[3] After several months of legal battles between the government and TCM, an agreement was reached between all parties on August 13.
In exchange for TCM dropping all lawsuits contesting the government's handling of the tendering process, Reolian was deprived from one of its awarded section.
[5][6][7] On August 1, 2011, Reolian officially started its public transport service with 250 drivers instead of the planned 400.
Sixty additional drivers, coming from two other public operators and private shuttle industries, were recruited following this decision.
[citation needed] Unfortunately, the service of Reolian was considered as unsatisfactory; the Yutong minibus (ZK6770HG) could not meet the operational requirement in Macau streets and was always seen broken down on the road.
[12] In January 2013, Reolian's Maintenance Center was awarded with the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series – OHSAS 18001 Certificate.
Until August 1, 2018 when New Era and TCM merged companies and formed to become the biggest bus operator in Macau.