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scheduled seaplane services were previously operated between hong kong and macau by macau air transport company from the late 1940' s until december 1962. macau air transport company which was founded by sydney kantzow and roy farrell, co - founders of cathay pacific initially used catalina flying boats and, later, piaggio pi36 6 - seater twin engine aircraft until silting up of the macau harbour made landing too difficult. website; urltoken for information regarding future operational developments see; urltoken
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cathay pacific was in its infancy in 1948, having started as the air transport wing of the roy farrell export - import company, established in shanghai in early 1946 to fly in from australia anything the entrepreneurial american could sell .
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despite the incident, services continued through the late 1950s, when the opening of the new runway at kai tak made the seaplanes obsolete in 1958. the final flights were operated by the macao air transport company, formed by sydney de kantzow and roy farrell, which discontinued the seaplane routes in 1961. their other airline company, which did not include any seaplanes by then, continued to fare better—that company was cathay pacific .
lion air currently operates boeing 737 - 900er, boeing 737 - 800ng, boeing 747 - 400 and airbus a330 - 300 aircraft. to accommodate the high demand for air transport, lion air chose single - aisle commercial aircraft with highly efficient for domestic flights as well as commercial aircraft with double aisle for international flights that can accommodate many passengers .
in 1960, in the british colony, a reconstituted macau air transport company (hk) ltd. now lacking the original cathy pacific airways founders had prominent macau citizens, roger lobo and stanley ho as prime shareholders. they ordered a brand new aircraft via jardine engineering on 28 november 1960. this was a piaggio p136 - l2, amphibian from italy, registered in the colony as vr - hfp, with the construction number 243 .
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frequent high - speed ferry services ply the hong kong - macau route. above, turbojet catamaran on the one - hour journey from macau' s outer harbour ferry terminal to hong kong macau ferry terminal at sheung wan on hong kong island
* * with effect from 12th april 2016 the 08 - 10 sailing from tuen mun will operate to taipa temporary ferry terminal in macau (and not macau outer harbour ferry terminal) and the 16 - 10 sailing from macau will operate from taipa temporary ferry terminal in macau and not macau outer harbour ferry terminal. the full timetable and fares for other classes can be viewed on the turbojet website ;
from 1948, the catalina aircraft operated under the macau air transport title as a homage to de ricou’s moribund project. these operated for several years transporting passengers and more fruitfully gold to and from macau and other cities in the region. at this time, passage for most to visit macau was by vintage steam - powered ferries commanded by european marine veterans of the china coast along with chinese crews. leaving from hong kong and canton, the ferries were taking around four hours or more for the journey .
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finally, air transport services group gained 10% . the company reported late thursday that it expects its pre - tax operating earnings from continuing operations for 2016 to be $ 7 million less than its previous guidance had suggested. the shortfall came from a labor dispute that led to a short work stoppage before a federal court issued an injunction requiring pilots to return to their jobs .
short - lived macao dragon ferry seen shortly before the demise of the service in september 2011 cks (chu kong passenger transport co ltd) cks operate a fleet of high - speed catamarans along several routes from hong kong to various pearl river delta ports including two routes from skypier at hong kong international airport (hkia) to macau. the services operated by cks from hkia to macau are the coita water jet (see above) services from hkia to macau which cks also operate under their own name. these routes are only available to passengers transiting through hkia to / from macau; hong kong international airport skypier to taipa temporary ferry terminal, taipa, macau there is one daily sailing from hong kong international airport skypier and five daily sailings from macau with a journey time of about 50 minutes. economy fares are hk $ 246 hong kong to macau and hk $ 248 macau to hong kong. passengers arriving at hkia can transit to macau without passing through hong kong immigration, customs or baggage reclaim. similarly, passengers from macau can check in at macau ferry terminal to avoid hk immigration and customs when transiting via hkia. timetable ;
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macau had no runway and, according to young, an experiment that involved tossing barrels of gold out of the side door of a dc3 aircraft as it flew low over the racecourse proved unworkable. de kantzow then realised seaplanes were the solution. and so it was that the catalinas, chartered to macao air transport company (matco), a subsidiary farrell and de kantzow established with the macau - born trader who owned cathay' s chater road office, p. j. lobo, began making twice - daily round trips between hong kong and macau, ferrying passengers and gold (but never together -' for that mix is a prescription for disaster,' says eather) .
