Precision Air yapata Boeing mpya, yafanya safari yake ya kwanza leo

Ndege mpya ya Precision Air aina ya Boeing 737-300 ikiwa katika uwanja wa ndege wa kimataifa Julius Nyerere tayari kwa kufanya safari yake ya kwanza kuelekea Lusaka, Zambia kupitia Lubumbashi – Congo DRC mapema leo.

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Precision Air resumes its flights to Arusha

TANZANIA’s leading airline, Precision Air has resumed its flights to Arusha effective from July 2012, after suspending them early last year to allow maintenance of the Arusha airport, which included tarmacing part of the run way.

Speaking in Dar es Salaam, Precision Air’s Commercial Director Patrick Ndekana said that the airline was happy to return to Arusha, pointing out the completion of which included renovation of the runway 27 at the airport will now allow the airlines equipment to land in the tourist region.

“We would like to inform the public that we are now flying to Arusha three to four times daily from 1st July. These frequencies will bring convenience to our customers from Arusha after eliminating the drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport,” Mr. Ndekana said.

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Precision Air launches flights to Lusaka, Zambia in style

Left photo. Precision Air Group Managing Director and CEO Alfonse Kioko (centre) holds together the Tanzanian and Zambian flags to symbolize the airline’s launch of its flights to Lusaka Zambia over the weekend. On the left is the Deputy Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Transport Mr. John Mngodo and right is the Zambian High Commissioner to Tanzania H.E Judith Kangoma-Kapijimpanga. Right photo. PW Board Chairman Mr. Michael Shirima (4th left) and PW’s Group MD & CEO Mr. Alfonse Kioko (2nd right) toast along with stakeholders from government and embassies of Zambia and Congo DRC during the launch at JNIA. 

 PRECISION AIR-Tanzania's leading airline on the 22nd of June launched its flights to Lusaka-Zambia in a colourful ceremony held at the Julius Nyerere International Airport – Gate III, attended by government officials, ambassadors and distinguished corporate. Speaking during the launch PrecisionAir’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Michael Shirima said that the additional two cities now makes a total of 17 destinations on the airlines route map. “These celebrations today are a testament towards our commitment to our route expansion plan. Our airline is growing at a fast pace, and we are proud of indulging Central and Southern Africa into our growth pipeline,” Mr. Shirima said.

IATA gets new Chairman

IATA announced Qantas Airways (QF) CEO and managing director Alan Joyce has succeeded KLM president and CEO Peter Hartman as chairman of the board of directors (ATW Daily News, June 8, 2011). The leadership change took place at the conclusion of IATA’s 68th  Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Beijing. Joyce’s term expires at the conclusion of next year’s AGM, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa.

Joyce, who has led QF since November 2008, said his top priorities, “as always, will be safety, security and sustainability. On top of that, I want to see IATA continue to deliver value to its members by being a strong advocate for the industry. Aviation delivers enormous economic benefits—supporting some 57 million jobs and $2.2 trillion in economic activity. We need to ensure that governments understand what is at stake when they are making key decisions on taxes, regulation and capacity expansion,” Joyce said.

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Amadeus secures €200 million loan to develop IT projects for airlines, airports

Madrid-based Amadeus IT Group has secured a loan for €200 million ($255 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance research and development for a variety of IT projects for airlines, airports, hotels, and rail between 2012 and 2014.

The loan, which has a nine-year maturity, will be awarded in two tranches from May 24: one with a notional value of €150 million, with semester repayments after the third year; and a second with a notional value of €50 million, with semester repayments after the fourth year.

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Brazil’s Passaredo places firm order for 10 ATR 72-600s

 Brazil’s Passaredo Linhas Aéreas took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 via an Air Lease Corp. (ALC) leaseTuesday, and also announced a contract with ATR to directly purchase 10 72-600s valued at more than $200 million at list prices.

Passaredo will take delivery of three more leased ATR 62-700s and the 10 purchased 72-600s over the next 31 months, meaning it will operate 14 of the type by the end of 2014. It also has options on 10 more of the type. The carrier will add two leased ATR 72-500s to its fleet this year.

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