On October 12th, Air Tanzania returned to skies
with a 32 years old Boeing 737-236(A). ATCL is back after more than two
months of suspension due to a dispute over a lease agreement with the Dubai
based air services company, Aerovista, owners of the earlier leased Boeing
737-500, 4L - AJB. This time Air Tanzania has leased the B737-236(A) ZS-SVV
from South Africa where by it has been in service by Star Air Cargo. ZS-SVV
arrived in Dar Es Salaam on 11th of October 2012 in Air
Tanzania livery and started its operations the next day as flight TC 108 to Mwanza.
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| Boeing 737-236(A) MSN 22030, ZS-SVV in Air Tanzania livery @ Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar Es Salaam. |
A brief History of ZS-SVV:
This aircraft was built in 1980 and
begun service at British Airtours as G-BGJI. It was then delivered to
Caledonian and British Airways using the same registration (G-BGJI), then went
to LAN Chile in 1997 already as CC-CZO, then to LADECO, LAN Chile, LAN Express,
LAN Airlines and then to Air Comet Chile where it was stored from 10/2008 until
12/2008. It was then delivered to Aerolinea Principal Chile then to PAL
principal Airlines and become stored on 08/2010 until 02/2012 then delivered to
Star Air Cargo in South Africa and become ZS-SVV. This aircraft is now serving
Air Tanzania with same registration.
Aircraft Type
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Airline
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Engines
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Config
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Delivered
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Remark
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G-BGJI
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01-10-1980
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G-BGJI
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05-1983
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G-BGJI
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28-04-1985
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G-BGJI
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01-11-1987
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G-BGJI
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23-04-1988
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G-BGJI
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05-04-1990
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CC-CZO
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06-12-1997
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CC-CZO
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03-1998
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CC-CZO
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24-09-2002
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CC-CZO
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08-09-2004
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CC-CZO
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07-02-2008
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CC-CZO
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20-04-2009
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ZS-SVV
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24-02-2012
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aircraft data
by: http://www.planespotters.net/
More about ATCL- Aero vista
contract:
Air Tanzania has already returned
the Boeing 737-500, 4L-AJB to the lessor Aero Vista due
to the cancellation of the contract. The plane leased from Aero Vista had arrived
on Saturday 13th May 2012 at Julius Nyerere International
Airport in Dar es Salaam as a short-term plan to enhance the firm’s service
delivery. Unfortunately things didn't work out fine as
it couldn't bring about the intended profit and rather the company
realized it was a loss, so they suspended flights then followed by cancelling
the contract earlier in august, 2012.
On the other hand,
ATCL expects to be back on the other routes using its Dash-8 Q300 plane after
the completion of the heavy maintenance exercise that is undergoing at the
ATCL’s Hangar at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salam.
Visit this space for updates on what is happening on Tanzanian aviation.
 back in skies with a Boeing 737-236(A) ZS-SVV, ‘a veteran of skies’!){kind=link}
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