The Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) was founded in 1999 by an Act of Parliament. The Authority is responsible for the provision of airport services; airport management services; ground support; business planning; airport expansion within Tanzania; construction of airports and airport facilities; and whatever else in entailed in the sustenance of the aviation industry in Tanzania. The Authority operates under the purview of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. [1]
TAA main offices are located in Dar es Salaam and at Julius Nyerere International Airport. The sitting Director General of the TAA is Eng. Prosper F.B.H. Tesha.[2]