Air Mali, formerly Compagnie Aérienne du Mali (abbreviated as CAM), was an airline based in

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

that was formed by the

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(AKFED) through its subsidiary IPS, West Africa and the government of Mali in April 2005. Due to the

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, the airline's operations have been suspended since December 2012.

History

CAM made its inaugural flight on 7 June 2005 from

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...

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and then to

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, and back, with a

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. The initial aim was to focus on Mali's internal network. The company rebranded itself as Air Mali on 15 May 2009. In July 2012, following the civil war within Mali, the airline was forced to ground their

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and

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aircraft, and decided to cease all operations on December 27, 2012. All employees were released from their duties with immediate effect, but were informed that the airline management would reassess the situation in September 2013. As of 2015, the airline was still incorporated, but not active; and no signs of a resumption in flying were to be seen.

Corporate affairs

Ownership

Shareholdings (as at August 2013) were:

Business trends

Financial and other business figures for Air Mali are not available, as the company is privately owned.

Head office

Air Mali was/is headquartered in the ''Immeuble Tomota'' in

,Contact-us
" Air Mali. Retrieved on 19 October 2009. "Bamako Responsable SIDIBE Hamadou Adresse Immeuble TOMOTA – Avenue Cheick Zayed – Bamako MALI"

Destinations

Fleet

At the time of grounding on December 27, 2012, Air Mali fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

References

External links

Air Mali fleet
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