|
 The
Maldives was long a sultanate, first
under Dutch and then under British protection. It
consists of1,190 coral islands grouped into 26
atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with
tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic
location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian
Ocean. It became a republic in 1968, three
years after independence. Since 1978, President
Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM - currently in his sixth term
in office - has dominated the islands' political
scene. Following riots in the capital Male in August
2004, the president and his government have pledged
to embark upon democratic reforms, including a more
representative political system and expanded
political freedoms. Tourism and fishing are being
developed on the archipelago.
Airlines
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| Status |
Airline |
Operational Dates |
ICAO / IATA |
Genealogy Tree |
Update
Reason |
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Air Cargo Maldives |
* ~ * |
-- / --- |
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! |
Air Equator |
2004 - 2006* |
-- / EQU |
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|
> |
Air Maldives |
1974 - 1994 |
-- / --- |
Air Maldives |
|
|
X |
Air Maldives |
1994 - 2001* |
-- / --- |
Air Maldives |
|
|
~ |
Far East Airlines Maldives |
* ~ * |
-- / --- |
|
|
|
! |
Hummingbird Island Airways |
2000* - 2000* |
-- / --- |
|
|
|
# |
Island Aviation Services |
2000 - 2009> |
Q2 / --- |
|
|
|
> |
Maldives Air Services |
1989 - 1994 |
-- / --- |
Air Maldives |
|
|
~ |
Maldives Airways |
* ~ * |
-- / --- |
|
|
|
> |
Maldives International Airlines |
1977 - 1979* |
FZ / --- |
Air Maldives |
|
|
# |
Maldivian Air Taxi |
1993 - 2009> |
-- / --- |
|
|
|
! |
Ocean Air |
2001* - 2001* |
-- / --- |
|
|
|
! |
SunExpress Airlines |
1999 - 2001* |
-- / --- |
|
|
|
# |
Trans Maldivian Airlines (Trans Maldivian Airways) |
1997 - 2009> |
-- / HUM |
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