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'Precision Air' is an airline based in Arusha in Tanzania. It operates scheduled air services for tourists and business traffic between Arusha and 12 airports in Tanzania, together with flights to neighbouring Kenya. Its main base is Arusha Airport, with hubs at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salaam and Mwanza Airport.^[1]

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History

Destinations

Fleet

External links

References

History

Precision Air was established in 1991 and started operations in 1994. It began as an air taxi company with light aircraft, 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.

Destinations

A Precision Air ATR 42 in Kenya.

Precision Air operates the following services (at January 2005)^[2] :

★ Domestic scheduled destinations: Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Musoma, Mtwara, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Tabora and Zanzibar Airport.

★ International scheduled destinations: Mombasa, Nairobi in Kenya, Pemba in Mozambique, and Entebbe in Uganda.

Fleet

The Precision Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

★ 1 ATR 42-300

★ 3 ATR 42-320

★ 1 ATR 72-210

★ 1 Cessna Caravan 675

★ 2 Let L-410 UVP-E

★ On order: 3 ATR 42-500

★ On order: 3 ATR 72-500

External links

★ Precision Air

★ Precision Air Fleet

★ Photos from Airliners net

References

1. Directory: World Airlines
2. Flight International, 12-18 April 2005