President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Receives a Boeing Delegation to Strengthen the Partnership with Air Senegal.

Press releases - 2026 June 20


The President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, received on Friday a delegation from the American aerospace manufacturer Boeing, led by its Vice President for Commercial Sales in Africa, Mr. Yitbarek Anbassie.

The meeting forms part of the process to finalize the strategic partnership between Boeing and Air Sénégal SA, aimed at supporting the restructuring and transformation of the national airline.

The audience was attended by the Minister of Infrastructure and Land and Air Transport, Mr. Abdoul Ahad Ndiaye, who, under the guidance of the Head of State, is overseeing the implementation of Senegal’s new national air transport policy.

Through this partnership, Senegal seeks to equip its national carrier with the resources required to become a high-performing and reliable airline capable of meeting the regional and international connectivity ambitions set out in the Senegal Vision 2050 agenda.