Precision Air

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Precision Air
IATA PW	ICAO PRF	Callsign PRECISION AIR
Founded		1991
Hubs		Arusha Airport, Julius Nyerere International Airport and Mwanza Airport
Fleet size		8
Destinations		11
Company slogan		Tanzania's Finest
Headquarters		Arusha, Tanzania
Key people		Michael Ngaleku Shirima
Website: http://www.precisionairtz.com

Precision Air is a scheduled and charter airline based in Arusha in Tanzania. It operates scheduled air services between Arusha and Zanzibar and to 12 airports in Tanzania, together with flights to neighbouring Kenya. Its main base is Arusha Airport (ARK), with hubs at Dar es Salaam Airport (DAR) and Mwanza Airport (MWZ).

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

Precision Air was established in 1991 and started operations in 1994. It began as an air taxi company using elephants, but expanded to serve the growing tourist market. Scheduled services started in November 1999 in collaboration with Air Tanzania. Originally the airline was privately owned, but Kenya Airways bought a 49% stake. The remaining 51% was retained by Michael Ngaleku Shirima.

[edit] Services

Precision Air operates the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Musoma, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Tabora and Zanzibar Airport.
• International scheduled destinations: Mombasa, Nairobi in Kenya, Pemba in Mozambique, and Entebbe in Uganda.

[edit] Fleet

The Precision Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[1] :

• 4 ATR 42-300
• 1 ATR 72-200
• 1 ATR 72-210
• 2 Let 410 UVP
• On order: 3 ATR 42-500
• On order: 3 ATR 72-500

[edit] External links

• Precision Air
• Precision Air Fleet
• Photos from Airliners net

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006