The fate of Air Senegal is still up in the air according to new sources. After the withdrawal of Royal Moroccan from the airline, Karim Wade, the new infrastructure minister, says that a deal has been struck where Royal Moroccan will provide "operational support" while Senegal's government goes it alone.
But despite the optimism expressed by Karim Wade after the deal, the news reports say that major obstacles stand in the way of any liftoff for Air Senegal, including payments for two airplanes and the approval of the new operations by international air regulators.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Karim Wade takes critical infrastructure ministry
Karim Wade has been appointed the "go to" guy for infrastructure in the Wade government. With the appointment by President Wade, he and his son appear to have shaken off the defeats of last month's local elections.
The junior Wade takes the title of Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure. The appointment is a natural fit for the front man of Senegal's "Concrete Generation" movement. The eager-beaver apparatchiks of the Generation de concrete have pushed modern world infrastructure in Senegal.
The newly minted minister's top priority is sure to be the flightless Air Senegal, its crumbled partnership with Royal Air Morac threatening to ground the national airline permanently, even as the new Dakar airport gets going.
Karim's new job is arguably the most significant in Senegal government. Karim Wade's success or failure will impact on Senegal's quest to be the capital of West Africa.
The junior Wade takes the title of Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure. The appointment is a natural fit for the front man of Senegal's "Concrete Generation" movement. The eager-beaver apparatchiks of the Generation de concrete have pushed modern world infrastructure in Senegal.
The newly minted minister's top priority is sure to be the flightless Air Senegal, its crumbled partnership with Royal Air Morac threatening to ground the national airline permanently, even as the new Dakar airport gets going.
Karim's new job is arguably the most significant in Senegal government. Karim Wade's success or failure will impact on Senegal's quest to be the capital of West Africa.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Air Senegal grounded
Air Senegal International (ASI) has stopped operations as a row between the Senegalese state and majority shareholder Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has grounded all remaining flights, the Moroccan airline said on Friday.
RAM, which owns 51 percent of ASI and had provided several aircraft, recalled its last plane from the airline's fleet earlier this month, leaving ASI, one of West Africa's few reliable carriers, with just two operating planes.
RAM criticised Senegal for the country's unilateral decision in 2007 to take majority control of the airline, a move that has not yet materialised. RAM also says Senegal owes the company about 4 million euros.
RAM has taken a "you want it, you can have it" posture lately, adopting an orderly but insistent withdrawal from the company.
RAM, which owns 51 percent of ASI and had provided several aircraft, recalled its last plane from the airline's fleet earlier this month, leaving ASI, one of West Africa's few reliable carriers, with just two operating planes.
RAM criticised Senegal for the country's unilateral decision in 2007 to take majority control of the airline, a move that has not yet materialised. RAM also says Senegal owes the company about 4 million euros.
RAM has taken a "you want it, you can have it" posture lately, adopting an orderly but insistent withdrawal from the company.
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