Tanzania government makes down payment for Dreamliner

The Magufuli government has restructured the board of Air Tanzania as well as brought new managers into the airline with clear instructions to reverse the flagging fortunes of Air Tanzania or else – a

The Magufuli government has restructured the board of Air Tanzania as well as brought new managers into the airline with clear instructions to reverse the flagging fortunes of Air Tanzania or else – and it is the โ€œor elseโ€ the new team may fear most as President Magufuli does not appear to tolerate failure, in particular with so much money at stake.


A Boeing B787 Dreamliner costs anything from US$220 million US Dollars upwards, and the aircraft purchases from Bombardier are equally amounting to an estimated US$270 million for the 5 planes, 2 of which have already been delivered and entered service 2 months ago.

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