Tanzania Government Flight Agency
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Tanzania Government Flight Agency (TGFA) is one of the executive agencies of
History
The Tanzania Government Flight Agency was established under the Tanzanian Executive Agencies Act No. 30 of 1997, which came into effect on May 17, 2002, per the Government Notice No. 193. TGFA took over the functions of the Government Flying Unit under the Ministry of Communications and Transport with the purpose of providing air transport services in a more efficient, cost effective, and business-like manner to the Government. In 2018, the Agency was transferred from the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication to the President’s Office, State House through Government Notice No. 252 of 2018.[3] George Mkuchika was Minister of Transport, heading TGFA, prior to being named Minister of President’s Office Good Governance and Public Services in December 2020.[4] As of December 2020, the Minister of Works and Transport is Leonard Chamuriho, with the airline under the control of Dr. John Magufuli, the President of Tanzania since 2015.[4]
Air Tanzania Leasing
In the government revitalization plan of
In November 2021 at the Dubai Airshow, the company placed four orders with Boeing for one B787 Dreamliner, two B737 max and a B767 freighter.
Fleet
The fleet consists of:[8][2][9]
| Aircraft | In Service | Year Acquired | Passengers | Registration | |
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Fokker F28
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1 | 1978 | 5H–CCM | ||
| Piper PA-31 Navajo | 1 | 1980 | 5H–ILS | ||
| Fokker 50 | 1 | 1992 | 50 | 5H–TGF | |
| Gulfstream G550 | 1 | 2004 | 18 | 5H–ONE | |
| Total | 4 | ||||
Gallery
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The stationary Fokker 50. -
Fokker 50 interior -
G550
References
- ^ "Tanzania Government Flight Agency". Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Aircraft Operating Certificate Details". Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Nafasi za Kazi Tanzania Government Flight Agency (TGFA)". Zenji Shoppazz and President's Office Public Service Recruitment. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b Kolumbia, Louis (5 December 2020). "Magufuli's unveils his cabinet 30 days after taking oath". The Citizen. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Air Tanzania Receives Two Bombardier Q400 Aircraft – Bombardier". www.bombardier.com. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Boeing: 787 Dreamliner to become part of Air Tanzania fleet". www.boeing.com. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Bombardier Wins Orders for Two CS300 and One Q400 Aircraft from Tanzania – Bombardier". www.bombardier.com. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Aircraft Register: 5H-CCM". Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Aircraft Register: 5H-ONE". Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 5 April 2013.