- Maldivian Air Taxi
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Maldivian Air Taxi 
IATA
MVICAO
MATCallsign
"AIR-TAXI"Founded November 4, 1993 Hubs Malé International Airport Fleet size 20 Destinations 52 Company slogan A Unique Experience Headquarters Malé Key people Lars Erik Nielsen (Founder and Chairman of the Board) Website http://www.maldivianairtaxi.com 
Flight 8Q-MAO (in Kenn Borek Air colours) preparing for boarding.
Maldivian Air Taxi is the largest domestic carrier in the Maldives and is also one of the largest seaplane operators in the world operating over 500 flights a week during the peak tourist season. With its humble beginnings in November 1993, with only two aircraft, MAT has grown in direct response to the opening of newly developed resorts that require seaplane transport services for their guests.
Based on the northern side of Male’ International Airport, Maldivian Air Taxi currently has a fleet of 24 Twin Otters, servicing 40 of the 90 resorts in the Maldives. In 2008 MAT has carried over half a million passengers on the distinctive red and white planes to some of the most picturesque locations in the country.
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History
The airline was established in 1993 by Danish investors and started operations in the same year. It is wholly owned by Lars Erik Nielsen (Chairman) and has 275 employees (at March 2007).[1]
Fleet
The Maldivian Air Taxi fleet includes the following aircraft (at December 2010).
- 1 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
- 1 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
- 18 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
The Maldivian Air Taxi also has previously indicated plans to replace all of their DHC-6-100/-200/-300's with the new -400 Series by Viking Air.
Careers
The Maldivian Air Taxi now directly employ their employees. Before, they were wet leasing from Kenn Borek Air. Maldivian Air Taxi now owns all the aircraft they have.
An M.A.T. flight landing (Special livery)References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 46. 2007-04-10.
External links
Airlines of Maldives Maldivian · Trans Maldivian Airways · Maldivian Air Taxi · Mega Global Air · FlyMe ·
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