Tanzanian state lessor looks to start own flight operations

Air Tanzania now expects first B767 freighter by late 1Q23

Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam) expects delivery of its first dedicated freighter by the end of March as well as four more passenger aircraft before the end of the year, says Managing Director Ladislaus Matindi.

He told a media briefing in Dar es Salaam on February 20 that Air Tanzania (known as ATCL) expects delivery of one B767-300F by March 31, as well as one DHC-8-Q400, two B737-9 MAX, and one more B787-8 by the end of the year, which would vastly improve the airline's capacity as several of its aircraft are currently grounded for various reasons.

Matindi did not respond to a request for more information from ch-aviation. According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, the B767-300F freighter was ordered by TGF - Tanzania Government Flight (Dar es Salaam) – the state-owned aircraft lessor – on July 29, 2021. All of ATCL's aircraft are owned by and leased from TGF.

The Tanzanian flag carrier currently has 12 passenger aircraft, including four A220-300s, two B787-8s,...

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Air Tanzania A220-300 remains attached over land use claim

An A220-300 operated by Air Tanzania (ATCL) remains attached in The Netherlands over a land rights dispute between Tanzania and two Swedish investors.

This comes after Swedish companies EcoDevelopment in Europe AB and EcoEnergy Africa AB - which on April 13, 2022, were awarded a USD165 million award against Tanzania over a revoked land rights claim - on November 8, 2022, persuaded the District Court of Limburg in Maastricht to uphold the attachment of 5H-TCH (msn 55047) owned by Tanzania's state-owned TGF - Tanzania Government Flight (Dar es Salaam).

According to the court docket, the Tanzanian aircraft has been grounded in Maastricht since January 2022, reportedly due to engine problems. On June 16, 2022, it was seized by order of a provisional relief judge of the District Court of Limburg.

Tanzania argued the attachment was unlawful because, on June 15, 2022, the state applied to the Tribunal of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to annul EcoDevelopment's award. Tanzania also filed a request to the ICSID Tribunal to...

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