Inner Maldives Launches Universal Aviation Maldives


Maldives
PUBLISHED June 30, 2018

The inner Maldives has launched  Universal Aviation Maldives, a joint venture with Universal Aviation, the ground handling division of Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.


"I am delighted about this development. This is another first for Maldives and Inner Maldives," said Mohamed Firaq, Managing Director, Inner Maldives Holidays 


"We are proud to partner with a global leader such as Universal and certain that this will add to the confidence and offer world-class service for commercial jets arriving into the Maldives."


Universal Aviation Maldives will be based at Malé International Airport and will provide ground support and supervision throughout the Maldives, including Malé and Gan. Additional benefits for clients, resulting from the joint venture, include hotel savings for crew and passengers as well as air transport and tours.


"We identified the Maldives as a destination that can be high risk and stress for our clients," said Charlie Mularski, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Universal.


"In partnering with Inner Maldives, we feel confident that we will be better positioned to enable our clients mission success in the country. Our focus on international standards, processes, customer service, ramp safety, and compliance combined with Inner Maldives local talent and expertise will provide significant value to our shared clients."


In addition to the operational benefits that Universal Aviation Maldives will provide clients, the company also expects that the location will boost the local economy with new jobs and improve international standards and recurrent training for business aviation throughout the country. 


According to Mularski, The company looks forward to working closely with the Maldives government to continue to identify ways in which it can further improve the countrys aviation infrastructure, leading to further growth and development.


Universal Aviation, the ground support division of Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc., has more than 40 locations in 20 countries, including 19 in the Asia-Pacific region with the addition of Universal Aviation Maldives.


Inner Maldives Holidays is the leading and multi-award winning company in the travel and tourism industry in the Maldives. A company that was founded in the year 1998 with the dedicated objective of providing travel services to the booming tourism industry in the Maldives. 


In the years Inner Maldives has grown to become one of the market leaders in the industry with annual turnover of over USD$ 10 million in 2012, and today has become a dynamic and strategically diversified group of companies with primary interests in tourism, aviation, logistic, solutions and trading.

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