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at hong kong macau ferry terminal, sheung wan for sky shuttle helicopter heading for macau sky shuttle helicopters ltd operate a helicopter shuttle service between shun tak centre at sheung wan on hong kong island (hong kong macau ferry pier) and the macau ferry terminal using a fleet of six agusta westland (aw) 139 helicopters. the company installed a second helipad at hong kong macau ferry terminal during 2009. flights operate daily at 30 minute intervals from 9 - 30 to 22 - 59 from hong kong and 9 - 00 to 22 - 30 from macau. the journey takes 15 minutes. fares are hk $ 4300 each way or hk $ 4800 each way on designated holidays. full details can be found on the sky shuttle website; urltoken local transportation within macau
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yet investors focused instead on optimistic views for 2017, which the company said
will benefit from the significant growth in atsg' s externally leased fleet of 767 freighter aircraft during 2016 .
with prospects for air transportation looking strong, atsg seems like a good play for 2017 .
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urltoken macau maritime (outer harbour) ferry terminal to hong kong international airport skypier there is just one sailing daily from macau with a journey time of about 50 minutes. economy fare is hk $ 248. passengers arriving at macau can transfer to international flights from hong kong international airport without passing through hong kong immigration, customs or baggage reclaim. timetable ;
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likewise, the plan for an airport for macau revealed in 1961 did not materialise for another forty years. after a long gestation period during the late 1980s and 90s, macau’s international airport was finally inaugurated on 8 december 1995. with the ongoing massive developments in the casino and hospitality industries there, the future for aviation in macau is now very bright indeed .
tuen mun ferry terminal, tuen mun to macau maritime ferry terminal (macau outer harbour ferry terminal) * * new service commenced 28 january 2016. four sailings each way daily, increased to seven sailings each way daily from 1st march 2016 .
tuen mun ferry terminal, tuen mun to macau maritime ferry terminal (macau outer harbour ferry terminal) hong kong north west express (hknwe) were awarded the operating licence for services between tuen mun ferry terminal in the northwest new territories and macau maritime ferry terminal (also known as macau outer harbour ferry terminal) in early 2011 and services commenced on 15th april 2011. the company, which has previously operated a single daily service to shekou from tuen mun, had been seeking a licence from the macau government to operate services to macau since 2003 and were last denied permission in 2006. in july 2012 services were indefinitely suspended with reports that hknwe owed hk $ 4. 7 million in unpaid rent for tuen mun ferry pier to the hong kong government. in september 2012 it was confirmed that the service would not resume and the government was taking repossession of the ferry pier from 10th september 2012 .
' neither portuguese macau nor british hong kong had legislation that covered piracy in the air,' explains eather.' consequently, neither authority had the basis to try wong yu. on june 11, 1951, he was released from the macau prison where he had languished for three years without trial. he went to china, where rumour had it his life was snuffed out in a suitably contrived accident. the chinese authorities detested piracy whether on the sea, on the land or in the air .
after sensing the efficiency of fuel use on boeing 737 - 900er aircraft, lion air also tried to operate boeing 737 - 800ng since 2012. the boeing 737 - 800ng owned lion air has a single - class configuration and can carry as many as 189 passengers. until now lion air has 32 units of boeing 737 - 800ng. with the recent addition of boeing 737 - 800ng on lion air' s fleet, it will allow the airline to offer more non - stop flights at affordable rates to many destinations .
distance from macau airport to hong kong - kai tak international airport as the crow flies is 65 km (40 miles) .
there he learned that an unconscious survivor, wong yu - man, had been brought ashore at 9. 15 the previous evening by two fisherman in a motorised junk. both fisherman said they had seen the aircraft fall from the sky after taking off on the return leg from macau but neither could pinpoint the exact location. thus began a search by vessels belonging to macau water police, chinese maritime customs and fishermen. a royal air force sunderland, a us navy martin mariner and cathay' s other catalina searched from the air .
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being australian, de kantzow counted as british so by bringing in one other, neil buchanan - an australian ex - squadron leader originally employed by farrell to run his company' s sydney office, the trio were - with help from the accommodating a. j. r moss, hong kong' s director of civil aviation - legally allowed to form a new company .
in 1964. the official hong kong government annual report listed the matco service as still operating. the last scheduled service was reported in a government civil aviation department report as having ended on 29 january 1965. however, the aircraft remained on the hong kong register until 1967. the company in its separate hong kong and macau entities eventually filed for voluntary liquidation on 12 november 1968 having transported over ten million fine ounces of gold in and out of macau without losing a grain. ultimately far more gold had been moved through macau than could ever have been legitimately used by its small number of citizens .
seaplane service is a great idea, but why for short haul to macau? i assume they are aware of the hk to macau bridge which will most likely make this idea redundant commercially. one would reckon a seaplane taxi service to holiday destinations will make more commercial sense .
