Akwaba Aviation Services

An Ivorian company backed by an international aeronautical group

An industrial aviation shareholder, the support of an established airline, and a lasting presence in Côte d'Ivoire.

Why this company

Akwaba Aviation Services is a company incorporated under Ivorian law. It answers a precise demand from mining and energy operators in West Africa: a dependable way of reaching sites that scheduled services do not serve.

The answer chosen is not to improvise one more airline. It is to bring to Côte d'Ivoire proven operating methods, carried by teams that practise them daily, and to place them at the service of industrial operators whose activity leaves no room for approximation.

The shareholders

Two complementary contributions

Two shareholders brought together around a single project.

  • Aerosotravia A French aerial work company. It contributes the operational and technical experience gained through its own activities. Aerosotravia
  • Jeremy Associates SARLU A company incorporated under Ivorian law, representing investors from Côte d'Ivoire.

Partner

Chalair Aviation

Chalair Aviation

Where required, Akwaba Aviation Services draws on the operational and technical capabilities of Chalair Aviation, a French airline with long experience of demanding regional routes.

This partnership gives access to a seasoned operating organisation, to flight crews trained on the aircraft types in use, and to a maintenance culture held to international standards. For a client, it means dealing with an Ivorian counterpart without conceding anything on the level of rigour.

Aircraft

Two types built for basic airstrips

Pressurised twin-turboprops, chosen for their tolerance of short, unpaved runways.

Beechcraft 1900D, side view

Beechcraft 1900D

A pressurised twin-turboprop seating nineteen. It is the reference aircraft for personnel transport to mining sites: useful payload, a stand-up cabin, and runway requirements compatible with basic airstrips.

Beechcraft King Air 200, front three-quarter view

Beechcraft King Air 200

A pressurised twin-turboprop from the same family, sized for small groups, on-demand missions and medical evacuation. It reaches strips shorter still than those open to the 1900D.

A presence, not a stopover

Establishing the company in Côte d'Ivoire is not an administrative formality. It commits the recruitment and training of Ivorian staff — flight crew, maintenance, ground operations — and the building of skills on the ground.

Local employment targets are set contract by contract, with the clients concerned.

Contact

Tenders, supplier qualification, applications

For any enquiry regarding a live tender, supplier qualification or an application, please write to us.

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Akwaba Aviation Services
Lot 21 Îlot 1 Section SV, Parcelle 38
Riviera Palmeraie Triangle
Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
contact@aas.ci