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Nov 11, 2012
Tanzanian regional carrier
Precision Air Services has taken delivery of the first ATR 42-600 to go into
scheduled commercial service. It is also airline's first brand new -600 series
aircraft out of 5 (4 ATR 42-600s and 1 ATR 72-600) ordered in December 2011.
The aircraft's first
commercial flight should take place upon its arrival in Dar Es Salaam,
Tanzania, when the ATR 42-600 takes off for Kilimanjaro. The second ATR 42-600
will be delivered towards the end of this year with the other deliveries
continuing throughout 2013. The handover of the ATR 72-600 is scheduled
for 2014.
ATR also supports
Precision Air Services' training needs and in 2006 set up a partnership for
certified aeronautical maintenance training for Tanzanian students. Each
student spends one academic year at the Aeronautical Technical School in
Toulouse, France, and then joins Precision Air Services' maintenance crew in
Dar Es Salaam. So far, 12 students have already graduated from these courses
and joined the airline. 5 students are currently undergoing intensive training,
while 24 more are expected in the coming years.
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