Air Sénégal International
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{{Infobox Airline
|airline = Air Sénégal International
|logo = Air Senegal International logo.png
|logo_size = 200
|fleet_size = 4
|destinations = 19
|IATA = V7
|ICAO = SNG
|callsign = AIR SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL
|parent = [[Royal Air Maroc]] (51%), Senegalese government (49%)
|company_slogan = You will love our Company<ref>[http://www.air-senegal-international.com/asi_english/asi_motdudg.html Air Senegal International website "Message by the Managing Director"]</ref>
|founded = [[1962]]
|headquarters = [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
|key_people = Mohamed El Yaalaoui (General Manager)
|hubs = [[Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport]]
|secondary_hubs =
|focus_cities =
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge =
|alliance =
|subsidiaries =
|website = http://www.air-senegal-international.com
}}
'''Air Sénégal International''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]. It is a regional carrier operating a scheduled domestic network and regional flights to neighbouring countries. It also operates charter and air taxi flights. Its main base is [[Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport]]<ref name="ATDB"/>.
== History ==
The airline was established on [[1 February]] [[1971]] as Air Sénégal and started operations on [[23 February]] [[2001]]. It was restructured as an international carrier following the acquisition of a majority stake by [[Royal Air Maroc]] in [[2001]]. It is part of Groupe Royal Air Maroc, who own 51% of the company shares, with 49% being held by the Senegalese government.<REF>{{cite web
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|title=RAM infuses fresh capital into Air Senegal
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|quote=RAM holds 51 percent of the shares of ASI, while the Senegalese government owns the remaining 49 percent.
}}</ref> In [[2007]] the Senegalese government stated that effective [[5 November]], it would purchase a further 26% of the airline, raising its stake to 75%<REF name=Reuters-renationalisation>{{cite web
|url=http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN137992.html |title=Senegal retakes control of airline from Air Maroc |accessdate=2007-11-02 |date=2007-10-31 |publisher=Reuters |language=English}}</ref><REF name=AFP-renationalisation>{{cite web
|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hreg4t-QA772_4lImKOniLAU_NFw |title=Senegal government takes major stake in its flag carrier |accessdate=2007-11-02 |date=2007-10-31 |publisher=AFP |language=English}}</ref> The Senegalese government stated that support from Royal Air Maroc had "shown its limitations", and that the airline needed to be recapitalised.<REF name=AFP-renationalisation>{{cite web
|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hreg4t-QA772_4lImKOniLAU_NFw |title=Senegal government takes major stake in its flag carrier |accessdate=2007-11-02 |date=2007-10-31 |publisher=AFP |language=English}}</ref> In [[2006]] the airline disclosed losses of $16 Million. <REF name=Reuters-renationalisation>{{cite web
|url=http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN137992.html |title=Senegal retakes control of airline from Air Maroc |accessdate=2007-05-25 |date=2007-04-11 |publisher=Reuters |language=English}}</ref>
== Destinations ==
As of [[May 2007]], Air Sénégal International operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:<ref>[http://www.air-senegal-international.com/index.php?pg=destinations&m=7&s=52&title=R%E9seau Air Sénégal International destination guide] (cross-referenced for codeshare flights on http://www.amadeus.net])</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" width="795" align=center
!rowspan="2"|City||colspan="2"|Airport Code||rowspan="2"|Airport Name||rowspan="2"|Aircraft||rowspan="2"|Remarks
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!IATA||ICAO
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|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Senegal}} '''Senegal'''
|-
|[[Cap Skirring]]||align=center|CSK||align=center|GOGS||[[Cap Skirring Airport]]||align=center|B737 - DH8C||Flights to DKR and ORY
|-
|[[Dakar]]||align=center|DKR||align=center|GOOY||[[Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport]]||align=center|B737 - DH8C||'''Main Hub'''
|-
|[[Saint Louis|Saint Louis, Senegal]]||align=center|XLS||align=center|GOSS||[[Saint Louis Airport]]||align=center|S340||Flights to BKO and ORY
|-
|[[Tambacounda]]||align=center|TUD||align=center|GOTT||[[Tambacounda Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR
|-
|[[Ziguinchor]]||align=center|ZIG||align=center|GOGG||[[Ziguinchor Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to BKO
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Benin}} '''Benin'''
|-
