Air Senegal

Senegal
Future of Air Senegal in doubt

The Senegalese airline is racking up unpaid bills from various service providers, including Rolls-Royce. This is a risky situation at a time when the government is questioning whether the airline can continue to operate.

Senegal
Diomaye and Sonko differ over Air Sénégal solution

The Senegalese president and his prime minister do not see eye to eye over how to handle the national airline's uncertain future, especially when it comes to pouring extra funds into the company.

Senegal
Air Sénégal's Dakar-New York City route at risk

The US Federal Aviation Administration is currently carrying out an audit to determine the reliability of the route between Dakar and New York City operated by Senegalese flag carrier Air Sénégal.

Senegal
Changes at the top of security firm Teranga

The Senegalese company is about to lose two of its board members.

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Senegal
Philippe Bohn's crew return to cockpit of Air Sénégal

Two former top execs at Air Sénégal who are close to the airline's founder Philippe Bohn have recently been appointed to key posts in the company. Their return comes at a difficult time for the airline, which fired its CEO in July.

Inner circles | Africa, United Kingdom
UK Export Finance reinvents itself while continuing to promote Mozambique LNG

UK Export Finance is walking a tightrope as it contends with pressure from both NGOs and industry. The agency responsible for promoting British exports has abandoned fossil fuels but continues to back the airline industry.

Israel, Morocco
Israel's IAI looking beyond military contracts towards civil aeronautics

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is planning to set up a base for the conversion of passenger aircraft into cargo planes, an activity whose growth has been boosted by Covid-19. The company may also expand to offer maintenance services, on Europe's doorstep.

Cameroon
Camair-Co under pressure for AFCON

Indebted and under-equipped, the Cameroonian national airline is being forced to find alternative means of transport to take guests and national delegations to the African Cup of Nations host cities.

Ivory Coast
Ethiopian Airlines disappoints with Abidjan-Newark line closure

The Ethiopian airline has ended its direct flight between Abidjan and Newark Airport, much to the displeasure of the Ivorian president, who hopes to fill the gap with an Air Côte d'Ivoire flight to the United States by 2023.

Senegal
Robert Bourgi resurfaces in Dakar

Having kept a low profile on the African continent in [...]

Morocco
Tense talks between Mohamed Bensalah and Macky Sall

Holmarcom group chairman and chief executive Mohamed Hassan Bensalah managed to obtain a private meeting with Senegalese head of state [...]

West Africa
Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

To counter the new services of Air Sénégal (WAN 805), [...]

Senegal
Deprived of Aliou Sall, Caisse des Dépôts turns to Rabat

Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Bâ, the new director-general of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), the flagship of the Senegalese [...]

Burkina Faso
Standoff with World Bank over Air Burkina

While the advisors to President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré hesitate [...]