Air Senegal, the new flag-carrier of the West African nation of Senegal, on Thursday, signed an order for two Airbus A330-900neos plus two options at the Dubai Airshow.
The agreement was reached on the final day of the weeklong, biennial Dubai Airshow, Airbus said in a statement.
It is believed the wide-bodies will be used to launch long-haul services to Paris in early 2019.
Air Senegal was established in 2016 as a replacement for seven-year-old predecessor Senegal Airlines, which had in turn been a successor to Air Senegal International, the country’s decades-old flag-carrier.
The state-owned airline is poised to take delivery of two ATR 72-600 turboprops later this year, allowing it to launch regional West African services.
Air Senegal is headed by Philippe Bohn, the former head of business development at Airbus.
