraft:
- 1 Airbus A321-200 with 148 seats ( 4/12/132 )
- 3 Boeing 737-500 with 102 seats each (- / 12/90)
Previously deployed aircraft
The following types of aircraft were also used before:
- Airbus A319
- Airbus A321
- Antonov An-24
- Beechcraft King Air
- Boeing 707
- Boeing 737-200, -300, -500
- Boeing 747
- Boeing 767
- Douglas DC-3
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)
- Fokker F-27
- Fokker F28
- Fokker 100
- NAMC YS-11
- Short 360
See also
Web links
- Air Ivoire website ( Memento of September 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ africaintelligence.com - Air Ivoire ceases operations (English) April 21, 2011
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch: Air Ivoire fleet ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on September 10, 2010
- ^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Zurich Airport 1966–2007.
- ^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Sutton, UK, 2008-2011.
