A Kenya Airways flight to New York experienced a malfunction mid-air over Chad, prompting the Dreamliner, registered as 5Y-KZH, to make an emergency return to Nairobi. The aircraft was traveling at a ground speed of 484 knots when the decision to turn back was made, according to Tanzania Times.

According to the aviation minister, Keyamo, preliminary findings indicate that an aircraft was cleared to land at Asaba Airport but mistakenly touched down on a nearby construction road, which the pilots confused for the runway. The incident is now being treated as a national security matter.

Msalato International Airport in Dodoma is set to commence operations in September 2026 as construction nears completion. The airport is designed to accommodate 1.5 million passengers each year and aims to enhance both domestic and international air connectivity, thereby bolstering investment and economic activity in Tanzania's capital.

A historic train station between Kenya and Tanzania is reported to be the site where the first aircraft in East Africa was built, according to the Tanzania Times. In his book Guerrillas of Tsavo, author James G Willson recorded that the first war aircraft was transported in crates along the Uganda railway from Mombasa to Voi, then moved along the newly completed military line to Maktau. The account highlights the railway's role in early East African aviation history.

An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at a Miami airport, killing five people, according to Moneyweb. The incident forced the temporary closure of the airport's runways during the busy Labour Day travel weekend, disrupting operations at the facility. Further details about the cause of the accident were not immediately available.

Official port statistics indicate that cargo traffic to and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) via the Port of Dar es Salaam and Tanga surged from 4,180,902 tonnes in 2024 to 7,239,741 tonnes in 2025, marking a 73.2 percent increase. This development positions the DRC as the largest transit cargo market for Tanzania's ports.