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== Incidents and accidents ==
== Incidents and accidents ==

Revision as of 06:23, 24 August 2008

Trans Maldivian Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
M8 TMW TRANS MALDIVIAN
Founded1989
HubsMalé International Airport
Fleet size17
HeadquartersMaldives
Websitehttp://www.tma.com.mv/
TMA aircraft in operation

Trans Maldivian Airways is a private airline based in Malé International Airport and is the oldest air transfer operator currently operating in the Maldives.

History

Originally Hummingbird Island Helicopters (established in 1989) and later Hummingbird Island Airways, it began operations with a fleet of helicopters. The first seaplanes were introduced in 1997 and from 1999 to 2007 Trans Maldivian Airways operated a fleet entirely made up of seaplanes. In August 2007 it started operating domestic flights to Gan with an ATR 42.

Destinations

    • Domestic
  • Male International Airport (hub)
  • Kaadedhdhoo Domestic Airport
  • Gan International Airport

Domestic Resorts

  • Many

Services

Services provided by the company includes [1]:

  • Scenic flights
  • Resort transfers
  • Picnic flights
  • Aircraft charter
  • Domestic Air Services

Fleet

File:TMA 8QATM 01.JPG
First ATR 42-320 of TMA, MSN 194.

The Trans Maldivian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at June 2007) [2]:

Incidents and accidents

  • 17.05.04 a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 crashed on the end of runway 18 at Male International Airport after experiencing problems taking off from the seaplane base at Hulhule, adjacent to the international airport. Both pilots and one passenger were seriously injured in the accident....................................

References