The only thing he completed ni ku funga all ongoing projectsAaah! Come on, you can't compare Magu to Kagame, Ok let me ask you something, since being elected, has Magu completed any significant project that matters on the economy of Tanzania??
Your last comment is more of wishful thinking than the reality. And I know you want to go to bed telling yourself "yeah, Kenya airline industry is doing really-really well"Fly on KQ or its equivalent to SA then go fly fastjet and you tell us whats different.....
then when you say fuel efficiency compared to any other aircraft in the market with similar seat number? what are you talking about?
a turboprop and a jet engines are very different technologies that are prefered for different purposes.... fuel effitiency is just one factor, there are many other factors that make airlines go for other aircrafts....things like cruising speed, comfort, laguage capacity, maximum weight to carry, Maintanance costs and support services.... for example after KQ purchase of the embraer jets- embraer make KQ maintanance hanger the only Authorised maintaner of embrae planes in Africa, Boeing too did that (for South Africa too) So all African countries operating those aircrafts have to bring their aircrafts here for maintanance.... ... plus other foreign aircraft owners from outside africa make sure their fhlight routes include nairobi so to get there aitlines checked before proceeding..
Embraer approves Kenya Airways Maintenance as their 10th global service centre
so next time dont be suprised if you end up paying fee to kenyan engineers to repair or maintain your q400s.
The answer is yes, but before we go into that, how long Magufuli has been in power, and how long has Kagame been in the power.Aaah! Come on, you can't compare Magu to Kagame, Ok let me ask you something, since being elected, has Magu completed any significant project that matters on the economy of Tanzania??
if Kenya managed to be the authorised service maintanance for boeing and embraer in this regions, is it really wishfull thinking in thinking that bombaider could be next?Your last comment is more of wishful thinking than the reality. And I know you want to go to bed telling yourself "yeah, Kenya airline industry is doing really-really well"
But you fail to prove me wrong, Q400 can not be bitten on fuel consumption with any aircraft on the market today. Cruising altitude speed used to be a thing back then, nowadays all airline bosses are more interested with fuel consumption rather than bells and whistles. So is there any aircraft?
if Kenya managed to be the authorised service maintanance for boeing and embraer in this regions, is it really wishfull thinking in thinking that bombaider could be next?
It is a fact that Kenyan Avaitation industry is the most advanced in this region, I can go to bed just fine..... An airline like African express is bigger than jambojet and most people who dont visit the airport don't even know the airline...
Yes, airlines are interested in fuel saving but like I said, their are many things to be considered... first off all most modern planes that sell have very effitient ways of saving fuel....it is only that some save more than others.. i have not done my research to assertaing if the Q-400 is most effitient in its category but for this purpose lets assume it is... and lets compare a few things I remember to the E-190 ....
So what does the q400 got going for itself other than fuel save, huh?
lets say for every trip to and fro in a distance of 500km the q400 saves $2000 on fuel...Or lets wven make it a whole $5000 saved on fuel for one complete trip. well and good .... on yearly calculation, that looks very good on a book, alot of money saved....
but on the other hand comparatively, a plane like the E-190 is heavier, consumes more fuel... but it does carry 18 more persengers (could those 18 more persengers fare pay for the fuel lost and still spare some change? )
in addition, it has less noise, there is more overhead space this accormodating lager bags and lagguage for each persenger .... it comes with screens on the back of each seat...... unlike the q400(although am not sure)
So for a legacy airline that wants to maintain a reputation of exquisit comfort, inflight entertainment , other services like zero charge on upto 35kg laguage...... faced with those kind of stats which model of plane do you think the airline will go fir????? what about a low budget airline that wants to charge like 40% less fare? which pland will they go for?
there are other private airlines in kenya that operate bombadier planes you know?Haha, in order for bombardier choose Kenya as their maintenance center Kenya need to own significant number of bombardier aircrafts. Meanwhile Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa are stock piling on Q400's.
What make Q400 standout, for the start, you'll only need half of the seats full to break even, the rest is profit. To give you an example, a trip from Nairobi to Dar, E190 you'll need 3 tons of fuel, Q400 you'll new 1.5 tons of fuel. E190 will be 15min quicker compare to Q400 which isn't that much of different. But with Q400 you can land the aircraft on shortest runway 1290m, try that with E190 [emoji23]
there are other private airlines in kenya that operate bombadier planes you know?
