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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
8Q-MAO
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Series 300

(CF-QEI) • CF-AJK • ZK-CGZ • CF-KBI • C-FKBI • HP-1197AP • C-FKBI • 8Q-MAO • C-FKBI

8Q-MAO
• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• (CF-QEI) de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out date unknown. First Flight 25-Aug-1969. Regn NTU

• CF-AJK de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON, Painted up 17-Oct-1969.

• ZK-CGZ Mount Cook Airlines, Christchurch, NZ. Delivered 27-Oct-1969.

Noted at Nadi, Fiji 13-Nov-1969 on delivery

• CF-KBI Sold to Kenting Atlas Aviation, Resolute Bay, NT. Regd 20-Sep-1973.

Note: Departed Auckland 11-Sep-1973 on delivery to Canada

• CF-KBI Name changed to Kenting Aviation, Calgary, AB, Regd Jun-1975.

Accident: Resolute Bay, NT, 29-Apr-1975. The nose ski struck a pice of ice during takeoff from sea ice. Two crew and one passenger uninjured. Aircraft suffered substantial damage.

• CF-KBI Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Jul-1975.

• C-FKBI Re-regd to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Jun-1980.

• C-FKBI Leased to Alkan Air, Whitehorse, YT. Regd Jul-1981.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 1982.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 15-May-1987.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Sep-1987.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 28-Apr-1988.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 30-Sep-1988.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 04-May-1989.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 03-Oct-1989.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 17-Jun-1990.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 22-Sep-1990.

• C-FKBI Leased to Aero Condor, Lima, Peru. Regd 17-Jan-1991

• C-FKBI Aero Condor, Lima, Peru, (Borek Construction Ltd.. Dawson Creek, BC) Regd 24-May-1991.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. (Borek International Inc, Calgary, AB).  Regd 26-Jul-1991. Canx 27-Aug-1991.

• HP-1197AP Leased to Aeroperlas, Panama City. [Borek International Inc., Calgary, AB]. Regd 27-Aug-1991.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 09-Jun-1993.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 04-Jun-1994.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 15-Sep-1994.

• C-FKBI Leased to Adventure Network International. Regd 1994.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 0-Feb-1995.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 09-Apr-1995.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 21-Sep-1995.

• C-FKBI Leased to Adventure Network International. Regd 28-Sep-1995.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 25-Feb-1996.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 02-Apr-1996.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Sep-1996.

• C-FKBI Leased to Adventure Network International. Regd 28-Sep-1996.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Mar-1997.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 05-Mar-1997.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 22-Sep-1997.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 18-Apr-1998.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 1998.

• C-FKBI Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd Date Unknown.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Dec-2000.

• 8Q-MAO Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Malé, Maldive Islands. 04-Feb-2001.

• C-FKBI Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd. 15-Jun-2004. Canx 01-Sep-2005

• 8Q-MAO Sold to Maldivian Air Taxi Pvt., Ltd., Malé, Maldive Islands (Seaplane Holdings A/S., Verbaek, Denmark). 01-Sep-2005.

• 8Q-MAO Merged with Trans Maldivian Airways Pvt.. Ltd., Malé, Republic of Maldives. Who own and operate the aircraft. Regd 15-Aug-2013.

• Current •
CF-AJK at Downsview, bound for MOUNT COOK AIRLINES.
Photo: Sheldon D. Benner © 17 October 1969 - Michael J. Ody Collection
ZK-CJZ operational at Milford Sound - NZMF, New Zealand.
Photo: Peter Keating © May 1970 - Michael J. Ody Collection
ZK-CJZ at Christchurch - NZCH, New Zealand.
Photo: John Mounce © 23 February 1972 - Aird Archives
C-FKBI with winter footware at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Michael J. Ody © April 1980
C-FKBI without titles.
Photo: Gary Vincent © May 1981 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection - Aird Archives
C-FKBI spending time with Alkan Air.
Photo: Gary Vincent © July 1981 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-FKBI of AERO CONDOR at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: D. Dunsmore © 11 December 1990 - Michael J. Ody Collection
HP-1191AP for AEROPERLAS at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: D. Dunsmore © September 1991 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-FKBI back at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: D. Dunsmore © June 1993 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-FKBI on floats with Harbour Air, at Vancouver South seaplane base.
Photo: Tom Kim © 15 June 1994 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-FKBI at Harbour Air facilities, Vancouver South.
Photo: B. Blatherwick © June 1994 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-FKBI of Adventure Network International at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Anthony J. Hickey © February 1995 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-FKBI visits Key West, Florida.
Photo: Unknown photographer © Unknown date - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-FKBI at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Niels Borcharding © 14 May 2005 - Aird Archives
8Q-MAO at Male - VRMM, Maldive Islands.
Photo: Jeremy Denton © 04 April 2013
8Q-MAO in later livery, landing at Male.
Photo: Stephen Rendle © 10 December 2018 - Aird Archives
8Q-MAO at Kuredu Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives.
Photos: Stephen Rendle © 18 December 2018 - Aird Archives
8Q-MAO at Maafushivaru in latest tma livery.
Photo: Stephan Barth © 28 March 2022 - Aird Archives