News has just reached us, that a diesel powered 2017-model Renault Clio collided with a Boeing 737-800 belonging to Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair. It is yet unclear at which Spanish airport the incident happened...
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Final Flight
The disppearance of a Maltese-registered Piper Lance way back in December 1995 remains one of the biggest mysteries in Maltese aviation circles. Ex-Times of Malta journalist Massimo Farrugia published this excellent...
Eurowings Europe moves to Malta
Eurowings Europe has relocated from Austria to Malta. This can be seen as a win for the Maltese authorities after losing out to the landlocked country in 2017, when both Malta and Austria were vying for the new...
Enemed MAviO Awards
The Enemed MAviO Awards are the only awards on the island that recognise excellence in management and airmanship within the Maltese aviation industry. The awards will be held on Monday, 2nd May 2022 at Salini Resort...
Qatar Airways will no longer fly to Malta
Malta will not feature on the Summer 2021 schedule of Qatar Airways. MAviO News is reliably informed that the highest echelons at the Doha based company have been in contact with the local travel community to relay the...
Another Libyan newcomer
A new airline is likely to join the already crowded skies in Libya as Crown Airlines launched a recruitment drive for Airbus A320 pilots and ancillary staff. The nascent company has Ziad Farhoud as Chief Executive...
9H-MMO in full livery!
After some wait, MAviO News has finally put its hands on this great shot depicting Malta MedAir’s Airbus A320 in full Corendon Airlines livery while operating rotations on behalf of the Turkish leisure carrier out of...
BRIDGES of growth
On 29th August 2022, MAviO News revealed that Spanish giant Swiftair was working on the setup of a new Maltese AOC. Some weeks later, sources that hover around Triq Pantar confirmed with us that this was indeed the case...
The electric Jumbolino
Announced in 2020, Wright Electric has been developing a megawatt propulsion system for an all-electric aircraft . The Wright Spirit is a re-engined BAe146/RJ affectionately known as “Jumbolino”. The term was first...
Is the Akoya an A5 beater?
News from Lisa Airplanes have been hard to come by lately. We know the second prototype of the Lisa Airplanes Akoya made its debut in 2017. The French company had great ambitions for the two seat amphibian and was keen...
