For Mohamed Ghelala, chief executive of Air Burkina since 2002, the recent development of the national carrier holds much promise for the future.

The rather unremarkable history of the airline, formed by the then Upper Volta government as Air Volta on 17 March 1967, took a decisive step forward on 21 February 2001, when, as part of a privatisation policy by the government of the renamed Burkina Faso state, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) acquired a 76% stake th

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