Africa-Press – Tanzania. THE Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority’s (TCAA) Director General, Mr Salim Msangi said yesterday that the government is engaging the continental bloc to ensure that all issues raised during the European Union (EU) air safety assessment are fully addressed.
According to the European Union’s (EU) latest update of its aviation safety List, all aircrafts registered in Tanzania have been banned from flying to EU airspace.
Clarifying in the statement, TCAA Director General, Mr Msangi assured the EU that while they continue with the consultations on all the concerns raised, it will also keep on upholding and executing its mandate and obligation to ensure operators meet all safety requirements for safe operations.
“Currently, we are engaging with the European Union to ensure that issues raised during their assessment in Tanzania are fully addressed and the ban lifted to allow any air carrier certified in Tanzania to operate in and from EU countries in future if they choose to do so,” Mr Msangi said.
He clarified that the ban by EU involves air carriers certified in Tanzania from operating to, in and from the EU including overflight.
Mr Msangi said the restriction does not affect existing operations of air carriers certified in Tanzania and they do not fly to the EU.
“Their operations in Tanzania, in the region and to other non-EU countries are not impacted by the decision,” he said.
He added: “The decision also does not affect the operations of air carriers flying to and from Tanzania that are not certified in the country.’”
In a related development, he said Tanzania continues to maintain an impressive safety record, stressing that public air transport especially passenger safety remains a top priority.
Tanzania is a contracting state to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
He noted that during the most recent ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme-Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP-CMA), Tanzania achieved a 67.3 per cent effective implementation rate of critical aviation safety elements, surpassing the ICAO global average.
“Such score attests our commitment to safety in air transport and since then we have continued to improve further,” he said.
He assured all Tanzanian air operators and air travelers that TCAA is committed to supporting and ensuring compliance with air safety standards. These standards are outlined in the country’s civil aviation regulations, which are aligned with the annexes of ICAO.
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