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Macau Air Transport Company (Macao Air Transport Company) was a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific that operated seaplane services between Macau and Hong Kong from 1948 to 1961.
Formed in 1948, the airline operated two 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 [1]
In 1960 ownership by Cathay Pacific ended with Roger Lobo and Stanley Ho as new owners with the airline renamed as Macau Air Transport Company (Hong Kong) Limited .[2] [1]
The airline remained registered in Hong Kong up to January 1964 and all remaining aircraft were de-registered by 1967.[2]
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MATCO operated two Canadian Vickers CBV-1A Canso (c. 1944 from United States Army Air Forces as OA-10A Catalina (#44-34081) and later to USN (#68045), later with Royal Canadian Air Force and acquired by Cathay Pacific in 1946) in 1948.[3]
With the removal of the Catalina seaplanes, MATCO operated as a freight airline and acquired a new aircraft:
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^ "Consolidated 28-5A OA-10A Catalina" .
^ "ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina VR-HDT Pearl River" . Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2013-06-26 .
^ "PBY5a Catalina" . Kiwi Aircraft Images. Retrieved 2022-12-29 .
^ "PBY Catalina Tail Number VH-SBV" . www.pacificwrecks.com . Archived from the original on 2006-03-13.
^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Piaggio P-166BL2, c/n 243, c/r VH-BJP" . aerialvisuals.ca . Retrieved 2023-03-12 .
^ "Macau Air Transport Company (Hong Kong) Ltd – The One Cigarette Airline – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group" . industrialhistoryhk.org . Retrieved 2023-03-12 .
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