
On My Father's Wings
An Entrepreneurial Journey of Finding Humility, Resiliency, and a Lasting Legacy
- 204 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
On My Father's Wings
An Entrepreneurial Journey of Finding Humility, Resiliency, and a Lasting Legacy
About this book
"If you start slowly from the beginning, there is only one direction you can goāup." ?Michael Shirima is an exceptional figure whose perseverance and stalwart principles of faith, family, and friends contributed to his astounding and inspirational career navigating the inherent challenges and obstacles of the air transport industry in Africa. In this candid and riveting memoir, we discover the thrilling journey of an aircraft performance engineer turned serial entrepreneur who, after resigning from an executive position in a national airline, began his private career trading coffee and other commodities culminating in his founding of Precision AirāTanzania's largest privately-owned and premier airlineāin 1993. But more than just a catalog of his mistakes and successes, this is also the story of a son guided by the wisdom of his father, the story of a devoted husband, and the story of a loving father to his own children as well as to those at the orphanage he founded at the base of Kilimanjaro. Richly observed and suffused with humility and ingenuity, On My Father's Wings equips us with important life lessonsāon the value of taking risks; being kind to everyone no matter what age, race, status, or gender they are; and to never lose sight of what's most important in lifeāfrom one of the most influential figures in the aviation industry, to remind us why we fly.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 The Accident
- 2 Babaās Requiem Mass
- 3 Never Abandon This Home
- 4 Letās Go, Scouts!
- 5 Outward Bound
- 6 Taking Flight
- 7 āMan Is Lostā
- 8 Return Flight
- 9 Joy, Tragedy, and Joy
- 10 Still Smiling through an Airline Coup
- 11 Takeoff and a Forced Landing
- 12 A New Flightpath
- 13 Opportunity Knocks
- 14 Mama Goes Home
- 15 Irons in the Fire
- 16 Precision Flight Africa
- 17 Chartering Success
- 18 The Flying Impala
- 19 Highs and Lows
- 20 Out of Love for Children
- 21 Partnering for Growth
- 22 Pole Pole
- 23 This Center Is Blessed
- 24 Connection and Growth
- 25 Betrayal
- 26 Celebration of Life
- Epilogue: Light at the End of the Tunnel
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author