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Surprise visit by Afriqiyah

This Afriqiyah A320 made a surprise visit to Malta on Tuesday 8th January 2019, bringing over a high-level Libyan delegation led by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj. The aircraft landed at about 4:30pm and the PM’s...

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...

Freebird Opens up in Malta

Turkish operator Freebird Airlines has set up a branch in Malta registering its first aircraft on the island as 9H-FHB. This aircraft is ex TC-FHB carrying construction number 3025. This particular A320 is a 12 year old...

B747 basking in the Winter sun

This Boeing 747-400 BDSF has been put out to bask in the Winter sun earlier today, after it was freshly painted by Aviation Cosmetics Malta. The aircraft was originally delivered to Singapore Airlines more than 26 years...

Freebird Airlines sets up shop in Malta

Transport Malta has today licensed Freebird Airlines Europe as an Approved Training Organisation, the first international company in Malta licenced exclusively for aviation training.  Freebird’s decision to set up shop...

Helitours

Flashback to 2009 – A short article on Times of Malta about the launch of Helitours Malta, a “paper airline” using a Robinson R44 leased and operated by Eagle Associates (UK). The whole venture was...

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