Steady growth for airfreight in the Ivory Coast

Airfreight volumes at Abidjan’s Felix-Houphouet-Boigny International Airport have been rising at steady rates over the past few years. Figures provided to Air Cargo Week by airport operator AERIA show that freight tonnage increased from 20,774 tonnes in 2015 to 24,794 tonnes in 2018. Freight on non-freighter aircraft rose from 15,020 tonnes in 2015 to 16,559 […]

TAL Aviation opens new office in Ivory Coast

Ethiopian Airlines and TAL Aviation cargo divisions have signed an agreement, the first time TAL Aviation will be providing cargo and logistics services for the airline. Headed by TAL Aviation’s country manager for the Ivory Coast, Anita Mirchandani, the team will be providing a variety of services throughout the Ivory Coast as sole representative of […]

Brussels Airlines Cargo seeing strong demand across Africa

Africa is a key region for Brussels Airlines Cargo and a major growth market for the belly carrier, writes Justin Burns. The airline operates a fleet of six Airbus A330s daily to Africa offering an average capacity per flight of 10 tonnes to Africa and 12 tonnes out. It serves 17 sub-Saharan Africa routes in […]

Four dead as aircraft chartered by French army crashes in Ivory Coast

An Antonov AN-26 chartered by the French army has crashed taking off from Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, resulting in four deaths. The aircraft, which was built in 1975 and owned by Moldavian charter company, Valan International Cargo Charter, crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Abidjan Felix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport on 14 […]

WCA expands global presence to better serve growing network

WCA has recently opened additional membership service centres to further enhance its network relations. As of 22 September, WCA’s new offices in Dubai, New Delhi and the Ivory Coast are operational. Plans call for a new facility in Shenzhen, China to open in early 2018. The new service centers join already-established regional WCA facilities in […]