CHINESE AVIATION COMPANY LAUNCHES AFRICAN AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER IN TANZANIA
Aviation
Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has launched a technical field aircraft
support center that will provide services to Chinese civil aircraft operators
in Africa from its base in Dar es Salaam.
The Chinese
aviation company is also in discussions with the Air Tanzania Company Limited
(ATCL) to establish a joint venture, provide its technical services and supply
spare parts to them and to other local Tanzanian firms.
According to Milton
Lazaro, acting CEO of ATCL, the partnership between the ATCL and AVIC will
result in expanded services.
“The
alliance between ATCL and AVIC is aimed at enhancing domestic and regional air
network within Tanzania and Africa as well as the whole world,” he said,
“Through such cooperation, we are very sure that even the number of our
aircraft is going to increase and we can expand services.
” The
decision to establish an aviation center was reached in October 2014 when the
two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen
cooperation and bilateral relations between the countries during a visit by
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete to China.
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