' the cx [ the international air transport association company code for cathay ] of the time was a small, closely knit family,' recalls eather, who lives with his wife, judy, in surfers paradise, australia.' everyone knew each other and combined family activities - for example, on april 29, 1948, [ the crew members who went down with miss macao ] attended the marriage of our popular sales and traffic officer robert lowich frost and angeline de gardner. that particular occasion completely closed down the airline for the day. think of the confusion that would cause if it were practised today .
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there are six daily sailings each way on this route, which is for passengers transiting through hong kong international airport (hkia) only and enables passengers arriving at hkia to transit to macau without passing through hong kong immigration, customs or baggage reclaim. similarly, passengers from macau can check in taipa temporary ferry terminal to avoid hk immigration and customs when transiting via hkia. the service is only available to transit passengers making sea / air connections through hkia. journey time is about 65 mins. for day sailings economy fare hk $ 270 from hkia, mop270 from macau. for night sailings (from 17 - 10 from 1st october to 31st january, from 17 - 40 1st february to 31st march and 1st to 30th september and from 1st april to 31st august) fare hk $ 300 from hkia, mop300 from macau. timetable and air / sea transfer procedure ;
fares (economy class) - effective from 11th november 2017. fare structure is based on date and time of sailing; hong kong to macau; day service on weekdays hk $ 171 * day service on weekends and public holidays hk $ 186 * night service * * hk $ 211 * macau to hong kong (fares are lower in this direction since macau departure tax was scrapped by the macau government in september 2011); day service on weekdays hk $ 160 * day service on weekends and public holidays hk $ 175 * night service * * hk $ 200 *
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the latest fleet of wide - bodied aircraft belonging to lion air is the airbus a330 - 300. this aircraft use the rolls - royce trent 700 engines and configured in a single class that can carry as many as 440 passengers. brought in november 2015, lion air has three airbus a330 - 300 aircraft .
chio tok had learned to fly catalinas in manila and, with the others, had studied matco' s flight path between macau and hong kong .
established in 1984 and with its headquarters located in xiamen, a coastal city in fujian in southeast china, xiamen airlines is china’s first airline company operating under the modern enterprise system. through 34 years of steady development, xiamen airlines is
an epitome of china' s civil aviation development
as praised by president xi jinping, and has become the most distinctive airline company in china' s civil aviation industry .
turbojet also operate a catamaran service from skypier at hong kong international airport to macau maritime ferry terminal. this service enables passengers arriving at hkia to transit to macau without passing through hong kong immigration, customs or baggage reclaim and similarly allows passengers from macau to check in at macau ferry terminal to avoid hk immigration and customs when transiting via hkia. the service is only available for transit passengers making air / sea connections through hkia. journey time is approximately 70 minutes. fares (economy class) - effective from 11th november 2017; hk $ 270 each way tickets can be obtained from the ferry transfer desk at the airport. timetable and fares can be found on the turbojetwebsite; urltoken more information on ferry services from hong kong international airport skypier procedures can be found here; urltoken
in february 1962, as the outgoing governor of macau, lt. - colonel jaime silverio marques left the colony he revealed to newspaper reporters that within new development plans expected to transform macau into an enterprising tourist destination, was the construction of an airfield on taipa island. this was to be capable of accommodating aircraft the size of c47 dakotas. the hong kong press on 2 december 1962 reported that the piaggio had left for macau with a cargo of gold bullion .
the remains of canadian - vickers built canso (cv592) which served as an oa - 10a with the usaaf (44 - 34081) were imported into new zealand from new guinea by motat in 1979. the aircraft, purchased by macau air transport in 1948 was operated as vr - hdh on the macau - hong kong route. sold to trans australian airlines in 1962, and refurbished at bankstown, the aircraft was flown to jackson field as vh - sbv in october 1962. there the undercarriage was removed and faired over. the aircraft operated flying boat services around the new guinea coast from nov 5th 1962 until jan 10th 1966 when rising costs and competition from land - based aircraft made the service uneconomic. after being offered for sale the aircraft was passed to a planned air museum, but lay derelict in the open where it was ravaged by vandals and trainee firefighters until its recovery by motat staff. now held by the rnzaf museum, it is being restored to represent an rnzaf aircraft .
