Aviation Tanzania

The wreckage of a Mozambique Airlines plane that disappeared over Namibia has been found, but none of the 33 people aboard survived the crash, police say.
The burned-out aircraft was found in the Bwabwata National Park, near the borders with Angola and Botswana. "The plane has been completely burnt to ashes and there are no survivors," Namibia Police Force deputy commissioner Willy Bampton was quoted by Reuters as saying.
In Maputo, Mozambican Airlines, LAM, had issued a statement revising the passenger list down to 27, rather than the 28 earlier reported, along with the six crew members.
The statement said the 33 included 10 were Mozambicans, nine Angolans, five Portuguese, one French national, one Brazilian and one Chinese.
LAM flight TM470 took off from Maputo at 09H26 GMT Friday and had been due to land in the capital Luanda at 13H10 GMT, but never arrived.
Last contact with the place came around 1130 GMT when it was over north Namibia. The authorities say most of …

Fastjet (LON:FJET) has announced the launch of the second international route from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Lusaka in Zambia!
Today’s announcement came as fastjet celebrates one year anniversary of flying in Africa. Fastjet's first revenue flight took off from Dar es salaam (Tanzania) on 29th Nov '12. Flights will initially operate twice a week, and will be available to purchase from next week with fares starting as low as $75 (plus government charges and taxes).
The first flight is scheduled to take place on 1st February 2014.

African low-cost airline Fastjet  (LON:FJET) has appointed four new directors to the board of its subsidiary, Fastjet Tanzania.
Fastjet's chief executive, Ed Winter, and general manager South Africa, Kyle Hayward, are joined on the board by two prominent Tanzanians, Ami Mpungwe and Lawrence Masha who will serve as non-executive directors. Angus Saunders, fastjet's chief financial officer, and Richard Bodin, fastjet's chief commercial officer also join as executive directors. 
Mpungwe is a respected diplomat and is deputy chairman of AIM-listed Richland Resources (LON:RLD) and chairman of its subsidiary TanzaniteOne Mining.
Masha, meanwhile, is a prominent lawyer and businessman with strong ties throughout Africa. are joined on the board by prominent Tanzanians Ami Mpungwe and Lawrence Masha who will serve as non-executive directors. Angus Saunders, fastjet's chief financial officer, and Richard Bodin, fastjet's chief commercial officer also join as executive d…

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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced the election of Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu as its new council president, making him the first African to attain the position.
Dr Aliu’s election followed a unanimous agreement of 36 states which comprise ICAO’s Governing Council, at the body’s 200th session in Montreal, Canada.
“I look forward to working with my Council colleagues over the next triennium, with the support of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission and Secretariat, as we seek to address aviation’s key areas of priority,” Aliu enthused.
He said that the industry has the duty to expand tourism and market access which were important to global economic players who rely so significantly today on safe and dependable air transport connectivity.
Prior to his new election, Dr Aliu who is succeeding Mexican Roberto González, served for eight years as the ICAO Council’s Nigerian Representative (2005-2013), an official statement read.
Stakeholders have hailed the e…

PRECISION Air (PW) predicts a rosier future in the years ahead with full implementation of the company’s five-year strategic plan as approved by the company’s board, the Precision Air's Board Chairman Michael Shirima said.


Speaking during the company’s Annual General Meeting in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Shirima said the company’s half year results (unaudited) for the period April to Sept indicates a very positive outlook with the actual results in line with the strategic plan.

Shirima said the company is now focused to remain a profit making company even after posting a Tshs 30 billion loss during the year ending March 31st 2013.
He said during that period,the company’s total assets increased more than ten-fold from Tshs 23 billion in 2006 to Tshs 276 billion as on March 31st 2013.
“The growth of assets was at par with the growth of the company’s capacity to airlift more passengers.From moving 340,000 passengers in 2006 to 896,000 passengers in 2013, is not a small achievement. “Unfort…