Aviation History
Senegal was a founding member of the multinational Air Afrique consortium in 1961, and Dakar's Léopold Sédar Senghor Airport served for decades as a major West African gateway. After Air Afrique's 2002 collapse and the later liquidation of successor carrier Senegal Airlines, the government launched the current flag carrier Air Senegal in 2016, which began flights in 2018. In 2017 Dakar's air gateway shifted to the newly built Blaise Diagne International Airport.
Senegal was among the founding member states of Air Afrique, the pan-African airline jointly created with Air France and UAT under the Treaty of Yaoundé.
The pan-regional carrier was declared bankrupt, ending an era of shared francophone West African air service based partly out of Dakar.
Senegal Airlines was established as a successor flag carrier after Air Sénégal International's earlier difficulties, but it struggled financially and was later liquidated.
The Senegalese government created a new national flag carrier, Air Senegal, to replace the liquidated Senegal Airlines.
A new international airport south of Dakar opened, replacing the aging Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport as the country's main air gateway.
Air Senegal launched domestic flights with ATR 72-600 aircraft after receiving its Air Operator's Certificate.
Air Senegal took delivery of its first Airbus A330-900 and launched long-haul service from Dakar to Paris.
Air Senegal · Air Afrique (historical) · Senegal Airlines (defunct)
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