lion air received its first 737 - 900er in april 2007, the aircraft arrived with a special dual paint scheme that combined the lion air emblem on the vertical stabilizer and the boeing design colors on the fuselage. aircraft with an efficient use of fuels could reduce carbon emissions by 4% , so that the possibility of bringing a smaller carbon footprint every time you travel with the b737 - 900er. this mighty aircraft can fly about 500 miles above the sea, up to 3, 200 nm (5, 925km) to the aux tank. lion air is the first user of boeing hybrid aircraft in asia. lion air took delivery of 15 units of other b737 - 900er aircraft in december 2008 that the overall aircraft are configured in economy class with a total of 215 seats each plane. and until now, lion air has 71 boeing 737 - 900er aircraft .
after visits by travelling american showmen - balloonists demonstrating vertical flight in 1891, it was not until 1920 that french born local entrepreneur charles de ricou revealed ambitious plans to start an airline by the name of the macau aerial transport co. this was to link that city with hong kong and others in southern china and the region. despite procuring several seaplanes, american pilots and ground crews, the project failed when de ricou incurred the wrath of the portuguese colonial authorities which bankrupted him. apart from several resident portuguese navy float - planes, and occasional aerial record - breakers arriving from europe, all remained quiet in macau which suited the colony very well .
in addition to small - bodied aircraft, lion air also has a boeing 747 - 400 aircraft which is the first largest fleet owned by lion air. brought in 2009, the aircraft which is also known as the jumbo jet has four engines and can fly at a speed of mach 0. 85 or 909 kilometers per hour and capable of flying at a maximum distance of 13 570 km to 15, 000 km. currently lion air has two boeing 747 - 400 aircraft, and the aircraft can carry 506 passengers .
by achieving profits for 31 years in a row (the only one in china), xiamen airlines has been an airline that has remained profitable for the longest period in china' s civil aviation industry. it enjoys the highest international financial rating among the chinese airlines. the company now has total assets of 40 billion yuan and net assets of 16. 2 billion yuan, with an asset - liability ratio of 59% . since 2009, it has achieved accumulated revenues of around 120 billion yuan, with profits of 12. 7 billion yuan. among over 240 - member airlines of international air transport association (iata), xiamen airlines' total profits ranks among the top 20, with its profit margin even among the top 10 .
probable cause :
sudden loss of control by the pilot as a result of being incapacitated by an armed passenger. the police authorities in macau were in possession of certain evidence which appeared to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the crew of the aircraft were subjected to armed attack by certain passengers shortly after takeoff from macau for hong kong .
macau, the portuguese colony forty miles across the pearl river delta from hong kong had a surprisingly long aviation history despite no land based airfield or aerodrome until the 1990s .
macau, overall, still hasn' t fully recovered, and the potential cannibalization by wynn palace was evident in the 11% revenue drop from its older wynn macau resort property. still, investors think that the novelty factor from wynn palace could still lead to further growth, especially given that other competing properties have come on line lately .
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cathay' s two pby catalina flying boats had been bought, from the united states air force federal liquidation commission in manila, for a specific purpose. hong kong was prevented by the bretton woods agreements - drawn up in 1944 to govern monetary relations between nations - from importing free gold but portuguese macau was not. cathay realised a pretty penny could be made ferrying the gold that arrived in hong kong in the holds of other airlines to macau for dissemination to, among others, chiang, who needed money for his fight against the communists .
k12 gained 16% after announcing its fiscal second - quarter earnings results thursday afternoon. the technology - based educational company saw sales climb 6% , pushing net income up by more than a third and producing earnings of $ 0. 30 per share .
macau entry requirements visitors of nearly all nationalities can enjoy a visa - free stay of between 30 and 90 days. for most nationalities which are not elegible for visa - free stay, a visa - on - arrival is available subject to fee although from 1st july 2010 elegibility for visa - on - arrival was withdrawn for nationals (other than hong kong id card holders) of bangladesh, nepal, nigeria, pakistan, sri lanka and vietnam. full details of current visa requirements can be found on the macau government website; urltoken passports are required and must have a validity of at least 30 days from date of entry into macau. visitors from hong kong to macau pass through immigration and customs formalities on leaving hong kong, entering macau and vice - versa. since december 10th 2009, under reciprocal arrangements between the respective governments, residents of hong kong and macau have been able to register to use an automated clearance system allowing them to use e - channels and avoid the need to complete arrival and departure cards when travelling between the two cities. frequent visitors to hong kong, who are enrolled to use frequent visitor e - channels, are also able to use hong kong immigration frequent visitor e - channels at hong kong macau ferry terminal and china ferry terminal; urltoken ferry terminals - hong kong hong kong macau ferry terminal, shun tak centre, connaught road central, sheung wan, hong kong island china ferry terminal, canton road, tsim sha tsui, kowloon
over the years, the company has been making unremitting efforts to ensure aviation safety and to improve its service quality. it has now accumulated 4 million hours of accident - free flight and has been rated as
airline offering the best services
by chinese passengers for many consecutive years. in march 2016, xiamen airlines was awarded the
china quality award
, making it the first award winner in china' s service sector and the only airline company that has won the award in china' s civil aviation industry .
