SENEGAL: Air Cairo Looks to Strengthen Air Sénégal Competencies

DAKAR, Senegal

• Air Cairo seeks to strengthen ties with Air Sénégal.
• President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met Air Cairo chief executive Hussein Sherif Fahmi on the sidelines of the Alamein–Afrique business forum.
• Staff training for Air Sénégal formed a key part of the talks.
• Air Cairo offered to train engineers, mechanics and cabin crew of the Senegalese carrier.
• The goal is to transfer experience in maintenance, engineering and crew training.
• The cooperation aims to build technical skills and human resources at Air Sénégal.
• Air Cairo is preparing the return of direct Dakar–Cairo flights.
• The Egyptian carrier is working on the conditions required to resume the route.
• A cargo service between the two countries is also under consideration.
• Air Cairo chief executive Hussein Sherif Fahmi cited Dakar’s geographic position as a key asset for connections to African, European and American markets.
• Training, direct flights and cargo operations are expected to deepen cooperation between the two airlines.

Sources:

• Apanews
• Senegalese Presidency Facebook