Air Burkina eyes The Airbus A220 Alongside ERJs
Air Burkina is set to bolster its fleet with the acquisition of Airbus A220s and Embraer ERJs. The airline will bring in the new planes as part of a $450m cash injection led by U. S investment firm African Global Development (AGD).
After the government of Burkina Faso committed to selling its stake in Air Burkina to AGD last October, the investment firm committed an eye-watering sum of $450m to develop the airline. Now Air Burkina has finally revealed which planes it will spend the money on:
- Four Airbus A220-300s
- Three Embraer ERJ145s
- Three Cessna Grand Caravans
The airline claims its new planes will be delivered by July 2022 at the latest. The deal was finalized on January 21st after Vincent Timbindi Dabilgou, head of Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Transport, met with a delegation of Airbus officials. Mr. Dabilgou is looking for swift progress on the deal, saying,
“… the acquisition of the A220-300 can be done no later than July 2022 to allow Air Burkina to meet the growing need for developing new routes.”