hong kong, july 15 – canadian entrepreneur michael agopsowicz has proposed a new seaplane service to the hong kong government, the south china morning post reports. the route, a hong kong - macau service from kowloon’s old kai tak airport site to the pak on ferry terminal in macau, would be the first time since 1961 that seaplanes have seen active commercial service in hong kong .
* service suspended indefinitely with effect from july 2012. tuen mun ferry pier repossessed by the hong kong government from 10th september 2012. a new service operated by hongkong macao hydrofoil company limited (turbojet) began operating this route on 28th january 2016 (see above )
the ss merry moller, a steamer on the hong kong to macau run, was the first to come across wreckage, retrieving a wing float at 3. 20pm on july 17. the first body found, the same day, was that of h. g. stewart, who worked for of texas oil. it was plucked from the sea close to macau' s breakwater .
the special administrative region (sar) of china and former portugese colony of macau is a popular excursion destination for visitors to hong kong. macau is quickly and easily reached from hong kong by frequent fast ferry services and, for the more time conscious and affluent, by helicopter. however, plans to revive a scheduled seaplane service, last seen during the 1950' s, from 2014 failed to reach fruition .
fares (economy class) - effective from 11th november 2017. fare structure is based on date and time of sailing; hong kong to macau; day service * on weekdays hk $ 171 day service * on weekends and public holidays hk $ 177 night service * hk $ 200 macau to hong kong (fares are lower in this direction since macau departure tax was scrapped by the macau government in september 2011); day service * on weekdays hk $ 160 day service * on weekends and public holidays hk $ 175 night service * hk $ 200. * service hours day service - 8th october to 31st january 07 - 00 to 17 - 00, 1st february to 31st march and 1st september to 7th october 07 - 00 to 17 - 30, 1st april to 31st august 07 - 00 to 18 - 00 night service - 8th october to 31st january 17 - 15 to 06 - 30, 1st february to 31st march and 1st september to 7th october 17 - 45 to 06 - 30, 1st april to 31st august 18 - 15 to 06 - 30 the full timetable and fares for other classes can be viewed on the turbojet website; urltoken hong kong international airport skypier to macau maritime (outer harbour) ferry terminal, macau
by june 1961, four flights daily to macau in the piaggio were being advertised in the newspapers by lotus tours ltd, the sales agents for matco. the flights became known colloquially as the o ne cigarette hop, this being the time to smoke one in those less enlightened times. the macau terminal used the ramp and facilities originally constructed by pan american airways in preparation for receiving the china clipper flights from san francisco .
there are six * daytime sailings from hong kong on this route, between 8am and 1 - 30pm, with only one return journey from macau at 5pm. economy fare from hong kong is hk $ 171 on weekdays and hk $ 186 on weekends and public holidays. from macau fare is mop160 on weekdays and mop175 on weekends and public holidays. for night sailings (from 17 - 10 from 1st october to 31st january, from 17 - 40 1st february to 31st march and 1st to 30th september and from 1st april to 31st august) fare hk $ 211 from hong kong. mop200 from macau. journey time about one hour .
in january 1961, it was revealed in the local newspapers that a new aerial service to macau would start in march as the authorisation notification had just been published in the government gazette. the license was for three years. mr r. h. lobo, the managing director of matco stated that as a start, the twin - engine piaggio amphibious aircraft having a capacity for six passengers would be used on the route. taking only 15 minutes, the company expected to operate four flights a day carrying both passengers and freight .
the wreck of the plane was finally found near kau chau (nine island), about 16km northeast of macau,' close to the normal track of the aircraft when flying north of lantau island', stated moss .
