Yes, it's best to go directly through MAT if you're not already a Kenn Borek employee. They (Kenn Borek) are the wet lease provider but MAT can source their own additional permanent or rotational crew so long as they meet the Borek minimum standards. MAT Chief Pilot is Rob McGechan, and Flight Operations is David Kuruvita. Currently they're a little over crewed for low time F/O's and the demand is for Captains as it is everywhere! So I guess you should just keep plugging away with the hour building and expect your best opportunities to be in the low season here. (Middle of the year!)
The two companies do the same job but are very different in other ways. TMA being a little smaller, flies to a lot less resorts, has more overnights, less day's off per week, operate on different floats, different SOP's, crew culture and atmosphere are different and the business model has forked off into runway ops as well. MAT has some interesting long term plans also but tourism in the Maldives is very stable despite global and local events of recent. Good luck with it mate!
Cheer's,
Walu
