Here bellow is an extract of the 2017/18 budget for the ministry of works, transport and communications as presented in the parliament by the minister prof. Makame Mbarawa in which TZS 500,000 million is allocated for finalizing the payment for qnty 2 Bombardier CS300, qnty 1 B787-8 Dreamliner, insurance, training for personnel, start up cost and as well the down payment for another (the second) Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Katika mwaka 2016/2017, idadi ya abiria wanaotumia usafiri wa anga imefikia abiria 5,057,180 ikilinganishwa na abiria 4,861,277 waliosafiri mwaka 2015/2016. Hili ni ongezeko la asilimia 4. Kwa abiria wanaosafiri kwenda na kutoka nje ya nchi, katika mwaka 2016/2017, jumla ya abiria 2,238,653 wanatarajiwa kusafiri ikilinganishwa na abiria 2,146,360 waliosafiri katika mwaka 2015/2016.