Tanzania to start maintaining aircraft locally, ending costly overseas repairs
Deputy Minister for Transport David Kihenzile inspects the aircraft maintenance and repair facility at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) during a visit to the airport on June 13, 2026. PHOTO | JANETH JOSEPH
Hai. The government has launched a major upgrade of the aircraft maintenance and repair hangar at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA), a move aimed at reducing the cost of sending aircraft abroad for servicing and strengthening Tanzania’s aviation maintenance capacity.
