First Look

A rising sun looks beautiful on the horizon on a clear day. Some are anxious to get a photo of nature's beauty before its too late, while others just hold hands and watch the brightness of the sun takeover the darkness.

At first, TMA was just "next door neighbour" to Maldivian Air Taxi. But now TMA is known as "competetion". A dramatic change as I would believe. Nobody in Male' would identify "TMA" as an airline back then. They would ask if it is a construction company or supermarket. Now almost every youngster out of school wants to join the "TMA TEAM" (as Mr. Bram puts it). Some want to become cabin crew while others aspire to be pilots. There are even rumours about a lot of employees from MAT jumping the fence. TMA's future projects includes owning and operating a private business jet and also the 40 seater ATR-42 to compete with Island Aviation.

What was the reason behind this dramatic change in a few years? Was it money from new investors? Or just pure luck?

Well, fellow readers, it was neither money nor luck. It was a person. One single person who brought a spirit that all employees were bound to it. He had a vision and a mission. He is Mr. Bram Steller. The Managing Director of TMA who joined the company at a time when all the investors were ready to wash their hands off TMA. With unmatched dedication Mr. Bram has been able to make TMA's colors be recognized with pride. He delivered to the clients what they asked for and more. In a span of one year he managed to paint the whole fleet in TMA colors.

I refuse to believe the articles published by "Kee Kuranee Dho". I am an employee of TMA who has seen "the good the bad and the ugly", and Mr. Bram is certainly the good part of it.

Thanks