MAviO News

Emirates celebrates 25 years of operations in Malta

In a media event held at the Phoenicia Hotel which saw some of Malta’s top brass in the tourism and aviation industry convene at the Floriana based hotel, Emirates celebrated in style its 25-year anniversary. MAviO News was present for the event and...

Ciliberti’s Aviation Tales II

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AirExplore to fly for Jet2

MAviO News is reliably informed that well-known Slovak operator AirExplore will be flying for Jet2 this Summer mainly out of East Midlands. Jet2 had already leased additional capacity from AXE during Summer 2022. It was a short wet-lease which...

Open Day at SEAM

OPEN DAY: 20/03/2023 – Malta International Airport Conference Room Level 1 Ryanair’s engineering services company, SEAM (South East Aviation Malta), is seeking Aircraft Mechanics/B1/B2 Licensed Engineers/Duty Maintenance Coordinators to join...

Crew caught smuggling gold

A cabin crew member on an Air India Express flight from Bahrain was arrested at Kochi Airport while caught red-handed smuggling 1487 grams of gold. The cabin crew member was only identified by his first name, Shafi. He was apprehended by Customs...

Capt John Galea on the move

Captain John Galea was well known at Air Malta having started his career in January 1980, initially working as a clerk at the company’s head office and subsequently making the transition to the flightdeck in the early...

Ciliberti’s reign

Joe Ciliberti’s name has been intrinsically linked with that of the Malta Airshow since the first edition held over Marsamxett Harbour in September 1993. He has been at the helm of the Malta Aviation Society for a...

BRIDGES of growth

On 29th August 2022, MAviO News revealed that Spanish giant Swiftair was working on the setup of a new Maltese AOC. Some weeks later, sources that hover around Triq Pantar confirmed with us that this was indeed the case...

Tanti Auguri Nigel!

We wish Ryanair / Malta Air First Officer Nigel J Dunkerley a very Happy Birthday! Nigel was voted as MAviO Leader of the Year during the BOV Aviation Outlook conference and award ceremony held in May 2017. Prior to...

Happy Birthday Riccardo!

We wish MAviO’s Deputy CEO Riccardo Flask the very best on his birthday. Riccardo was one of the first to help kickstart Malta’s oldest running aviation meetup and awards. He has worked on a voluntary basis at MAviO for...

Fly LeOne plots its return

Fly LeOne is planning to return to the skies during the first week of December 2022 . MAviO News has caught up with CEO Stefano Costantini to get an update on what is brewing for 2023. The company will initially induct...

Captain El-Ageli joins Jetclub Malta

As an ex-Medavia Head of Flight Operations and Training Captain Nouman El-Ageli hardly needs any introduction. His name is intertwined with that of the Safi Park based carrier, where he joined as a First Officer on the...

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