TGF - Tanzania Government Flight (Dar es Salaam) has taken delivery of its fourth Dash 8-400 following the arrival of 5H-TCF (msn 4608) in Dar es Salaam on Saturday, December 14, the Tanzanian government has said in a statement.

The De Havilland Aircraft of Canada turboprop, which has been placed with Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam), was seized in Canada last month prior to handover to the Tanzanians. As property of the state-owned lessor, the aircraft was seized on the orders of a Canadian court following an application by Hermanus Steyn, an 86-year-old farmer whose bean-and-seed farm along with other assets were confiscated by the Tanzanian government in 1982.

Steyn has repeatedly pursued the East Africans over the settlement of a USD36 million dollar claim.

Tanzanian president John Magufuli first revealed the Dash 8's release last week but did not disclose any further details regarding the terms of the government's settlement with Steyn.