MAviO 2012, from left to right: Richard J Caruana (Lifetime Achievement Award) / Abdulrazagh Zmirli (Leader of the Year) / Captain Philip Apap Bologna (Aviator of the Year)
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Britten-Norman heading to Malta
Britten-Norman, the aircraft manufacturer, has announced plans to expand its overseas training capabilities by signing a lease on new premises at Malta International Airport. Whilst training will be the primary focus...
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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...
Malta International Airport still 44% below pre-pandemic levels
MIA has published its traffic results for the first quarter of 2022. In a nutshell, the airport operator claimed that traffic through the Luqa gateway is still 44% below pre-pandemic levels. Moreso, MIA added that 14...
Double Whammy …
One of our roving correspondents caught this lovely pair of Kuwait Air Force C-130 Hercules as they routed back to Kuwait from Tunis-Carthage. Interestingly a C-17 which also formed part of the squadron did not stop in...
Transport Malta launches Aircraft Leasing Malta
TM-CAD Director General Captain Charles Pace reiterated that with the launch of Aircraft Leasing Malta, we now have a whole ecosystem for the aviation industry based on the island. Transport Malta has been working on...
Award Winners 2017
The 2017 winners together with the then Minister for Transport Joe Mizzi. From left to right: Major Anthony Abela (Lifetime Achievement Award) / Minister for Transport Joe Mizzi / Nigel J Dunkerley (Leader of the...
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...
The Cemair Saga
Sitting forlornly on Apron 4 is a CRJ900 of South African operator Cemair. The company had its AOC suspended by the SACAA on 13th December. The SACAA had stated that during a routine inspection it had uncovered a number...
