ASKY Airlines

ASKY Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign KP SKK ASKY AIRLINE
Founded	June 2008
Commenced operations	January 2010
Hubs	Lomé-Tokoin Airport
Frequent-flyer program	ASKY Club
Fleet size	8
Destinations	23
Company slogan	The Pan African Airline
Headquarters	Lomé, Togo
Key people	Henok Teferra (CEO)
Website	www.flyasky.com

ASKY Airlines is a passenger airline founded on the initiative of West African governments, and has its head office in Lomé, Togo. It operates across several West and Central African countries, operating out of its hub at Lomé-Tokoin Airport.

History

Foundation

After the pan-African airline Air Afrique went bankrupt in 2002, cross-border air transport in Africa became more difficult, especially in West and Central Africa. At a conference of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) at Niamey in Niger on 10 January 2004, it was decided to create a private, competitive, cost-effective airline offering all guarantees of safety and security for the region.

In September 2005, the company for the promotion of a regional airline (SPCAR) was set up, which led to various feasibility studies and market studies, and sought financial and strategic partners; this led to the establishment of ASKY Airlines in November 2007. On 17 January 2008 the General Meeting to establish the new international private airline was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 80% of shares were to be held by private investors, and 20% by public financial institutions whose mission is to support privately owned development institutions. Ethiopian Airlines became the technical and strategic partner under a management contract for the first five years of operation, holding a 40% stake.

Originally planned for April 2009, the first revenue flight took place on 15 January 2010.

Destinations

ASKY Route Network

ASKY Airlines serves the following 23 scheduled destinations throughout West and Central Africa (July 2015):

	Hub
	Future
	Terminated route
	Suspended route

Alliances and codeshare agreements

ASKY is able to connect flights in its network to various points in the Ethiopian Airlines network, with whom it has codeshare arrangements, via Addis Ababa and beyond to the Middle East, Far East, and East Africa.

Fleet

ASKY Airlines Q400 at Douala, Cameroon (2013.)

As of July 2013, ASKY Airlines operated aircraft with an average age of 5 years, all of which are leased from Ethiopian Airlines.

Recent Developments

ASKY was one of the first airlines in the world to operate dual-class Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft, with a completely separate cabin for business class passengers.

Current Fleet

ASKY Airlines Fleet

Passenger Fleet
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Boeing 737-700	2		16	99	115
	1		16	102	118
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400	4		7	60	67	All leased from Ethiopian Airlines
Cargo Fleet
Boeing 737-400F	1		N/A	N/A	N/A	Write off [1]
Total	8

External links

• Official website