Air Burkina (2J, Ouagadougou) CEO Abderrahmane Berthé has called for the consolidation of all Celestair Group's carriers - which includes Air Mali (Bamako) and Air Uganda (Entebbe) - to create a more economically viable and competitive entity. In a statement to JeuneAfrique, Mr Berthé lamented the impact of high operating costs on his airline's finances as well as increased competition from foreign carriers such as Tunisair (TU, Tunis), Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport). "The current model, with several isolated national companies, does not work," he said. The CEO then advocated the consolidation of companies to achieve a fleet of at least ten aircraft. However, analysts did point to the success of Air Uganda which recently added a CRJ200 to its fleet on the back of growing demand. The same, however, could not be said for its West African subsidiaries Air Burkina and Air Mali which, as a result of the recent socio-political unrest in the region, have seen demand and therefore revenue drop significantly. Air Mali has yet to resume scheduled flights after grounding all operations in December 2012 in the wake of the civil war there. Celestair Group, which is controlled by the Aga Khan Fund for Development, divested itself from Air Côte d'Ivoire (HF, Abidjan) last year when it sold its 15% stake in the carrier to a consortium of local Ivorian investors.