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Air Nostrum has just revealed that the airline has the intention of introducing up to ten Airlander 10 airships in its fleet. The company has said in an official statement that if the project goes ahead the airships...
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...
Maltese Harmony Jets expands
Maltese operator Harmony Jets has completed an overhaul on one of its Falcon 50 jets and gave it a new dazzling colour scheme that was very well received. It is believed that substantial repairs were carried out with...
Stephen Xuereb wins prestigious award
Stephen Xuereb hardly needs any introduction within Maltese aviation circles being one of the most high profile directors sitting on the board of Malta MedAir. He has also played a crucial role in the return of the...
Ryanair Recruitment Day – Malta
Ryanair is currently recruiting for cabin crew positions across Europe and will be holding a recruitment day in Malta. Although the advert being put forward by Ryanair says, that the Recruitment Day is being held on...
Volunteer Reserve Force Pilots
During the past 48 hours the Armed Forces of Malta have issued a call for applications for the post of civilian pilots to enlist and serve within the Volunteer Reserve Force of the Armed Forces of Malta. The applicants...
Ex-Air Malta COO moves to Nigeria
Paul Fabian who is well known in Maltese aviation circles having held very high positions within the senior management team at KM, has moved to Green Africa Airlines. The young airline started flying last August using...
Airliner World gives ample coverage to MAviO meetup
The world’s largest selling civil aviation magazine has reported extensively on the Enemed MAviO Conference and Awards held in early May. The event has cemented itself as Malta’s biggest aviation meetup in the post...
Has Tecnam cooled down on the P-Jet?
Shannon Yeager was Director of Sales in the US for Tecnam between 2014 and 2021. When interviewed by Flight International in 2015 he explained that Tecnam usually delivers an aircraft from concept to certification in...
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...
Could the “Sea Monster” rise again?
During 2022, there has been a resurgence of interest in the potential of WiG aircraft. This is mainly thanks to newcomer REGENT, which has been extremely active trying to lure ferry companies to this new mode of...
CXI set for further expansion
Just a few days ago, Corendon Airlines Europe performed the first TATL flight after gaining ETOPS approval. Subsequently Corendon Airlines Turkey revealed it was leasing an Airbus A330 from Maltese carrier Airhub...
Lufthansa’s Shattered Dreams
After allegedly spending more than €100 million, Lufthansa cancelled this massive restoration project four years ago. In 2021, it emerged that the Lockheed Starliner N7316C was secretly moved from a warehouse in Bremen...
Germany’s Jet Dream
The HFB 320 Hansa Jet was a ten-seat business jet that was manufactured by Hamburger Flugzeugbau between 1964 and 1973. The forward-swept wing was a distinctive feature of the Hansa Jet. Only a mere 47 were built with...
The Gripper
The introduction of Chapter 2 noise legislation in early 1986 sounded the death knell for Trident operations in Europe. The tri-jet soldiered on flying in China. The aircraft was dubbed the ”Ground Gripper” by the...
Universal visitor
A great visitor was seen this morning basking in the scorching sun on Apron 2 as Airbus ACJ318 operated by Comlux on behalf of Universal Entertainment landed earlier in the day. The “baby Airbus” as it was...
Corendon performs first ETOPS flight
Corendon Airlines Europe, has performed its first ETOPS flight on 23rd May 2022 with a Boeing 737-800 registered 9H-TJC. The aircraft carrying flight number CXI199P flew from Gran Canaria to Natal in Brazil in just...