the hong kong - macau service was to have utilised a fleet of leased twin otter dhc - 6 series 300 floatplanes to operate 20 flights daily for the 15 / 20 minute flight. the planes were to be configured to take 2 pilots and 16 passengers with a luggage allowance of 10kg each. any excess luggage was to have followed by ferry. the planes were expected to fly at an altitude of about 150 - metres to allow passengers to enjoy the views. the company intended to charge a one - way fare of hk $ 1800 .
the mystery deepened and the one survivor, described in early newspaper reports as' probably the poorest among the passengers' and who was in hospital in macau with a fractured right arm and fractured right leg, wasn' t talking .
however, in october 1961, matco’s managing director, roger lobo announced that the matco service was being suspended from december 1st due to poor landing conditions at macau’s harbour. he told a reporter that the water at macau was getting shallower every day, due to the heavy silt circulating in from the pearl river delta. he added; “we are negotiating with the macau government either for better dredging of the harbour or the building of a runway. after the service has stopped we may consider charter flights but we would only resume regular flights only if there were improved landing conditions. ” mr lobo denied that a lack of passengers had forced the suspension claiming that many local businessmen and tourists used the service .
by the time the clipper’s pacific service had become established to manila with some exploratory flights to macau and hong kong, the politics had changed. access to hong kong was welcomed in 1936, along with landing permission for cnac, enabling pan american’s passengers to transfer directly to connecting flights to and from shanghai. after 1936, some flights from manila continued to briefly visit macau, but the real terminus was now hong kong. the portuguese enclave resumed its somnolent backwater status .
the proposal, which has yet to pass an environmental impact assessment, has also received backing from the tourism commission and tourism board of hong kong because it enhances the city’s diversity and adds “a fun element to local travel. ” if the plan is approved, the newly formed airline, waterfront air, would sell one - way tickets to macau for hk $ 1, 500—a current one - way trip via helicopter costs hk $ 2, 300 while the fast boat service costs hk $ 150 .
skypier, hong kong international airport (for international transit passengers making air / sea connections through hong kong international airport only. passengers must remain the airport restricted area during transit. there is no access to skypier from the non - restricted area of the airport )
amid the confusion, the post reported:' paletti said that a pirate gang might have plotted to force the plane down, capture and ransom the four wealthy men. he said that of the five men suspected of being involved, one was a chinese air pilot.'
the story of cathy pacific / matco’s catalina years has been covered in the books of captain charles chic eather who was with cathy pacific at the time and therefore not covered in this text. however, a catalina returning from macau was hijacked by chinese bandits in july 1948 and crashed into the pearl river estuary killing all on board except one hijacker. some references claim this to be the world’s first aerial hi - jacking, but this is debatable. in the late 1950s, a surviving matco catalina was still in use carrying gold and freight between hong kong, macau and regional cities .
salvage work continued, interrupted for several days by a typhoon, until the discovery of spent bullet casings in wreckage brought ashore and later in that still at sea gave rise to new speculation. however, it wasn' t until july 26 that the south china morning post began giving consideration to' the air - piracy theory now being advanced'. the revelation, by macau police commissioner l. a. m paletti, that four millionaires went to their deaths on miss macao bolstered that theory. the wife of one had told paletti her husband was carrying hk $ 500, 000 when he boarded the plane .
the operation began to ferry passengers as well as freight and expanded at a furious pace. a passenger ticket office opened for business in the lobby of the peninsula hotel in hong kong and an office was rented at 4 chater road by de kantzow, an australian who had first met farrell when the pair were pilots flying' the hump', the name given by allied pilots in the second world war to the eastern end of the himalayan mountains. between april 1942 and 1945, pilots such as de kantzow, who was employed by the china national aviation company, flew from india to china to resupply the flying tigers - volunteer american pilots attached to the chinese air force - and the government of generalissimo chiang kai - shek .
portugal had not signed, and its colony macau became the region’s premier unregulated melting pot in the wheeling and dealing in this much sought after metal. after the crash of a thailand based c47 dakota airliner into a hong kong hillside scattering gold all around the wreckage, cathy’s founders convinced their landlord to use them to fly macau’s gold safely, high above any eager robbers and bandits. but, with no airfield in macau, on their inaugural flight they attempted to fly vr - hda, niki, a c47 dakota onto the racecourse, the only piece of open ground available. the aircraft clipped the seawall damaging its undercarriage causing a belly - landing. this put the aircraft out of commission for several months, and highlighted the unsuitability of the landing ground. the day after the crash, cathy’s roy farrell dashed off to the philippines to buy war surplus amphibious catalinas’ to fly on the gold contract .
