Trans Maldivian Airways

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Trans Maldivian Airways is an airline based in Malé in the Maldives and is the oldest air transfer operator in the Maldives. It operates scheduled services, charters, scenic flights, resort transfers and picnic flights.

Contents 1 Code data 2 History 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Code data

• ICAO Code: HUM

[edit] History

Originally Hummingbird Island Helicopters and later Hummingbird Island Airways, it began operations with a fleet of helicopters. The first seaplanes were introduced in 1997 and by 1999 Trans Maldivian Airways operated a fleet entirely made up of seaplanes. Its main base is Malé International Airport (MLE) and has 211 employees.

[edit] Fleet

The Trans Maldivian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[1]:

• 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
• 11 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300

[edit] External links

• Trans Maldivian Airways

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006