Air Burkina
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Air Burkina is the national 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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History
The airline was established on 17 March 1967 under the name Air Volta. It was originally part owned by the Burkinabe government, part by Air France and part privately held. After the demise of Air Afrique, the state of Burkina, which held 66% of the share capital, transferred 56% to IPS, controlled by the Aga Khan in January 2001.
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.
Services
Air Burkina operates the following services (at January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou.
Fleet
The Air Burkina fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):
- 1 Airbus A319-100
- 1 Fokker F28 Mk2000
- 2 Fokker F28 Mk4000
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