Tanzania Airports Authority
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The Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) was founded in 1999 by an Act of Parliament
. The Authority
is responsible for the provision of airport services
; airport management services
; ground support
; business planning; airport expansion within Tanzania
; construction of airports and airport facilities
; and whatever else in entailed in the sustenance of the aviation industry
in Tanzania
. The Authority operates under the purview of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development
.
TAA main offices
are located in Dar es Salaam
and at Julius Nyerere International Airport
. The sitting Director General of the TAA is Eng. Prosper F.B.H. Tesha.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
. The Authority
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
is responsible for the provision of airport services
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
; airport management services
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
; ground support
Ground Support Equipment
Ground support equipment is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the ramp, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment is used to service the aircraft between flights. As its name implies, GSE is there to support the operations of aircraft on the ground...
; business planning; airport expansion within Tanzania
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
; construction of airports and airport facilities
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
; and whatever else in entailed in the sustenance of the aviation industry
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. The Authority operates under the purview of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development
Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Tanzania
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development of Tanzania is responsible for coordinating and financing the development of the infrastructure of the country...
.
TAA main offices
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
are located in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
and at Julius Nyerere International Airport
Julius Nyerere International Airport
Julius Nyerere International Airport -History:The German colonial Government built the first airport in Tanganyika at Kurasini in Temeke District in 1918. It was called Mkeja Airport....
. The sitting Director General of the TAA is Eng. Prosper F.B.H. Tesha.
See also
- Tanzania Civil Aviation AuthorityTanzania Civil Aviation AuthorityThe Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority is the government body that regulates air services and airport services, and provides air navigation services, in Tanzania. It was founded by an Act of Parliament in 2003 and operates under the purview of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development...
- Ministry of Infrastructure Development, TanzaniaMinistry of Infrastructure Development, TanzaniaThe Ministry of Infrastructure Development of Tanzania is responsible for coordinating and financing the development of the infrastructure of the country...