A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Air France has begun its direct flights to the Maldives on Thursday- 2nd of November 2017. The maiden Air France flight AF 222 departed Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 at 8:52 PM and arrived at Male’- Velana International Airport at 10:48 am on the 2nd of November 2017 with a […]
Qatar Airways has started their operations to and from Maldives with one of the world’s most modern aircraft; the Airbus A350. Flight QR 674 departed from Hamad International Airport (Doha) at approximately 8:24 am on the 31st of October 2107 (Tuesday) and landed at Velana International Airport, Maldives at 15:09 pm. The total flying time […]
Seaplanes of Maldivian docked at Velana International Airport. The Maldives’ national carrier Maldivian on Monday announced plans to expand its fleet with two more airplanes and four seaplanes. Maldivian’s managing director Abdul Haris revealed that the company is working to bring in a seaplane next month and a Dash 8 airliner, which seats 50 people, […]
Qatar Airways has announced that all Qatar Airways flights to and from Maldives are to be upgraded to one of the world’s most modern aircraft; the Airbus A350. Qatar Airways was the launch customer for the A350 on the 15th January 2015, and the airline also has over 80 of them on order between the […]
Aircraft used for training at the Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA) pictured in Gan International Airport. PHOTO/AAA Addu International Airport Company (AIA) may not be renewing its agreement with Sri Lanka’s Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA) after their contract expires in 2019, announced AIA’s general manager Ibthishama Ahmed Saeed on Wednesday. AAA, a pilot training […]
Maldives flagship carrier Maldivian has announced that they are to expand their seaplane operations with 5 more aircrafts expected to enter into service soon. “Maldivian will take delivery of a new DH-6 Twin Otter aircraft next month. Three more similar aircraft would enter into service early 2018.” Abdul Haris, Managing Director of Island Aviation Services […]
The Maldivian seaplane partly submerged in Hulhule lagoon after its crash landing. PHOTO/READER The Maldives Civil Aviation Authority has launched a probe after a seaplane crash-landed in the lagoon of the Maldives’ main airport island, Hulhule, on Wednesday. The seaplane, of the national carrier Maldivian, fell due to strong turbulence during its descent. Ali Nashath, […]
Maldivian has opened a new cargo office to provide cargo services within the Maldives. The office was officially opened by Minister of Economic Development Mr Mohamed Saeed. Addressing the gathering at the opening, Minister highlighted that Maldivian Cargo service was introduced as a result of the efforts to expand the airline’s services to its customers. He […]
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) has expanded its seaplane fleet to 49 aircraft. The additional aircraft, a De Havilland DHC-6 Series 300, arrived yesterday afternoon (Friday, 29th September) at Velana International Airport (VIA) after completing its journey from Calgary city in Canada. TMA’s fleet expansion comes in-light with the growing number of tourist arrivals and increasing […]