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Robert Boettcher 20:51, 29 October 2014 (CET) This is just a personal page in which I develop a topic with sources.

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Development of Entrepreneurship in Maldives

1966

Airport Construction in Hulhumale completed.

First Commercial Flight

.<ref name="TMA">History of Trans Maldivian Airways, Transmaldivian - History. Website of Trans Maldivian Airways. Last Accessed on 30.October 2014</ref>

1970

1972

First resorts Opened. First resorts only reachable by Boat. <ref name="TMA" />

16 February 1972

"On Wednesday, 16 February 1972, the first tourist group arrived on Hulhule Island. " .<ref name="MaldivesIsle">MaldivesIsle.com, unknown Author - Website. Website of MaldivesIsle.com. Last Accessed on 30.October 2014</ref>

10 December 1972

With 220 beds, Bandos Island Resort was opened on 10th December 1972. The resort had a restaurant, dive school and other facilities. On opening, it employed about 60 local people. Since tourism was a new experience to locals, there was hardly anyone who was experienced or trained in the management field. To overcome this problem and enhance smooth running of the resort, two Maldivian women were sent to Colombo, Sri Lanka to obtain training in the hotel and catering field.

1982

Due to Infrastructure Problems and Travel Sickness from the Helicopter Transfers, and the limitation of Hotelresorts being only accessible by Boat, Entrepreneurship is needed to bring the Transfer Business to a next level.

Almost ten years later, with infrastructure problems relating to the established helicopter air service, and the many resorts still only reachable by boat, the idea of faster and more convenient travel was about to be floated.

1989

TMA started in 1989 as a company operating a helicopter fleet under the name Hummingbird Island Helicopters <ref name="TMA" />

1991

Traveling to Kuredu in 1991, Lars Erik Nielsen recalls ‘The passengers were so sick on the voyage, I had to find a better way to travel! <ref name="TMA" />

1993

Founding of TMA

1993 with only two aircraft, the company transferred over 500,000 passengers per year.

1997

Hummingbird Island Helicopters changed its name to Hummingbird Island Airways.

Hummingbird Island Airways added a seaplane to their fleet of vehicles.

1999

Hummingbird Island Airways transition to a seaplane-only fleet was completed. <ref name="TMA" />

2000

A year later, the name Trans Maldivian Airways name came to be Hummingbird Island Airways changed their name to Trans Maldivian Airways. <ref name="TMA" />

2009

Thilafushi Corporation Limited (TCL) was incorporated April 2009 as a fully owned government entity with a broad mandate to develop Thilafushi and its surrounding areas as an industrial zone. With the incorporation of TCL, the corporation absorbed the entire operation relating to the development and management of Thilafushi Island which was previously managed by the Waste Management Section of Male' Municipality.

<ref name="Thilafushi">Thilafushi Corporation - Company Background, Thilafushi Corporation Limited - Company Background. Website of Thilafushi Corporation Limited. Last Accessed on 30.October 2014</ref>

2013

TMA 2013

In February 2013 Maldivian Air Taxi (MAT) and Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) partnered with Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment and advisory firms. A private equity fund managed by Blackstone on behalf of its private equity investors acquired a controlling interest in the two companies. The founders and majority shareholders of both MAT and TMA will continue to play a significant role in the new merged company, under the name of Trans Maldivian Airways.

2014

TMA 2014

Together the two airlines operate 44 seaplanes including three new DHC-6-400 series and conduct well over 100,000 flights per year making them the world’s largest Twin Otter operator on land or sea. Together the companies employ around 900 people and service more than 60 resorts, safari boats and liveaboards.

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