Flight Design has come a long way since it had entered receivership in February 2016. In July 2017, the company was acquired by German conglomerate Lift Air of Eisenach Germany. During the past weeks EASA has submitted...
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Malta Airshow returns after three years
Photo: Mario Caruana After a three year hiatus the Malta International Airshow returns with a bang. With support from Komunità Malta and the Malta Tourism Authority, an aerial display will be held along the Qawra coast...
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Wings India 2022 open for business
India has the largest number of unicorns and start-ups in the aviation sector. The claim was made by Gen (Dr) VK Singh during the opening of Wings India. The Indian minister responsible for Civil Aviation insisted that...
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...
Air Malta Hellzapoppin
The courts had to open early this morning, at around 11am, after ALPA presented a prohibitory injunction against Air Malta. The move which was upheld by the courts will mean that all redundancies announced by the...
Air Malta adds two aircraft
Air Malta have added two aircraft on lease for the festive season, including an Airbus A320 from SmartLynx registered ES-SAK. Interestingly, MAviO is reliably informed that SmartLynx are actively pursuing a Maltese AOC...
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...
Capt. Patrick Calleja reveals all
MAviO TV continues to bring you some exclusive content, with the cream of the crop of Maltese aviators appearing exclusively on Malta’s biggest aviation web channel. With more than 80K who have watched the first three...
Captain Martin Ferrando in the hot seat
The third episode of Bi Mħatra li Diġà Nsejt focuses on one of the most epic moments during Air Malta’s history. MAviO TV have tracked down Captain Martin Ferrando who was at the controls of 9H-AEQ when the passenger...