|[[Cotonou]]||align=center|COO||align=center|DBBB||[[Cadjehoun Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to ABJ and DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} '''Burkina Faso'''
|-
|[[Ouagadougou]]||align=center|OUA||align=center|DFFD||[[Ouagadougou Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to BKO and DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Cape Verde}} '''Cape Verde'''
|-
|[[Praia]]||align=center|RAI||align=center|GVNP||[[Francisco Mendes International Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} '''Côte d'Ivoire'''
|-
|[[Abidjan]]||align=center|ABJ||align=center|DIAP||[[Port Bouet Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to BKO, DKR, COO and LFW. '''Focus City'''
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Gambia}} '''Gambia'''
|-
|[[Banjul]]||align=center|BJL||align=center|GBYD||[[Banjul International Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} '''Guinea-Bisseau'''
|-
|[[Bissau]]||align=center|OXB||align=center|GGOV||[[Osvaldo Vieira International Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Guinea}} '''Guinea'''
|-
|[[Conakry]]||align=center|CKY||align=center|GUCY||[[Conakry International Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Mali}} '''Mali'''
|-
|[[Bamako]]||align=center|BKO||align=center|GABS||[[Senou International Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to ABJ, DKR, NIM and OUA. '''Focus City'''
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Mauritania}} '''Mauritania'''
|-
|[[Nouakchott]]||align=center|NKC||align=center|GQNN||[[Nouakchott International Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Niger}} '''Niger'''
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|[[Niamey]]||align=center|NIM||align=center|DRRN||[[Diori Hamani International Airport]]||align=center|MD87||Flights to BKO and DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Togo}} '''Togo'''
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|[[Lomé]]||align=center|LFW||align=center|DXXX||[[Lomé-Tokoin Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to ABJ and DKR
|-
|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|France}} '''France'''
|-
|[[Lyon]]||align=center|LYS||align=center|LFLL||[[Saint-Exupéry International Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to DKR
|-
|[[Marseille]]||align=center|MRS||align=center|LFML||[[Marseille Provence Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to DKR
|-
|[[Paris]]||align=center|ORY||align=center|LFPO||[[Paris-Orly Airport]]||align=center|MD87||Flights to DKR, XLS and CSK
|-
|}
[[Image:Air Senegal International B737 6V-AHU.jpg|right|thumb|Air Sénégal International Boeing 737-700]]
=== Codeshares ===
As of [[May 2007]], Air Sénégal International has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
*[[Brussels Airlines]] flight V7-0973 to BRU ([[Brussels Airport]])
*[[Iberia Airlines]] flight V7-0943 to MAD ([[Madrid Barajas International Airport]])
*[[Royal Air Maroc]] flights V7-0953, V7-0955 and V7-0957 to CNM ([[Mohammed V International Airport]])
*[[South African Airways]] flights V7-7203 and V7-7207 to JNB ([[OR Tambo International Airport]])
*[[TACV]] flights V7-0345 and V7-0347 to RAI ([[Francisco Mendes International Airport]])
== Fleet ==
[[Image:Air Senegal International Dash8300.jpg|right|thumb|Air Sénégal International Dash8 300 at the BJL Airport]]
As of [[March 2008]], the Air Sénégal International fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{fr icon}} [http://www.air-senegal-international.com/index.php?pg=compagnie&m=3&s=22&title=Notre%20Flotte Air Sénégal International "Notre Fleet"]</ref><ref name="ATDB">[http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Air+S%26eacute%3Bn%26eacute%3Bgal+International&where=108108&luck= Aerotransport.org Air Sénégal International fleet details]</ref>
<center>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+ '''Air Senegal Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=lightblue
!Aircraft
!Total
!Passengers<br>(Etoile/Economy)
!Notes
|-
|[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-700]]
|3
|114 (12/102)
|Medium haul international and European routes
|-
|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8 Q300]]
|1
|50 (0/50)
|Short haul
|-
!Total Number of Aircraft
|4
|
|}
</center>
===Previously operated===
At [[August 2006]] the airline also operated<ref>[[Flight International]], 3-9 October 2006</ref> :
*1 [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]]
==External links==
{{commons2|Air Senegal International}}
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.air-senegal-international.com/ Air Sénégal International]
*[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=V7&al_op=1 Air Sénégal International Fleet]
==References==
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{{African Airlines Association}}
[[Category:Airlines of Senegal]]
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[[Category:African Airlines Association]]
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