Will Air Tanzania Survive Under New Government?
 

With President Magufuli having started cracking down on corruption already, the news that Air Tanzania's accounts have not been audited for 8 years, in violation of the statutes under which state companies operate, must be bad news for management. The company was mentioned as one of the problem companies by the president shortly after he took office and the lack of financial accountability with regard to the numerous government bailouts must call the moribund airline's future into question.

The Citizen. 8 years of No Audit at ATCL Shocking

Air Tanzania don't deserve to survive :*:yuk:

If I know Africa, key new upper management will be replaced, by family or friends and another bail out will happen. AND nothing will really change.

Band a Lot,
'The Bulldozer' Magafuli, cancelled the Independence Day celebrations and 90% of the budget for the banquet for the opening of parliament and instead joined his people out cleaning up the streets. Not only did he cancel foreign travel for officials and ban the purchase of first-class air tickets, he ordered that government meetings and workshops be held in government buildings rather than hotels. He cut the size of the delegation going to the Commonwealth conference from 50 to four delegates. Instead of sponsoring a World AIDS Day exhibition, he ordered the money be spent on anti-retroviral drugs for AIDS sufferers.
If anyone can bring about a change in the country, he can :ok:

After the coup then.

BaL,
You obviously don't know much about Tanzanian politics. Tanzania is one of the African countries which has never had a coup. The closest it came was an army mutiny over 50 years ago

Correct sorry, my African experience is southern. I wish you well but think that ONE man is a dictator and it will end in tears (by those now not getting O/S travel and perks).


But I do in all honestly hope it does last and does work, and does spread across Africa, but history seems not to think it will.

BaL,

Hmm, the entire mass of Tanzania lies south of the equator :ok:. I was in Bukoba, the northernmost town of any size last month, and it's 1 degree south of the equator.

Tanzania is one of the most politically stable and peaceful countries in Africa. President Magafuli was democratically elected last November in elections. Yes, it's not perfect by any means, but the Commonwealth Observer Group concluded that the elections were held freely and fairly. Magufuli is very popular amongst the electorate so far and even has a hashtag on Twitter#WhatWouldMagufuliDo which is actually very amusing.

Tanzania, is a internal success story in Africa. The Southern Botswana and Zambia I think hold better ground to that claim.

BUT!!!!


Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was a great one to make change for local people.


That turned out well didn't it.


Tanzania may do well or better out of this as far as aviation but who knows? Air Bots lost all its flying fleet a few years back, are they better or worse for that suicide fleet destruction?


I consider this Central Africa, but personal opinion - http://www.cultureconnect.com/maps/cafrica.jpg

Air Tanzania has been a terrible one for the government, they have been without planes for many months now, and the only 2 flying are wet lease. I think Air Tanzania is dead time ago, but they keep the thing open to keep pleasing some people, but I don't really see any viable solution to it, the money needed to invest and the competition will make it a money losing airline for years before, and only maybe, start sustaining itself.

Another question is, Will Fastjet survive without Kikwete in the govertment?? I know there's an investigation going on due to unpayed taxes and too many rumours about money laundry using Fastjet by family and friends. So we will see what happen next, but it does not look good also.

BaL,

The UN puts Tanzania in Eastern Africa. However, that has little to do with this (I have lived and worked in Northern, Western, Central and Eastern Africa only).

Fastjet (though that also is thread drift) has just announced that Ed Winter, its CEO since foundation in 2012, is leaving, although he will stay on for 12 months as an advisor to whoever succeeds him in the post. In October, Fastjet revealed that Nick Caine, its finance chief, was leaving and a successor is yet to be named. Last month, the carrier also announced the departure of three non-executives from its board. In addition, the airline’s chairman, Colin Child, is new and has been in the role for less than four months. Shares in Fastjet, which earlier this week started flights from Kenya after the launch was delayed from last year, dropped slightly after the news.

I heard from a reliable source that Air Tanzania will get 2 planes very soon, the VIP fleet of the government will be transfered to Air Tanzania, both Fokkers so the VIP fleet will consist only with 1 plane, the Gulfstream.

I don't think the government is doing a favour to Air Tz giving that 2 crappy old planes, but most probably at least they are not wet leased.

Lot of changes in the country with the new president, but too long way to make any real progress towards creating a real airline to compete.

The last three years have maybe been a bit too stressful for an old boy but Ed Winter who is pushing 70 has announced his retirement on a high having finally succeeded in getting the long-awaited DAR-NBO route (and the lucrative HRE-JNB route) and in setting up the Zimbabwe hub.

If Air Tanzania is going to be bailed out then they could do a lot worse than take on Winter as a consultant when he becomes available. He has a great CV and plays a straight bat.