- Precision Air
Infobox Airline
airline=Precision Air
logo=Precisionair.jpg
logo_size=250
fleet_size=9
destinations=15
IATA=PW
ICAO=PRF
callsign=PRECISION AIR
parent=
company_slogan= Tanzania's Finest
founded=1991
headquarters=Dar es Salaam ,Tanzania
key_people=Michael Ngaleku Shirima(CEO)
hubs=Julius Nyerere International Airport ,Kilimanjaro International Airport ,Arusha Airport andMwanza Airport
focus_cities=
alliance=
website= http://www.precisionairtz.comPrecision Air is an
airline based inDar Es Salaam inTanzania . It operates scheduled air services for tourists and business traffic between Dar Es Salaam and 12 airports in Tanzania, together with flights to neighboringKenya andUganda . Its main base isJulius Nyerere International Airport ,Dar es Salaam with hubs atKilimanjaro International Airport ,Arusha Airport andMwanza Airport .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 65 | date= 2007-04-10]History
Precision Air was established in
1991 and started operations in1994 . It began as a crop sprayer, but expanded to serve the growing tourist market. Scheduled services started in November1999 in collaboration withAir Tanzania . Originally the airline was privately owned, butKenya Airways acquired a 49% stake for USD 2 million weeks after its rival,South African Airways ' acquisition of 49% stake inAir Tanzania .The remaining 51% was retained by Michael Ngaleku Shirima. [ [http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/12032003/News/News1203200336.html/ KA eyes DSE, acquires Precision Air] ]Destinations
Precision Air operates the following services (at
January 2005 ): [Flight International , 12-18 April 2005]*Domestic scheduled destinations:
Bukoba ,Dar es Salaam ,Arusha ,Kigoma ,Kilimanjaro ,Lindi ,Musoma ,Mtwara ,Mwanza ,Shinyanga ,Tabora andZanzibar Airport .
*International scheduled destinations:Mombasa ,Nairobi inKenya ,Entebbe inUganda ,Pemba inMozambique andLuanda inAngola .Fleet
The Precision Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of
12 September 2008 ) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=PW&al_op=1] :*4
ATR 42-320
*3ATR 72-212
*1ATR 72-500
*1Boeing 737-300 On order:
*2
ATR 42-500
*3ATR 72-500
*1Boeing 737-300 References
External links
* [http://www.precisionairtz.com/ Precision Air]
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