486:
535:
389:
22:
674:
440:
Maldivian people were disappointed and puzzled at the secrecy and the strange and sudden circumstances of the disappearance of their national airline. Explanations were asked in a quite loud and straightforward manner for a country that does not have free press. But all the blame of the bankruptcy
436:
with losses estimated at between US$ 69.2 million. The circumstances of the demise of the
Maldive national flag carrier were at best obscure and they were never fully publicised. Apparently, officers in high government posts are meant to be protected by this silence.
329:
In May 1977, the airline ceased all operations after the
Maldivian Government grounded its aircraft and froze its assets. As for the fate of the two aircraft in operation at the time, N90907 was returned to Singapore while 8Q-AM102 (Flying Fish II) was stored at
128:
302:
In 1976, a
Singapore-based company called Tri-9 Corporation obtained 49% shareholding in the airline, and took over the management and operation of the airline on 1 June. The airline also stopped its flights to
707:
377:
During its last phase, in the 1990s, Air
Maldives, boosted by a new flow of investment, went international again. Air Maldives became a joint venture airline between the
616:
268:
aircraft purchased from
Caribbean United Airlines, dubbed "Flying Fish I" (8Q-AM101) and "Flying Fish II" (8Q-AM102). The first Air Maldives aircraft landed at
837:
326:
aircraft (reg. N90907) which was owned by Tri-9. Meanwhile, Flying Fish II (8Q-AM102) underwent a major overhaul and entered service again in
November 1976.
283:
six times a week, with maintenance work being carried out on the seventh day. A domestic service was also commenced, with a fortnightly flight between
822:
642:
832:
700:
827:
693:
318:, Singapore for overhauling. One of the aircraft (8Q-AM101, Flying Fish I) was found to be beyond economic repair and was stored at
105:
803:
43:
331:
269:
192:
620:
86:
362:
39:
58:
342:
During the beginning of the 1980s the airline was confined to the domestic field. It operated regular flights with a
65:
777:
32:
304:
288:
485:
378:
72:
751:
646:
534:
251:. After operating for about 26 years, the airline declared bankruptcy and stopped all operations in 2000.
54:
314:
When Tri-9 took over, the two aircraft owned by the airline were in very poor shape and were ferried to
388:
396:
The airline's operations were extended and on 10 November 1994 began operating scheduled flights to
741:
539:
473:
299:
to undertake airport handling, thus allowing it to minimise its own ground staffing requirements.
787:
366:
736:
469:
442:
382:
347:
218:
782:
679:
319:
315:
308:
79:
514:
Over 26 years of operation, Air
Maldives aircraft went through four different liveries.
361:
planes in the late 1980s when two further domestic airports were opened in
Hanimaadhoo (
322:, where it remained until it was broken up. It was replaced in October 1976 by another
816:
792:
248:
149:
144:
139:
409:
381:
government, which owned 51 percent, and Naluri Berhad (the majority shareholder of
343:
240:
767:
502:
480:
462:
455:
358:
323:
265:
187:
21:
669:
433:
405:
351:
296:
746:
685:
445:
chief executive officer, and public outcry in the
Maldives soon died down.
717:
284:
276:
244:
441:
was conveniently heaped on
Malaysian entrepreneur Tajudin Ramli, former
127:
413:
401:
292:
280:
495:
417:
538:
Flag carrier of the country was handed over to Island Aviation (now
731:
533:
484:
421:
397:
387:
247:. It was established on 1 October 1974 during the presidency of
689:
15:
617:"Air Maldives debt is US$ 69.2 Million – Attorney General"
275:
The airline operated scheduled daily flights between
291:. Meanwhile, the airline appointed travel agents in
760:
724:
224:
214:
206:
198:
186:
178:
170:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
562:- Male', Gan, Hanimaadhoo, Kaadedhdhoo, Kadhdhoo
701:
8:
120:
432:In 2000, Air Maldives was dissolved due to
264:Air Maldives entered into service with two
708:
694:
686:
119:
385:), which held the remaining 49 percent.
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
542:) from Air Maldives after the bankruptcy
643:"Anbaree Abdul Sattar and Air Maldives"
608:
7:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
838:1974 establishments in the Maldives
334:until it was sold in January 1979.
239:was the first national airline and
311:from their airbase on the island.
14:
823:Defunct airlines of the Maldives
672:
307:following the withdrawal of the
126:
20:
833:Airlines disestablished in 2000
357:The Skyvan was replaced by two
228:Anbaree Abdul Sattar (Chairman)
31:needs additional citations for
1:
828:Airlines established in 1974
424:) were introduced later on.
193:Male' International Airport
854:
778:Hummingbird Island Airways
801:
148:
143:
138:
134:
125:
468:1 x de Havilland Canada
392:Air Maldives Airbus A310
752:Trans Maldivian Airways
483:(Both scrapped in 2008)
472:(Still in service with
543:
490:
393:
537:
488:
465:(leased and returned)
458:(leased and returned)
391:
804:Airports in Maldives
598:- London, Manchester
590:United Arab Emirates
505:(1 sold, 1 scrapped)
295:to sell tickets and
40:improve this article
649:on 28 December 2008
550:- Kochi, Trivandrum
474:Maldivian (airline)
272:on 9 October 1974.
