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A tale of clipped wings

During the first half of 2018, there was a serious attempt by Air Malta to diversify its business and the setting up of the Air Malta Academy was seen as a possible revenue stream. While the whole idea was still in its...

Heston to launch Maltese unit

Heston Airlines, which is a relatively young Lithuanian carrier with its headquarters in Vilnius, will launch a Maltese offshoot. The company commenced operations in 2021. Sources very close to the corridors of power at...

US aviation giant pursuing Maltese AOC

Mesa Airlines, one of the biggest capacity providers in the United States, has initiated the process to get a Maltese AOC. The company has 168 aircraft in its fleet and more than 2600 employees. Mesa flies the CRJ900 as...

9H-FLY heading back to Malta

Transport Malta – Civil Aviation Directorate has issued the approval certificate for the latest ATO (Approved Training Organisation) to be based at Malta International Airport. Aviation South West had already been...

Malta MedAir adds third aircraft

Malta MedAir continues with its rapid expansion unabated. Our eagle-eyed roving correspondents have spotted the third Airbus A320 which landed last night(13/04/22) at 21:52hr . The airliner should join the Corendon...

Captain Robert Risso: The father of CRM

MAviO Head of News Marvic Bugeja caught up with Captain Robert Risso who spent 35 years at Air Malta before joining Comlux and subsequently the Civil Aviation Directorate within Transport Malta as a Flight Operations...

Lt Col Joseph Smith honoured

Lt Col Joseph Smith was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia at the 10th anniversary awards held at Salini Resort on Monday 2nd May...

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