The signing of a shareholders agreement of new airline Air Gabon International, took place in Libreville at the office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Gabon, Friday 24 February 2006. This agreement was signed by the Transport Minister of the State of Gabon and Driss BENHIMA, President and General Manager of Royal Air Maroc.
Air Gabon International will begin operating at the end of the first quarter of 2006 with a fleet of two aircraft. This airline will be devoted to the transport of passengers and cargo from Libreville from and to the following markets: France, Morocco, South Africa, Malawi, Congo Brazzaville and Angola, etc.
Air Gabon International will begin operating at the end of the first quarter of 2006 with a fleet of two aircraft. This airline will be devoted to the transport of passengers and cargo from Libreville from and to the following markets: France, Morocco, South Africa, Malawi, Congo Brazzaville and Angola, etc.
The Royal Air Maroc Group, selected further to consultation launched by the Government of Gabon in the framework of a project dealing with the creation of a new national airline, took on the task of participating in the creation of Air Gabon International and providing it the bases to ensure its longevity and maximize all the synergy possible with Royal Air Maroc from a commercial, technical and economic standpoint.
The presence of the Royal Air Maroc Group in Africa revolves around a dual purpose, i.e., to develop the network of destinations between Morocco and Africa in the framework of trade, and to favor South-South cooperation through the creation of regional airlines in the framework of strategic partnerships within the continent.
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© Press Release 2006
