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The airline was founded in 1989 as Hummingbird Island Helicopters by pilot Kit Chambers. The company operated a strictly helicopter fleet of aircraft, moving tourists from the airport to a select number of island resorts. 1993 saw the establishment of Maldivian Air Taxi, a direct competitor offering more-preferred seaplane transfers.
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Notes BeOnd: Beond Airlines: B4: BYD: BEOND: 2023 World's First Premium Leisure Airline Based In The Maldives. Villa Air (Flyme) VP: VQI: Villa Air: 2011 Domestic airline Maldivian: Q2: DQA: SKYSURFER: 2000 National airline of Maldives Manta Air: NR: MAV: Sea Wings: 2016 Domestic airline ...
Trans Maldivian Airways base at Velana International Airport A Vancouver Island Air DHCT-3 Turbo Otter at Campbell River Water Aerodrome Seawings Cessna 208 Caravan Tofino Air Cessna 180 at Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome Seaborne Airlines Twin Otter at Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base Seair Seaplanes DHC-2T Turbo-Beaver at Ganges Water ...
Maldivian Air Taxi (MAT) was a domestic carrier in the Maldives and was one of the largest seaplane operators in the world, operating over 500 flights a week during the peak tourist season. Beginning in November 1993 with two aircraft, MAT grew in direct response to the opening of newly developed resorts that require seaplane transport services ...
On 17 May 2004 a Trans Maldivian Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 collided with the sea-wall of runway 18 after experiencing problems taking off from the seaplane base. Both pilots and one passenger were seriously injured in the accident.
On 25 August 2008, the airline division of Island Aviation Services was re-branded as Maldivian. [ 2 ] Flight Q27100, a Viking Air De Havilland DHC-6-200 aircraft with registration marks 8Q-IAG, suffered an accident during three failed take-off attempts at Nature’s Paradise Island at 0926 hours on 16 November 2017.
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or headquarters Notes Air BC: Vancouver: 1980 - 2002 To Air Canada Jazz: Air Southwest: Chilliwack: 1983 - 2005 Airspeed Aviation: Abbotsford: 1986 - 2009 Sold to Orca Airways: Baxter Aviation: 6B Nanaimo Harbour: 1985 - 2007 Sold to West Coast Air: BCWest Air: Abbotsford: 2007 - 2008
Current events; Random article; ... 22.1 Aviation in the Maldives. 23 Maldives stubs. 24 See also. ... Maldivian; Manta Air; Trans Maldivian Airways;