• N655MA de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out Mar-1969. First flight 01-Apr-1969.
• (N655MA) Ordered by Sun Airlines, St Louis, MO, but NTU.
• N655MA Accepted by MAC - Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa Locka, FL at Downsview 24-Apr-1969.
• N655MA Regd to NBC Leasing Company, Lincoln, NE. 24-Apr-1969.
• N655MA Leased to Illinois Airways, Carbondale, IL. 24-Apr-1969.
• N655MA Renamed Air Illinois, Carbondale, IL. Regd 30-Jun-1972.
• N655MA Returned to NBC Leasing Company, Lincoln, NE. 1976.
• N655MA Sold to AAI - Alaska Aeronautical Industries, Anchorage, AK. Regd Jun-1976. Needs clarification
• N655MA Sold to Bethel Ventures, Bethel, AK. Regd Apr-1982.
• N655MA Leased to Coastal Aviation, Bethel, AK, (Bethel Ventures Inc., Bethel, Bethel, AK.) Regd 1983.
• N655MA Re possessed by Bethel Ventures, Bethel, AK Regd Mar-1985.
Noted at Fort Myers, FL 23-Feb-1985 in Coastal c/s, no titles
• N655MA Sold to Pal Air International, Tonopah, NV. Regd 23-Feb-1985.
• N655MA Leased to Mountain Air Cargo, Denver, NC. Regd Mar-1985.
• N655MA Returned to Pal Air International, Tonopah, NV. Regd Mar-1987.
• N655MA Leased to Resort Commuter Airlines, (Trans World Express) Santa Ana, CA. Regd Apr-1987
Noted at Springbank, AB 19-Apr-1987 still in Coastal c/s, no titles; repainted with TW Express titles by mid-1987
• N655MA Returned to Pal Air International, Tonopah, NV. Regd Aug-1988.
• N655MA Leased to Airtransit, Adelaide, South Australia, Regd 30-Nov-1988.
Arrived in Australia on completion of the ferry flight from Canada, 31-Dec-1988.
Cancelled from US Register Jan-1988.
• VH-ATK Regd to Pal Air International, Tonopah, NV. 18-Jan-1989.
• VH-ATK Leased to Air Transit as the registered operator. Perhaps 18-Jan-1989.
• VH-ATK Name changed to Air Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, SA, Regd Dec-1990. Aircraft named “Peter Jeffer”.
• VH-ATK Sub leased to Air North, Darwin, NT. Regd 12-Jun-1992.
• VH-ATK Returned to Air Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, SA. Regd Sep-1992.
• VH-ATK Sold to Whitaker Air Charter, Maryborough, QLD. Regd Mar-1994.
• VH-ATK Leased to Lady Elliot Island Airways, QLD. Regd 28-Feb-1995. Canx 24-Oct-1997.
Noted at Luqu, Malta in late 1997.
• 8Q-HIB Regd to Hummingbird Island Airways, Malé, MI, 24-Oct-1997. (Also 10-Dec-1997.)
• 8Q-HIB Sun Express, Malé MI, Regd Mar-1998.
Flew via Biggin Hill, UK - Prestwick, UK 09-Jun-1999 on delivery, still painted as 8Q-HIB
• N153BU Sold to Baylor University, Waco, TX, 19-May-1999. Regd 25-Jun-1999. Canx 26-Jan-2005.
Note: Still in Hummingbird livery at Houston – Hobby airfield on 15-Oct-1999
• C-FATN Sold to Air Tindi Ltd, Yellowknife NT, 27-Jan-2005, Regd 26-May-2005 & 10-Jun-2005. Canx & regd 12-Jul-2005. Regd 22-Sep-2005.
• C-FATN Reported as leased to Tli Cho Air, Yellowknife, NT, Regd 12-Jul-2005.
• C-FATN Returned to Air Tindi Ltd, Yellowknife, NT. 11-Aug-2014. Canx 11-Aug-2014.
Flew 27-Jul-2014 Reno, NV - Murrieta-French Valley, CA to Ikhana for conversion to DHC-6-200HG.
• C-FFNT Gravitas Aviation Ltd, West Vancouver, BC. Regd 03-Sep-2014 & 16-Oct-2014. Canx & deleted 09-Mar-2015 on export to Maldives.
Flew 22-Nov-2014 Murrieta-French Valley, CA - Saint George, UT. 23-Nov-2014 Saint George, UT - Pocatello, ID Pocatello, ID - Cut Bank, MT - Calgary, AB.
Flew 20-Feb-2015 Calgary, AB - Iqaluit, NU. (10hrs & 24 min). 21-Feb-2015 Iqaluit, NU - Keflavik, Iceland. 23-Feb-2015 Keflavik, Iceland - Malmo, Sweden 24-Feb-2015 Malmo, Sweden - Nis, Serbia. 25-Feb-2015 Nis, Serbia - Hurghada, Egypt. 26-Feb-2015 Hurghada, Egypt - Salalah, Oman. 27-Feb-2015 Salalah, Oman - Male, Maldives.
• 8Q-IAG Sold to Island Aviation Services Ltd. (Aerostar Bravo Ltd,. Singapore) Feb-2015. Regd 19-Mar-2015.
.Accident Dhaalu Atoll. 16-Nov-2017. The Twin Otter float plane suffered an accident during a water takeoff from the Dhoores Retreat Resort in the Dhaalu Atoll.
Initial reports suggest the one of the floats may have hit an object during takeoff. Both floats broke away, causing the aircraft to come to rest nose down in the water. All 15 occupants escaped unhurt.
• HB-LYE Zimex Aviation Limited, Glattbrugg, Switzerland. Regd 18-Sep-2019. Canx 21-Sep-2019.
Test flown from Altenrhein/Saint Gallen 11-Oct-2019 on completion of rebuild.
Flew 17/21-Nov-2019 Altenrhein - Belgrade - Hurghada - Al Ain - Male - Kudahuvadhoo.
Swiss registration cancelled 20-Nov-2019 on export to the Maldives.
• 8Q-RAF Manta Air Pvt., Ltd., (Aerostar Bravo Ltd., BVI.) Male. Republic of Maldives. Regd 28-Nov-2019.
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