one of the millionaires aboard was wong chung - ping, who was said to be worth us $ 3 million and was part owner of the hang shun gold bullion firm in macau. according to the newspaper wah kiu yat po, he had boarded miss macao carrying 3, 000 taels of gold .
in 1935, macau suddenly came into the aviation spotlight as the alternative terminus for the pan american airline’s trans - pacific clipper flights from san francisco via the pacific islands and manila. the airline’s planners had sought a terminus at canton to enable their clippers to link up with their associate company, the china national aviation corporation’s, flights from shanghai. however, the chinese government’s policy of barring foreign airlines operating in chinese airspace in order to inhibit japanese aerial expansion on the mainland thwarted pan american’s plans. hong kong was also barred to the airline as no british airline had yet flown to the colony, and there were issues on reciprocal rights of access for british airline expansion plans to parts of the world under american influence .
neither cramer nor mcduff were originally rostered onto the flight, writes eather in his memoirs, syd' s last pirate. (eather had been the american' s first officer two weeks previously; they had flown cathay' s other catalina from jakarta to saigon, macau and hong kong, carrying gold bullion for macau' s banco nacional ultramarino .) on that fateful evening, cramer was substituting for a pilot who had developed acute earache during the day while mcduff was filling in for the morning flight' s first officer, who had tumbled into stinking muddy water when he had misjudged the mooring of the craft .
the planes were also used, on occasion, to carry gold bullion between hong kong and macau—a situation that resulted in the world’s first commercial airline hijacking. a catalina seaplane named miss macao was hijacked in 1948 on route from macau to hong kong. four chinese men carrying guns entered the cockpit minutes after take off and demanded the co - pilot surrender the controls. he refused, was shot, and in the ensuing chaos, the pilot was also shot five times in the back, causing him to falls into the controls, sending the plane into an uncontrolled dive. the plane crashed into the sea, killing all but one of the 27 people aboard .
although staff began to get anxious when the plane didn' t arrive as scheduled at 6. 30pm at kai tak, it was not known, by anyone at the hong kong end at least, that disaster had struck until de kantzow flew in the other catalina to macau the following day to find out what was going on .
the proposal, which was put forward to the permanent secretary for transportation, francis ho suen - wai, has received favorable comments as hong kong seeks to bolster its image as a city of interest and distinction. “an alternative means of fast transportation between hong kong and macau should be a welcome addition to enhance connectivity and choice, ” ho said .
services operate from hong kong from 06 - 30 until 23 - 59 and from macau from 07 - 00 to 03 - 00 at intervals of mainly 30 minutes during the daytime and mainly 30 / 60 mins at night. and then at 30 / 60 minute intervals until11 - 59pm. journey time is approximately one hour with a free 5 minute coach connection to and from the venetian from taipa temporary ferry terminal. economy fares were revised on 11th december 2017 and from hong kong are hk $ 171 on weekdays, hk $ 186 on weekends and public holidays and hk $ 211 for night sailings. fares from macau to hong kong are mop160 weekdays, mop175 weekends and public holidays and mop200 night * .
' following that witless murderous attack, we were devastated,' says eather.' however, the strong leadership provided by john' jock' kidston swire [ the then chairman of swire ] and his brilliant team provided the necessary fortitude to get us quickly back into the air, where our misgivings were replaced by hard work and the realisation that life must go on.'
the new aircraft is a canadian vickers built canso (c / n cv - 357). it was delivered to the rcaf (serialled 11054) in march 1944, and operated on anti - submarine duties. struck off on june 27th 1947, no records are available until it was converted to 28 - 5acf status by sala in costa rica in 1955. the aircraft returned to canada after being sold in july 1956, where it was operated by the eastern canada stevedoring co and a number of other companies (including austin airways of ontario - canada' s oldest airline. as cf - jvc (and later c - fjvc), it was used to transport people and materials in northern canada. the aircraft passed through various owners, until arriving in reno, nd. in 1986, where it was subsequently purchased by pierre jaunet in 1988. jaunet operated the aircraft in africa as z - cat, where the aircraft transported up to 16 passengers (+ 4 crew) between egypt and zimbabwe with' the african safari company'. the aircraft was hired by the peter stuyvesant organisation in 1993 to fly an' odyssey' across the atlantic and back. the aircraft currently has over 14000hrs on the airframe .
