The 1975 summer season was particularly busy for the Maltese national carrier. Since the company was fully aware of the increase in demand for seats on the route to the island it entered into an agreement with British...
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First Five Years for Air Horizont
Juan Luis Diez and Manuel Salhi came up with the idea of creating an airline way back in 2010. Ryanair had just abandoned four apparently promising routes out of Zaragoza. Their initial choice was the Fokker 100, an...
CXI set for further expansion
Just a few days ago, Corendon Airlines Europe performed the first TATL flight after gaining ETOPS approval. Subsequently Corendon Airlines Turkey revealed it was leasing an Airbus A330 from Maltese carrier Airhub...
Air Malta’s Boeing 737
A Getjet Boeing 737-800 is currently operating for Air Malta. The aircraft is a 2004 example which was originally delivered to Virgin Blue in May of that year. The 737NG currently carries the registration LY-UNO, with...
The Return of the Seaplane Rally
In a facebook post the president of the Malta Seaplanes Association, Jonathan Galea, announced the return of the Como to Malta Seaplane Rally – Roberts Cup after a two year hiatus due to the ongoing pandemic. The...
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...
Mario Caruana – Top Spotter
MAviO News has presented top spotter Mario Caruana, with a copy of Skyliner Aviation & News. The latest issue of the German magazine edited by Chris Witt features an Edelweiss Airbus A320 slowing down along runway...
A True Super Mum
Margaret Losco joined Air Malta in 1974. Her name is intrinsically associated with that of Air Malta. She was affectionately known as “Maggie” by some of KM’s frequent flyers as well as by her close friends. Her...
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World Pilots’ Day
On this very day in 1912, a young Turkish pilot took his first flight. His name was Fesa Evrensev. This man was born in 1878 in Istanbul, Turkey. After graduating, he decided to pursue a military career. Therefore, he...
Air Malta to replace leased B737 with A320
Maltese national carrier Air Malta will be replacing the current Boeing 737-800 leased from Getjet, with an Airbus A320 from the same Lithuanian capacity provider. Reliable sources have told MAviO News that LY-DUE will...
