Air Ivoire is an airline based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is the national airline and operates scheduled domestic and regional services. A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Abidjan is the largest city and former capital of Côte dIvoire. ...

Code data

• IATA Code: VU
• ICAO Code: VUN
• Callsign: Air Ivoire

The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

History

The airline was established on 14 December 1960 and started operations in August 1964. Sodetraf, UTA and Air Afrique held an interest in the airline until January 1976, when the government of the Ivory Coast acquired all of the shares. Initially known as Air Ivoire, the airline suspended operations in September 1999, but was then reformed under the name Nouvelle Air Ivoire. The airline has since reverted to its original title. December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... UTA is a three-letter abbreviation for. ... Air Afrique began March 28, 1961 as a transnational African airline. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Services

Air Ivoire operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

• Accra
• Bamako
• Conakry
• Cotonou
• Dakar
• Douala
• Libreville
• Lome
• Monrovia
• Marseille
• Niamey
• Ouagadougou
• Paris

Accra, population 1,661,400 (2001), is the capital of Ghana. ... Bamako, population about 1 500,000 (2004), is the capital of Mali. ... Conakry (also Konakry, Malinké Kɔnakiri), population 2,000,000 (2002), is the capital of Guinea. ... Cotonou, population 536,827 (1992), is the seat of government of Benin, though the official capital is Porto-Novo. ... (City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes darrondissement) City proper ( commune) Région Dakar Département Dakar Mayor Pape Diop ( PDS) (since 2002) Area 82. ... Douala is a city near the Atlantic coast in Cameroon. ... Libreville, estimated population 362,400 (1993), is the capital of Gabon. ... Lomé, estimated population 700,000 (1998), is the capital of Togo. ... For alternate meanings, see Monrovia (disambiguation). ... City motto: Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis. ... Niamey, population 665 918* is the capital of Niger and a capital of a department of Tilabery. ... Typical street scene. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Fleet

The Air Ivoire fleet consists of 3 Fokker F28 Mk4000 aircraft (at January 2005). An Airbus A321-200 delivered in June 2004 was disposed of in February 2005. The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Air Ivoire
• Air Ivoire Passenger Opinions