In part to address its debt problem, the Burkina Faso government privatised Air Burkina on 21 February 2001, transferring 56% of the shares to the AKFED/IPS consortium, part of the Aga Khan Development Network.
En parte debido a estes problemas, o goberno privatizou a aeroliña o 21 de febreiro de 2001, transferindo o 56% das súas accións ao consorcio AKFED/IPS, parte da Aga Khan Development Network.