Maldives Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA) has granted the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) approval to BEOND, the world’s first premium leisure airline. The airline received the approval under the recently enacted MCAR-CAMO regulations.
“We are pleased to have received approval from the MCAA for our CAMO,” said Nantha Lenin, the Chief Operations Officer of BEOND.
“Our team undertook a thorough setup audit internally, which was then followed by rigorous MCAA audits.”
Lenin further said the cooperation between MCAA and BEOND is exemplary, and thanked the authority for its support. He said the CAMO approval was a step forward for the airline in achieving its Air Operations Certificate.
BEOND recently announced the successful completion of USD 17 million ‘Seed Round’ from a group of “esteemed investors.” The round was oversubscribed reflecting the investors’ strong confidence in BEOND, it said.
The airline will begin operations in autumn this year with Maldives as its first hub. BEOND intends to fly a fleet of state-of-the-art Airbus A320-family aircraft with a “unique luxury, lay-flat configuration.”
The airline will be bringing tourists and travelers to the Maldives from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
BEOND, which is readying to launch commercial luxury flight operations in the 2023 third quarter, opened its Male’ City office on May 19, 2023.
The office was inaugurated by the State Minister of Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Ahmed Zuhair, BEOND’s Chief Executive Officer Tero Taskila, and SIMDI Group’s Chief Executive Officer Dr. Mariyam Shakeela.
BEOND is a joint venture between United Arab Emirates’ Arabesque and Maldivian business conglomerate SIMDI Group.