according to gavin young' s beyond lion rock: the story of cathay pacific airways, which the airline points to in reply to questions concerning the skyjacking, the articles of association of the company were drawn up on september 24, 1946, having been signed the day before by farrell and de kantzow. at the time of the miss macao incident, the ownership of what was now cathay pacific airways had recently altered; on june 1, 1948, john swire & sons and australian national airways ratified an agreement to help run the airline .
fifty - six catalinas (nz4001 - nz4056) operated with the rnzaf between 1943 and 1953. provided under lend / lease arrangements these were a mix of non - amphibious consolidated and boeing built aircraft. the catalinas operated with no' s 5 and 6 sqns and no3 otu, based at hobsonville and various points in the pacific. they were engaged in anti - submarine, shipping escort, air - sea rescue and transport roles. unlike many lend / lease aircraft, the catalinas continued to be operated after world war ii because they filled a vital role in south pacific communications. two aircraft were loaned to teal in the post - war period to survey a flying boat route (nz4038 / zk - ami) and for crew training (nz4035 / zk - amp). they were subsequently returned to the rnzaf (ami being broken up for spares in 1948, and amp being declared surplus in 1951 and sold for scrap). fifteen aircraft were lost in service, and the remainder scrapped. no ex - rnzaf aircraft are known to exist. note: the hull of nz4055 remained in the warkworth area as a houseboat for a number of years, however the ultimate fate of this is unknown .
the planes earmarked for use this time around are canadian de havilland dhc - 6 twin otters, widely used across canada and the united states and very popular with tourists and businesspeople. they would be configured for 18 seats, with the from hong kong to macau lasting about half an hour. should the project receive the green light from the government, investment will be sought for an initial us $ 5 million to commence the airline operations, mr. agopsowicz said .
looking forward, xiamen airlines will continue to engage in its mission to “deliver customer - focused service, helping employees to succeed and giving back to society. ” it will continue to pursue innovation and excellence by upholding the spirit of fighting for success. it will continue to bring its passengers a travel experience with unique chinese characteristics beyond their expectations and build up a global network reaching every corner of the world with its international horizon. it will strive to rank among the world - class airline companies by pursuing maximized safety, superior management and excellent performance, and to be a company that brings a happy travel experience and environmentally - friendly philosophies to its passengers around the world .
wynn resorts climbed 8% despite reporting fourth - quarter financial numbers that failed to match up to investor expectations. adjusted net income plunged by more than half from the year - ago quarter, and revenue from its older properties dropped by about $ 65 million since last year. but shareholders celebrated strong results from the new wynn palace resort on the cotai strip in macau, which enjoyed revenue of $ 419 million and adjusted property pre - tax operating earnings of $ 77. 5 million .
while the lobo family had operated one of macau’s original casinos for many years, stanley ho was awarded a new gambling franchise on 19 december 1961 to be based at his new lisboa hotel, effective for eight years. although he was associated with matco, stanley ho revealed on 20 december 1961 a plan to introduce helicopter ferry services between the colonies. these did not materialise, but a number of swiss / italian fast hydrofoils were introduced to substantially reduce journey times by sea and keep fares at an affordable cost.
macau air transport company ( macao air transport company ) was a subsidiary of cathay pacific airways that operated seaplane service between macau and hong kong from 1948 to 1961 . formed in 1948 , the airline operated 2 consolidated pby catalina seaplanes from outer harbour ferry terminal , macau ( old location using a ramp into the harbour ) to kai tak airport in hong kong . miss macao , one of the matco 's seaplane was lost in a hijacking . the introduction of a new runway at kai tak was the beginning of the end of matco and service continued until 1961 when the airline ceased operations . 
macau air transport company (macao air transport company) was a subsidiary of cathay pacific airways that operated seaplane service between macau and hong kong from 1948 to 1961. formed in 1948, the airline operated 2 consolidated pby catalina seaplanes from outer harbour ferry terminal, macau (old location using a ramp into the harbour) to kai tak airport in hong kong. miss macao, one of the matco's seaplane was lost in a hijacking. the introduction of a new runway at kai tak was the beginning of the end of matco and service continued until 1961 when the airline ceased operations.
macau air transport company (macao air transport company) was a subsidiary of cathay pacific airways that operated seaplane service between macau and hong kong from 1948 to 1961. formed in 1948, the airline operated 2 consolidated pby catalina seaplanes from outer harbour ferry terminal, macau (old location using a ramp into the harbour) to kai tak airport in hong kong. miss macao, one of the matco's seaplane was lost in a hijacking. the introduction of a new runway at kai tak was the beginning of the end of matco and service continued until 1961 when the airline ceased operations.