Flag carrier Air Tanzania Corporate Limited (ATCL) has suspended services to China for an unspecified period as one of its Boeing 787-8s goes into heavy maintenance. Suspension of the three-times-weekly service to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) was announced in a notice on September 22, but no reason was given for the action.
Speaking to AirInsight, Managing Director Ladislaus Matindi, who is currently on business in the United States, said the suspension had been occasioned by the need to take one of the pair of 787s for heavy maintenance, which had fallen due.
Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016.
Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.
