National airline set to return after Air Uganda exit

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Tanzania to offer slice of national airline to buyers, after national election
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State-owned Air Tanzania says does not have enough aircraft to compete in the business, with final plan to become clearer after next month's ballot. An Air Tanzania aircraft. The carrier will be seeking partners, it says. TANZANIA'S government is ...
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A new airline was launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a bid to revolutionise air transport within the vast country where flights are currently operated only by the UN and small carriers blacklisted by the EU.

Aviation business is always so complex that people like billionaire Warren Buffet dislike investing in it. For Air Tanzania Company Ltd (ATCL), it’s even worse as the state-run carrier has been going through the both financial and management doldrums. It has been a loss-making carrier before and after privatization and now, as a solely government-owned firm.

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Air Tanzania airline named one of country's big problems
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When Tanzania's fifth president Dr. John Magufuli on Friday inaugurated the new parliament in Dodoma, the political capital of East Africa's largest country, all eyes and ears were glued to either TV or radio to hear him outline his policies for the ...

Treasury Registrar Enlisted in National Airline Revamp
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THE Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Treasury Registrar to coordinate preparations for the establishment of a new national airline or revamped Air Tanzania Company Ltd (ATCL), which should operate professionally and free ...

Tanzania has been losing at least Sh1.8 trillion annually because it is unable to reduce the cost of doing business and lacks a strong airline.

Tanzania Plans to Sell Stake in National Airline After Elections
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Tanzania's government is considering selling a stake in the national carrier in a turnaround strategy that may be implemented after a new president is elected next month, said acting Chief Executive Officer Johnson Mfinanga. State-owned Air Tanzania Corp.

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Airline set to cover Tanzania's key tourist hotspots
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TANZANIA (eTN) - Reports from the airline's headquarters in Tanzania's capital city of Dar es Salaam said a fast-growing airline will increase its flight frequencies to East Africa's leading tourist destinations of Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania and the Spice ...
Tanzania Human Rights Watchdog Calls for End to Threats Against Journalist ...AllAfrica.com
Tanzanian women hope for a stronger voice in new...

Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie, out injured since August, could play for Stoke against Sunderland on Saturday.