Air Burkina

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Air Burkina SA is the national airline of Burkina Faso, operating scheduled services from its main base at Ouagadougou Airport<ref name="FI">Flight International 27 March 2007</ref> to one domestic destination, Bobo-Dioulasso, as well as regional international services to Togo, Benin, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana. From 2001 to 2017, the airline was majority owned by an AKFED/IPS consortium, but is now back in government ownership, with reports that a new investor is being sought.<ref name="Gov">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Gov2">Template:Cite news</ref>

History

The airline was established on 17 March 1967 under the name Air Volta, while the country was called the Republic of Upper Volta. The airline was renamed Air Burkina in 1984, following the country's name change to Burkina Faso.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> It was originally part owned by the Burkinabé government, part by Air France and part privately held. It purchased its first aircraft, an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, in 1978, and added a second, a Fokker F28, in 1983.<ref name="PNA">Template:Cite news</ref>

Over the years, the airline has had serious debt problems, reaching a deficit of one billion CFA francs in 1992 (approx. €1,500,000). In part to address its debt problem, the Burkina Faso government privatised Air Burkina on 21 February 2001, transferring 56% of the shares to the AKFED/IPS consortium, part of the Aga Khan Development Network.<ref name="FI"/> At that time, the government retained 14% of shares.<ref name="PNA"/> In 2001, following Air Burkina's privatisation and the liquidation of Air Afrique, the airline's debt had largely been alleviated and it was predicting an annual revenue of around 3.5 billion CFA francs (more than €5 million).<ref name="PNA"/><ref>Template:Cite report</ref>

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.Template:Citation needed

In August 2013, press reports said that the majority shareholder, AKFED & IPS, will be called in for talks by the government after its most recent Council of Ministers meeting resolved to discuss the airline's financial state. According to the Burkinabé Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport, a report presented to the government claimed the Burkinabé national carrier "faces a difficult financial and economic situation."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2017, it was announced that the government had taken over the management of Air Burkina, following the signing of a contract of management cessation with AKFED, with the sale of shares to be made at a symbolic franc.<ref name="Gov"/> There were also reports that a new investor was being sought.<ref name="Gov2"/>

In October 2020, a transfer agreement was signed between the State of Burkina Faso and the American company African Global Development (AGD) as part of a new privatization effort for Air Burkina.<ref name=":0" />

Corporate affairs

Shareholders

The airline is currently (May 2017) owned by the Government of Burkina Faso.<ref name="Gov"/>

From 2001 to 2017, the company has been majority owned by an AKFED/IPS consortium, and was therefore a member of the Celestair alliance of African airlines.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Financial and other business figures for Air Burkina are not fully available, as the company was privately owned until 2017. In the absence of the accounts, some information has been made available, usually in the press, as shown below:

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Turnover (CFA bn) 25
Profits (CFA m)
Number of employees 262 254 230
Number of passengers (000s) 160 17 129 107.6
Passenger load factor (%)
Number of aircraft (at year end) 5 3 3 2 2
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Head office

Air Burkina is headquartered in the Air Burkina Building (French: Immeuble Air Burkina) in Avenue de la Nation, Ouagadougou.<ref>"Contact-us." Air Burkina. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.</ref><ref>"Contactez-nousTemplate:Dead link." Air Burkina. Retrieved on 8 December 2011. "Agence Centrale Ouagadougou 29, Av. de la Nation Immeuble Air Burkina 01 BP 1459 Ouagadougou 01"</ref>

Destinations

Air Burkina serves the following destinations (as of May 2017):<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hub
Future
Terminated route
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
Abidjan Template:CIV ABJ DIAP Port Bouet Airport
Accra Template:GHA ACC DGAA Kotoka International Airport
Bamako Template:MLI BKO GABS Modibo Keita International Airport
Bobo-Dioulasso Template:BUR BOY DFOO Bobo Dioulasso Airport
Cotonou Template:BEN COO DBBB Cadjehoun Airport
Dakar Template:SEN DSS GOOY Blaise Diagne International Airport
Lomé Template:TOG LFW DXXX Lomé-Tokoin International Airport
Niamey Template:NIG NIM DRRN Diori Hamani International Airport
Ouagadougou Template:BUR OUA DFFD Thomas Sankara International Airport

Codeshare and Interline agreements

Air Burkina has Codeshare and Interline agreements with the following airlines:<ref name="CAPA Air Burkina profile">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Codeshare

Interline

Fleet

Current fleet

Template:As of, Air Burkina operates an all-Embraer E-Jet fleet composed of the following aircraft:<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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A Bombardier CRJ200 (foreground) and an MD-87 of Air Burkina, seen at Ouagadougou Airport in December 2012
Air Burkina fleet
Aircraft In Service Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Embraer E190 2 12 92 104
Total 2

Historical fleet

The airline has operated various aircraft in the past, including 1 Boeing 737-500, 2 Bombardier CRJ200s, 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-87s, 3 Fokker F28s and 2 Embraer E170s.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable pilots

References

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