I have looked it up, e190 actially carries 24 more persengers than q400 as opposed to 18 i said b4... that means in high season when flights are fully booked for every 4 flights the e190 makes, the q400 will hace to make a fifth additional flight to have carried same perssengers, but it will have to carry 11,000kd less laguage...
and as per online stats the q400 fuel consumtion is worth $7.5/nautical mile while the e190 is $13.8
and about the runway thing, that would matter if we were in 1970s, but nowadays most main commercial towns with traffic have big enough runways, so it really doesnt matter how short you can take off.....
So on paper the q400 might look good, but the demands of a carrier might render it not that good
Sawa airline expert with no credible airlineThere is no rule book which states that an airline can not be a budget and non budget at the same time. Airline separate those two categories for tax reasons.
BTW did you just wrote this to justify Jambojet leasing pangaboy? SMH this proves that Tanzania was making the right call, the fuel efficiency of those aircraft can not be bitten by any aircraft in the market today with similar number of seats.
[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]The only thing he completed ni ku funga all ongoing projects
Ndio shida ya kukaa chini na kusubiri kuambiwa, do your own researchKagame on the other hand has made rwanda the most attactive place to do business in africa ...magufuli is making companies run away from tz
The One Who Laughs Last laughs......!!!!!! BwahahahahaSawa airline expert with no credible airline
Being a late adopter of airline biz, I think Tz should have learnt a lot from KQ.The One Who Laughs Last laughs......!!!!!! Bwahahahaha
With all those jibes about our pangaboy, leo Kenya your rushing to lease the same type of aircrafts, not even buying ...leasing.
Being a late adopter of airline biz, I think Tz should have learnt a lot from KQ.The One Who Laughs Last laughs......!!!!!! Bwahahahaha
With all those jibes about our pangaboy, leo Kenya your rushing to lease the same type of aircrafts, not even buying ...leasing.
Being a late adopter of airline biz, I think Tz should have learnt a lot from KQ.
First and foremost, lease instead of buying.
Second, figure out what you want from the planes, don't buy to win some political points. Hii biashara sio mzaha.
Thirdly by understanding your objective. Choose your planes carefully. If you want to fly between Dar and arusha, you are probably catering to locals. If you want to go regional, or continental, the customer experience is key. Hakuna mambo na kubana matumizi hapa when you are catering to international clients.
I admire your courage. You may be seeing something that we are not. Most national carriers are loss making in africa. Coupled with government red tape. I wonder how the CEO of your airline was picked. Was he appointed by the president or selected competitively. How is your board of directors. Also appointed. You see the problem with planes is that they gobble cash whether packed in a hanger or flying.But ATC and KQ are in a very different position, we didn't have any choice than to buy our own aircraft cash because no one could lease us aircraft with the company which has debtor breathing on its neck. We had to spend our own money if we wanted stick our foot in the airline industry door. Ukumbuke kwamba hatukununuwa hizo ndege ndogo tuu, we also place orders for lager aircrafts too, at the moment we are waiting for there delivery.
Oh yes! it is imminent! ATC is about to gobble up the competition.But ATC and KQ are in a very different position, we didn't have any choice than to buy our own aircraft cash because no one could lease us aircraft with the company which has debtor breathing on its neck. We had to spend our own money if we wanted stick our foot in the airline industry door. Ukumbuke kwamba hatukununuwa hizo ndege ndogo tuu, we also place orders for lager aircrafts too, at the moment we are waiting for there delivery.
I'm sure KQ have already lean by now that it's not about changing CEO's or who appoints the next CEO, but it's more about business climate and intercepting glideslope in business sense. But ATC will have a very different model compare to other major airline.I admire your courage. You may be seeing something that we are not. Most national carriers are loss making in africa. Coupled with government red tape. I wonder how the CEO of your airline was picked. Was he appointed by the president or selected competitively. How is your board of directors. Also appointed. You see the problem with planes is that they gobble cash whether packed in a hanger or flying.
But well, you are already in it, so go for it and make the most of your opportunities
Am not sure, but we will never get to know the financial performance of the tz airline. I guess its like a parastatal so some info will be hidden. Unlike Kq which is publicly quoted and has to bare it all. Even strategy is made public to the joy of competitor airlines.I'm sure KQ have already lean by now that it's not about changing CEO's or who appoints the next CEO, but it's more about business climate and intercepting glideslope in business sense. But ATC will have a very different model compare to other major airline.