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“Mummy is the pilot!”

Photo: Edward Montebello Way back in April 2007, Charmaine St John was the only female captain in the employ of the national airline – Air Malta. In an interview with then ILLUM editor JULIA FARRUGIA (now Minister...

An Acropolis in Malta

One of our roving correspondents caught the only Airbus A320neo ACJ in the Acropolis Aviation fleet. The company has its headquarters in Farnborough and was launched amid much fanfare in late 2008. Initially the UK...

Award Winners 2022

The MAviO Select Committee chaired by the amiable Riccardo Flask had quite an onerous task sifting through the tens of votes casted for the three coveted MAviO awards. Air Malta First Officer Trevor Zammit was awarded...

Enter Air at LMML

Earlier in the day (01/04/22), one of our roving reporters caught this Boeing 737-800 of Polish charter carrier Enter Air, basking in the morning sun on Apron 2 at Malta International Airport waiting for its next load...

The Culling of the A321XLR

During February 2019, Air Malta had revealed ambitious plans of expansion that among other things included the induction of the yet-to-be-developed A321XLR. With its claimed 4700NM range, Air Malta’s CEO Captain...

Award Winners 2023

As is now customary the Enemed MAviO Awards for 2023 generated huge interest among the local aviation community at large. Captain Noel Abela won the Aviator of the Year award after the pivotal role he played in...

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