230:Fauzi Bin Ayob (MD)
122:
788:Maldivian Air Taxi
544:
491:
394:
810:
809:
489:Short SC-7 Skyvan
443:Malaysia Airlines
383:Malaysia Airlines
346:between Malé and
234:
233:
179:Ceased operations
166:
165:
116:
115:
108:
90:
845:
783:Maldives Airways
716:Airlines of the
710:
703:
696:
687:
682:
677:
676:
675:
659:
658:
656:
654:
645:. Archived from
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
623:on 16 March 2012
619:. Archived from
613:
363:Haa Dhaalu Atoll
136:
135:
130:
123:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
853:
852:
848:
847:
846:
844:
843:
842:
813:
812:
811:
806:
797:
756:
720:
714:
680:Aviation portal
678:
673:
671:
668:
663:
662:
652:
650:
641:
640:
636:
626:
624:
615:
614:
610:
605:
520:
512:
494:1 x Short SC-7
451:
430:
375:
365:) and Kahdhoo (
340:
332:Hulhulé Airport
309:Royal Air Force
270:Hulhulé Airport
262:
257:
229:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
851:
849:
841:
840:
835:
830:
825:
815:
814:
808:
807:
802:
799:
798:
796:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
764:
762:
758:
757:
755:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
728:
726:
722:
721:
715:
713:
712:
705:
698:
690:
684:
683:
667:
666:External links
664:
661:
660:
634:
607:
606:
604:
601:
600:
599:
596:United Kingdom
593:
587:
581:
575:
569:
568:- Kuala Lumpur
563:
557:
551:
545:
527:
519:
516:
511:
508:
507:
506:
499:
498:(Sold in 1991)
492:
477:
466:
459:
450:
447:
429:
426:
374:
371:
339:
336:
261:
258:
256:
253:
232:
231:
226:
222:
221:
219:Malé, Maldives
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
190:
184:
183:
180:
176:
175:
174:1 October 1974
172:
168:
167:
164:
163:
160:
157:
153:
152:
147:
142:
132:
131:
114:
113:
55:"Air Maldives"
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
850:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
820:
818:
805:
800:
794:
793:Mega Maldives
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
765:
763:
759:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
729:
727:
723:
719:
711:
706:
704:
699:
697:
692:
691:
688:
681:
670:
665:
648:
644:
638:
635:
622:
618:
612:
609:
602:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
541:
536:
531:
528:
525:
522:
521:
517:
515:
509:
504:
500:
497:
493:
487:
482:
478:
475:
471:
467:
464:
460:
457:
453:
452:
448:
446:
444:
438:
435:
427:
425:
423:
419:
415:
412:. Flights to
411:
407:
403:
399:
390:
386:
384:
380:
372:
370:
368:
364:
360:
355:
353:
349:
345:
337:
335:
333:
327:
325:
321:
317:
312:
310:
306:
300:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
273:
271:
267:
259:
254:
252:
250:
249:Ibrahim Nasir
246:
242:
238:
227:
223:
220:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
194:
191:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
162:AIR MALDIVES
161:
158:
155:
154:
151:
146:
141:
137:
133:
129:
124:
118:
110:
107:
99:
96:December 2012
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
773:Air Maldives
772:
651:. Retrieved
647:the original
637:
625:. Retrieved
621:the original
611:
595:
589:
583:
577:
571:
565:
559:
553:
547:
529:
523:
518:Destinations
513:
439:
431:
410:Kuala Lumpur
395:
376:
356:
344:Short Skyvan
341:
328:
313:
301:
274:
263:
241:flag carrier
237:Air Maldives
236:
235:
215:Headquarters
207:Destinations
121:Air Maldives
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
768:Air Equator
627:30 December
572:South Korea
532:- Frankfurt
503:Convair 440
481:Dornier 228
463:Airbus A310
456:Airbus A300
367:Laamu Atoll
359:Dornier 228
324:Convair 440
266:Convair 440
817:Categories
653:15 January
603:References
476:as 8Q-AMD)
434:bankruptcy
428:Bankruptcy
406:Trivandrum
352:Addu Atoll
297:Air Ceylon
225:Key people
199:Fleet size
66:newspapers
747:Manta Air
742:Maldivian
586:- Bangkok
580:- Colombo
578:Sri Lanka
540:Maldivian
379:Maldivian
718:Maldives
584:Thailand
566:Malaysia
560:Maldives
245:Maldives
150:Callsign
761:Defunct
725:Current
592:- Dubai
574:- Seoul
556:- Tokyo
530:Germany
526:- Paris
414:Bangkok
402:Colombo
320:Seletar
316:Seletar
293:Colombo
281:Colombo
255:History
243:of the
171:Founded
80:scholar
524:France
510:Livery
496:Skyvan
470:Dash 8
418:London
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
737:Flyme
732:BeOnd
554:Japan
548:India
449:Fleet
422:Dubai
420:(via
398:Dubai
373:1990s
350:, in
338:1980s
285:Male'
277:Male'
260:1970s
87:JSTOR
73:books
655:2009
629:2010
501:2 x
479:2 x
461:3 x
454:2 x
416:and
408:and
287:and
279:and
188:Hubs
182:2000
159:AMI
145:ICAO
140:IATA
59:news
369:).
348:Gan
305:Gan
289:Gan
156:L6
42:by
819::
404:,
400:,
354:.
210:14
709:e
702:t
695:v
657:.
631:.
202:9
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
