PRECISION AIR RENEWS AOC CERTIFICATE
18th January, 2021 Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Leading Airline Precision Air, has been granted its Aircraft Operation Certificate (AOC) renewal after undergoing AOC inspection in December 2020 by Inspectors from Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority.
Commenting on the achievement Precision Air’s Managing Director and CEO Mr. Patrick Mwanri, said the renewal of the AOC is the continuation of Precision’s commitment to serving the country and beyond while observing rules and regulations of aircraft operations.
“We are happy to receive our new AOC certificate and we would like to thank Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) for a professional inspection process. On behalf of the management I am also congratulating Precision Air team for maintaining our standards and always looking for areas of improvements which has resulted to this achievement. This was also possible through their commitment to professionalism. He added
Precision Air has been able to renew it AOC for 27 years consecutively from 1993 when it was first registered as a commercial schedule and non-schedule airline. Now operating a fleet of nine (9) Aircrafts, it is the second designated National carrier operating to 11 domestic and regional destinations.
What does the AOC renewal means?
Aircraft Operation Certificate (AOC) is the certification granted by Tanzania Civil Aviation which gives permission to Airline to do commercial operation within the country and beyond based on Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA). This certification is issued after intensive review process done by TCAA Inspectors and it is renewable annually.
Precision Air is a Tanzania majority owned company, offering schedule flight from its main hub Dar es Salaam to Arusha, Bukoba, Dodoma, Kahama, Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, Mtwara, Mwanza, Zanzibar and Nairobi. Apart from scheduled commercial flights Precision air also offers charter services, third party Maintenance services through its Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO), Parcel services, and Cargo Services.