US trying to regain foothold in the region

Air Tanzania is targeting Dodoma. [Courtesy]

On July 9, 2018, Air Tanzania will take delivery of its first ever wide-body aircraft; a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Kevin Evans, Vice President for Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace for Africa, will be attending the event in Dar es Salaam Tanzania and is expected to perform the official handing over of the aircraft as one of the ‘dinosaurs’ of the African aviation once again tries to raise its head.

The aircraft named ‘Kilimanjaro-Hapa kazi tu’, has already successfully completed its maiden runway test flight in the US. As it takes wing today on its multi-hop flight, it soars with the hopes of the entire nation to once again gain aviation relevance. Air Tanzania Company Limited is hopeful of beginning its thrice-weekly Mumbai, India flights in September, should things go as planned.