Aviation News

NATS, has handled its 1,000,000th flight of 2006.
Jun 16, 2006
Author: press release

This milestone reflects the continued growth in UKflights in the first five months of the year. In May, NATS handled 213,288 flights, an increase of 3.9 per cent over the same month last year.

SITA expands into the Greek market with Athens International Airport
Jun 16, 2006
Author: Press Release

SITA, the market leader in the provision of IT solutions to the world’s leading airports, today announced details of a partnership with Athens International Airport (AIA) as SITA continues to develop the $2 billion mass airport market by creating a global network of resellers.

BA World Cargo launches New premium products
Jun 16, 2006
Author: press release

BA World Cargo has today announced the launch of two new premium products, set to form a key offering of the newly named £15m 'Premia' premium facility at London Heathrow.

Swissport Aviation Security (Checkport),
Jun 15, 2006
Author: Press Release

Swissport Aviation Security (Checkport), a product line of Swissport International, the world’s Number 1 ground handler starts to provide full security services including passenger profiling for US carriers outside the States.

American Science and Engineering, Inc (AS&E)
Jun 15, 2006
Author: Press Release

Visitors to this year´s Airport Build & Supply Exhibition will see the new SmartCheck Personnel Screening System in action.

Tanzania Airport Authority

INTRODUCTION:

Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) was established under an Executive Agencies Act in 1999 as a semi autonomous government executive agency owning and operating 62 airports and airstrips in Tanzania mainland. Major airports are Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport, Mwanza airport, Mtwara airport and Arusha airport. There are other fifty-eight medium sized and small airports.

MISSION AND VISION:

The mission of TAA is to provide high quality airport services and facilities to the international and domestic air transport system in a most cost- effective manner while its vision is to become a model in the provision of airport facilities and services in Eastern Africa by the year 2010.

ROLE:

TAA operates, manages, maintains and develops Government-owned airports in Tanzania in a professional and cost effective manner and provide comfortable, efficient and secure services and facilities for the movement of passengers and cargo.

TAA also provides technical and managerial advice to the Government on all aspects of airport management, administration, fees, charges and maintenance, and ensures that government‘s airport policies, regulations, and procedures are implemented in accordance with international standards.

TAA regards the development of infrastructure as its biggest challenge and priority. This includes new office accommodation, hotels, aircraft maintenance facilities, cold storage and Special Economic Zone (SEC).

INVESTEMENT IN TAA:

TAA offers prospects and provides ideal opportunities for investment at its airports. Attractive investment opportunities include new office accommodation, Hotels, entertainment and amusement parks, aircraft maintenance facilities, cold storage facilities and Export Processing Zones. A form of collaboration preferred in all these projects is Build Operate and Transfer (BOT). However, negotiations on other forms are invited.

SOURCES OF REVENUE:

TAA is focusing on increasing its revenue flow. The Authority receives its revenue from aeronautical charges on the one hand, and non-aeronautical charges on the other. Aeronautical charges include service charges, navigation charges, parking and landing fees; as well as charges involving aircraft passengers. Non-aeronautical charges include the other commercial services associated with airports, such as duty-free shops and their services. At present, the ratio is 75 per cent aeronautical and 25 per cent non-aeronautical; TAA wants to see this reversed. Such a reversal would mean drastic reductions in aeronautical charges, as they would be compensated for by the commercial services, and airports will become more competitive and attractive to airlines and passengers.

However, improvement on the non-aeronautical means TAA needs to engage private sector. What is significant here is the formulation of the TAA’s commercial policy to attract foreign direct investment. The Government has enacted a law regarding the establishment of SEZ in the country and the TAA is currently in the process of establishing a zone at Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport.

RESPONSIBILITY:

The management of the TAA is aware of its responsibility towards improving the country’s image and changing their relationships with stakeholders and customers. It recently recruited specialists to incorporate knowledge and better human relations skills into the Authority. The results are evident in the excellent business skills of their staff, which is regarded as something highly unusual in government organizations or departments.

CONCLUSION:

The economy of Tanzania is growing at a stable pace and the TAA management sees the need to prepare for a growing pool of potential travelers requiring access to air transport. An appreciable amount of investment from various sectors coupled with increased volume of business transactions, offer a unique opportunity for the further growth of air traffic at the airports.

Contact Details
W: www.tanzaniairports.com