The World's Airlines, past, present & future                 by David Lyall

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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.

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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  
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Air Maldives

1994 - 2001*   Air Maldives  
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Far East Airlines Maldives

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Hummingbird Island Airways

2000* - 2000*      
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Island Aviation Services

2000 - 2008> Q2    
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Maldives Air Services

1989 - 1994   Air Maldives  
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Maldives Airways

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Maldives International Airlines

1977 - 1979* FZ Air Maldives  
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Maldivian Air Taxi

1993 - 2008>      
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Ocean Air

2001* - 2001*      
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SunExpress Airlines

1999 - 2001*      
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Trans Maldivian Airlines (Trans Maldivian Airways)

1997 - 2008> HUM    

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