Macau Air Transport Company
Macau 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 to Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. Miss Macao, one of the MATCO's seaplane was lost in a hijacking.
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 Limited. The introduction of a new runway at Kai Tak and conditions in Macau were the beginning of the end of MATCO and service continued until October 1961 when the airline ceased operations.
The airline remained registered in Hong Kong up to January 1964 and all remaining aircraft were de-registered by 1967.Fleet
MATCO operated 2 Canadian Vickers CBV-1A Canso and later to USN in 1948.
With the removal of the Catalina seaplanes, MATCO operated as a freight airline and acquired a new aircraft:
