Dar es Salaam, March 26 -- DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzanias flag carrier airline – ATCL announced Tuesday it expects to receive a long-range plane next month, an addition to its fleet that could see the company expand its route network, reaching new markets.

Air Tanzania Company limited (ATCL) Managing Director, Engineer Ladislaus Matindi made the announcement during the inaugural ceremony of a newly acquired Boeing 737- Max 9 that landed for the first time at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday. The plane now makes the total number of ATCL planes to 16.

Eng Matindi said the government has invested approximately 2.4tr/- in the purchase of aircraft, the construction of commercial enabling infrastruct...