Dar-es-Salaam is this week hosting the 17th African Aviation Business Leadership Conference.
Not a single delegate arrived by Air Tanzania. Their sole aircraft, a Dash 8 300, is impounded by SAA Technical for non payment maintainence bills.
In his opening address Tanzania's President, Mr Kikwete called for more private sector investment in aviation and more cooperation all round. He bemoaned the absence of professional leadership and good management in African airlines. Meanwhile he continues to throw his people's money at the remnants of the once proud state owned Air Tanzania whilst the private sector Precision Air awaits the promised construction of the new taxiway allowing access to their recently completed maintainence hangar.
Has anybody briefed him on the true state of his national airline? It would be a good moment for him now to display the professional leadership he hankers after and to take decisive action over Air Tanzania. Lufthansa Consulting are attendees this week. No doubt they will offer assistance.
(John Williams)
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