Air Côte d’Ivoire Acquires First A320neo - By Daisy BARRO


Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national carrier of Ivory Coast, has become the first airline operator of its kind in West Africa to have an Airbus A320neo in its fleet.

The aircraft took off from Toulouse, carrying medical equipment, toys and a ton of humanitarian goods meant to serve local NGOs in Abidjan. The transportation of the goods was possible thanks to the carrier’s partnership with Aviation Sans Frontières and the Airbus Foundation – agencies that support the education and health sectors in Ivory Coast.

Experts opine that the A320neo is a highly efficient aircraft, as it incorporates the most updated technologies such as Sharklets, modern aerodynamics and is powered by CFM Leap-1A engines. These factors work together to save fuel by 20% and to greatly reduce the aircraft’s carbon dioxide emission. The A320neo also presents a two-class layout with 16 Business Class and 132 Economy Class seats arranged in a spacious single-aisle cabin to maximize passengers’ comfort.

According to sources, Air Côte d’Ivoire looks forward to fully taking advantage of the A320neo’s efficiency by deploying it to serve regional routes like Cameroon, Gabon and Senegal. The operational flexibility of the A320neo will be on full display once the airline launches other routes like South Africa sometime in the future.

The recent addition to Air Côte d’Ivoire’s fleet augments the total number of its aircraft to ten; working together to serve 25 domestic and regional destinations in West and Central Africa.



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