Air Burkina
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| Air Burkina | ||
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| IATA 2J |
ICAO VBW |
Callsign BURKINA |
| Founded | 1967 | |
| Hubs | Ouagadougou Airport | |
| Fleet size | 2 | |
| Destinations | 9 | |
| Company slogan | "Le sentiment d'une bonne compagnie" | |
| Headquarters | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| Key people | N/A | |
| Website: http://www.air-burkina.com | ||
Air Burkina is an airline of Burkina Faso. It is based in Ouagadougou and operates both passenger and charter services to a number of destinations in the region.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 17 March 1967 under the name Air Volta. It was originally part owned by the Burkinabé government, part by Air France and part privately held. After the demise of Air Afrique, on the 21st February 2001 the state of Burkina Faso yielded 86% actions of the company Air Burkina to the which held 66% of the share capital and transferred 56% to IPS a Consortium akefd/ips (WA) Agan Khan Development network.
It purchased its first aircraft, an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, in 1978, and added a second, a Fokker F28, in 1983. The airline has had serious debt problems, reaching a deficit of one billion CFA francs in 1992 (approx. € 1,500,000). However, by the time of privatization in 2001, the debt had largely been alleviated and the company was predicting an annual revenue of around 3.5 billion CFA francs (more than € 5,000,000).
The company saw a general strike in 2002, when workers demanded a 25% wage increase. In the resulting conflict, the director-general of Air Burkina was forced to resign.
[edit] Services
Air Burkina operates the following services (at January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations:
- International scheduled destinations:
[edit] Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fokker F28 Mk4000 | 1 | 73 (8/65) | Domestic and African Routes | Short Haul |
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | 105 (12/93) | African and European Routes | Short and Medium haul |
| Total Number of Aircraft | 2 | Updated: March 2007 |
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