The Ivorian national airline, Air Côte d'Ivoire including Air France is one of the shareholders to launch its Abidjan-Paris direct line with its new Airbus A330-900neo acquired in early September in Toulouse.

The conquest of the European sky by companies African women continues. With freshly launched hotlines between African and European capitals and others to come, the companies African airlines are pushing their pawns, with clear aims on cargo ship. According to Laurent Loukou, CEO of Air Côte d'Ivoire, “behind This flight [Abidjan - Paris] hides more than twenty years of frustration and questions, to which we humbly wish to provide an answer [...] : a national airline, based in West and Central Africa, capable of serving intercontinental lines in general, and Europe in particular”. The latter refers to the disappearance of Air Africa and the various failures suffered by companies in the region that tried the adventure. After the French capital, Air Côte d'Ivoire intends to continue its European conquest in London and Geneva, before attacking America.

Being ambitious, Air Côte d'Ivoire is watching also the United Kingdom and Switzerland. After the French capital, Air Côte d'Ivoire intends to continue its European conquest in London and Geneva, before to attack America.

Conversely, used to the European sky, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) launch a new direct line between the Cherifian kingdom and Germany, connecting Casablanca to Munich. For the company, this service - which is added to that connecting the Moroccan economic capital to Frankfurt - comes to respond to the boom of mobility from neighboring countries including Austria and Switzerland to the Morocco. Beyond that, RAM intends above all to “consolidate Casablanca as a hub” major airline connecting Africa to Europe and the rest of the world.” An ambition who guides the company's developments in recent years. The RAM in is now a major player with its all-cargo planes, since Morocco exports numerous products to the EU in particular and receives just as many.

Also, Ethiopian Airlines made Liège airport in Belgium his hub for these activities. And these two big carriers cover several markets on both continents thanks to freight. A vein on which Air Côte d'Ivoire intends to start gradually. The boss of the company Ivorian believes that “some of our mango planters in Korhogo see their production rot, because they do not have enough resources for deliver to European markets on time.”