Early this morning, Minister Silvio Schembri attended a ceremony, whereby he initiated the process to raise the roof of the new six-bay hangar facility in place. The new hangar on Park 4 is being built for SR Technics...
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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...
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...
Turkish returns to Libya
After an almost 10 year hiatus Turkish Airlines will start flying to Libya from Thursday 28th March 2024. MAviO News spoke to Libyan aviation expert Captain Nouman El-Ageli who shed light on the recent devlopments...
Air Libya makes an Appearance
This rather plain looking RJ100 made a technical stop in Malta on its way to Benghazi. The aircraft received attention at Cranfield. Interestingly this RJ100 registered 5a-FLE had skipped us on its way North. The Libyan...
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Launch of three new routes from Malta’s airport
Paphos, Trieste and Santiago de Compostela are three new routes that have been added to the network of Malta International Airport for the first time. All three routes are being operated by Ryanair / Malta Air as the...
Titan Airways close to having its Maltese AOC issued
Photo: Mario Caruana The number of UK operators seeking a Maltese AOC continues to soar. MAviO News is reliably informed that well-known ACMI operator, Titan Airways, will be granted its Maltese AOC by the end of this...
Bi Mħatra li Diġà Nsejt back with a Bang!
The second episode of Bi Mħatra li Diġà Nsejt sees aircraft engineer David Polidano in the hot seat. University of Malta senior lecturer and veteran journalist Riccardo Flask asks some burning questions as David delves...
The National Aerospace Centre exists no more
Minister Owen Bonnici was shown around the Institute of Aerospace Technologies where he was briefed about the various programmes the institute is engaged in. Profs Zammit Mangion praised Quaero for their input. He also...
MAS president talks to MAviO News
MAviO’s Editor-in-Chief Marvic Bugeja has earlier today caught up with the president of the Malta Aviation Society Joe Ciliberti. Talking to MAviO News, Ciliberti sheds new light on how things unfolded since...
