Air Tanzania launches major recruitment drive amid fleet and network growth
October 7, 2025
Air Tanzania has announced a significant expansion of its workforce, launching a recruitment campaign aimed at filling nearly 70 pilot positions, 100 cabin crew roles, and a range of other operational and administrative posts.
The carrier, which has been expanding its fleet and route network in recent years, is focusing on hiring experienced pilots capable of operating both narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
Air Tanzania recruits first officers and captains
The recruitment includes 45 First Officer positions based in Dar es Salaam.
Candidates are required to hold a Commercial Pilot License with a Multi-Engine Instrument Rating and a minimum of 250 flying hours.
Applicants must also demonstrate experience handling aircraft of at least 10 tons and hold a valid Class One medical certificate. Selected candidates will be offered a ten-year contract.
In addition, the airline is recruiting 23 Captains for aircraft with a type rating on the B767, B787, B737, A220, Q400 or Q300. The carrier said that non-Tanzanian pilots are encouraged to apply.
The airline is also recruiting 100 cabin crew, including 10 who speak Chinese and 10 who speak French.
Air Tanzania’s recruitment campaign is part of a broader strategy to modernise and professionalise the airline’s workforce as it seeks to become a competitive regional carrier.
Air Tanzania’s fleet expansion
Air Tanzania has invested in expanding its fleet and is working to increase connectivity across East Africa and beyond.
It operates a fleet of 3× Boeing B787-8, 2× Boeing B737-9, 1× Boeing B767-300F, 4× Airbus A220-300, 5× De Havilland Dash 8-400, and 1× De Havilland Dash 8-300.
In addition to pilots and cabin crew, Air Tanzania is also recruiting staff for technical and administrative roles.
The carrier currently flies to a range of African destinations plus Guangzhou, Mumbai, and Dubai overseas.
However it is banned from flying in Europe due to safety concerns.
Air Tanzania still under EU flight ban
In a December 2024 update to the EU Air Safety List, the European Commission banned Air Tanzania from operating to, in and from the EU. Air Tanzania has also not been granted a Third Country Operator (TCO) authorisation.
Apostolos Tzitikosas, EC commissioner for sustainable and tourism, said “the decision to include Air Tanzania in the EU Air Safety List underscores [the Commission’s] unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest safety standards for passengers in Europe and worldwide.”
Urging Air Tanzania to take “swift and decisive action to address these safety issues,” he added that the Commission has offered its assistance to the Tanzanian authorities “in enhancing Air Tanzania’s safety performance and achieving full compliance with international aviation standards”.
In a further update in June this year, the EU announced that all air carriers certified in Tanzania were prohibited from flying in European airspace.
The European Commission said the move was necessary since neither jurisdiction met international safety standards.
“Following today’s update, all air carriers certified in Suriname and Tanzania have been included on the list and can no longer operate in the EU,” the European Commission said.
With the addition of Suriname and Tanzania, 169 airlines are now banned from EU skies.
They include 142 airlines certified in 17 States due to inadequate safety oversight by the aviation authorities, and 22 airlines certified in Russia.
Five more airlines are banned based on “serious safety deficiencies”: Air Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe), Avior Airlines (Venezuela), Iran Aseman Airlines (Iran), Fly Baghdad (Iraq) and Iraqi Airways (Iraq).
Two further airlines are subject to operational restrictions and can only fly to the EU with specific aircraft types: Iran Air (Iran) and Air Koryo (North Korea).
