Fri, Feb 29, 2008
Tanzanian Carrier Has Orders For Seven New Turboprops
Tanzania's Precision Air Services
accepted delivery this week of its first ATR 72-500. This first
delivery follows a deal inked in 2006, for the purchase of six new
-500-series ATRs. In 2007, the airline booked an additional ATR
42-500.
With these seven new aircraft, Precision Air Services will renew
its ATR fleet, which currently consists of four ATR 42-320s and
three ATR 72-210s. The remaining six ATRs are to be delivered from
2008 through 2010.
The delivery ceremony took place at ATR's final assembly line in
Toulouse with Michael Shirima, the Board of Directors Chairman of
Precision Air Services, Hon Basil Mramba, Guest of Honour and
Honorable Member of the Parliament of Tanzania and Stephane Mayer,
ATR CEO.
Shirima said "he was pleased to take delivery of the first
'ATR-500 series', thus launching the modernization of our turboprop
fleet with the most efficient and advanced aircraft of the regional
market. The ATRs are very well adapted to the extreme weather
conditions of Africa, and have proven themselves to be extremely
reliable throughout our network.
"The performance of the '-500s' in hot and high environments
will allow us to optimize our operating costs and will successfully
contribute to the expansion of our network," he added.
"In the last two years, we have also sold almost 30 new aircraft
to African carriers, a success that confirms the growth of the
regional networks across the continent," Mayer said. "Because of
their ability to operate in all kinds of operating environments,
with their ease of maintenance, reduced operating costs and
environment friendliness, the ATR aircraft are very well adapted to
the regional routes in Africa."
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