Air Côte d'Ivoire (HF, Abidjan) has announced it has taken delivery of its maiden new-build jet aircraft, an A320-200. TU-TSV (msn 7742) was ferried from Toulouse Blagnac to West Africa following a handing over ceremony on Tuesday, July 18.

According to the ch-aviation aircraft database, Air Cote d'Ivoire operates five A319-100s (averaging 14 years of age), two A320-200s (averaging 27.9 years), and four Dash 8-400s (averaging 2.1 years of age). Aside from this delivered aircraft, the Ivorian carrier has one more A320-200, as well as three A320neo, on order from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac).

It currently serves 25 destinations throughout the Ivory Coast as well as West and Central Africa.