Precision Air

Precision Air
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Founded	1991
Hubs	Julius Nyerere International Airport, Kilimanjaro International Airport
Fleet size	11
Destinations	12
Headquarters	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Key people	Michael Ngaleku Shirima (Chairman),; Alfonse Kioko (Managing director & CEO)
Website	www.precisionairtz.com

Precision Air is the largest airline in Tanzania, based in Dar Es Salaam. It operates scheduled air services for tourists and business traffic between Dar Es Salaam and 10 airports in Tanzania, together with flights to neighboring Kenya and Uganda. Its main base is Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salaam with hubs at Kilimanjaro International Airport, Arusha Airport and Mwanza Airport.^[1]

History

Precision Air was established in 1991 and started operations in 1994. It began as a crop sprayer, but expanded to serve the growing tourist market. Scheduled services started in November 1999. Originally the airline was privately owned, but Kenya Airways acquired a 49% stake for USD 2 million weeks after its rival, South African Airways' acquisition of 49% stake in Air Tanzania.The remaining 51% was retained by Michael Ngaleku Shirima.^[1]^[2]

In 2006 Precision became the first (and as of 2010 only) Tanzanian airline to pass IATA Operational Safety Audit. Precision Air moved 465,349 passengers in 2007/08 financial year, which increased to 538,305 in 2008/09 ^[3].

Destinations

Precision Air operates the following services (as of June 2010):^[4]

Domestic scheduled destinations: Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mtwara, Kilimanjaro, Musoma, Mwanza, Shinyanga and Zanzibar Airport.
International scheduled destinations: Mombasa and Nairobi in Kenya, Entebbe in Uganda.

Fleet

The Precision Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 18 October 2010) [2]:^[1]

On order

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 65.
^ KA eyes DSE, acquires Precision Air
^ [1]
^ Flight International, 12-18 April 2005

External links

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[FI-1] "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 65.

[2] KA eyes DSE, acquires Precision Air

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[4] Flight International, 12-18 April 2005

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