After months of preparations the MAviO team led by the ever enterprising CEO Marvic Bugeja has launched a mini series entitled “Bi Mħatra li Diġà Nsejt” with the aim of preserving the collective memory of...
Dornier 328 to leave Medavia fleet
After German oil firm Wintershall decided to leave Libya in the past few months, rumours started making the rounds about the possible fate of the Dornier 328-110 registered 9H-AET. The aircraft is owned by...
MIA welcomes first flight from Niš
On Friday, Malta International Airport welcomed the first flight and passengers from Niš, marking the inauguration of the second direct connection between Malta and Serbia. Flights to Serbia’s third-largest city will be...
Malta International Airport hits new highs
Malta International Airport welcomed more than 6.3 million passengers between January and October. This figure translates into an increase of 6.7 per cent over the same comparable period last year, indicating that the...
Malta tapping the aircraft leasing market
Malta will soon be revealing an ambitious project aimed specifically at lessors thus positioning the Mediterranean island as the second European jurisdiction in aircraft leasing. Until now Ireland has been the...
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...
Malta Air flying legend retires
Captain Norman D’Amato is a familiar face even with non-aviation enthusiasts and people who are not part of the industry. His suave manners and warm smile have been captured in full in an iconic photo taken way...
History was made!
Today history was made when the first ever aircraft designed and built in Malta embarked on its first flight. The aircraft is the labour of love of Reno Psaila who painstakingly built the RP-Kestrel. The aircraft...
Malta Aviation Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary
The Malta Aviation Museum Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November 2019. Opening times are from 09:00 till 17:00. The price has been discounted from the usual Eur7 to Eur5...
Who will operate Air Malta’s TATL routes ?
Air Malta has already started some form of preliminary talks with potential airlines / ACMI operators to fly TATL routes on its behalf. However, when asked specifically by MAviO about the matter, Minister Konrad Mizzi...
Award Winners 2019
The Malta Aviation Outlook moved out of its habitual nest in St Venera to a completely new venue, the Salini Resort in Bahar ic-Caghaq. The Select Committee, led by well known lawyer Dr Francesca Galea had a very...
MAviO 2019
Malta’s largest aviation conference truly outdid itself during 2019. With delegates filling every corner of the Salini Resort hall and over sixty aviation companies and entities represented, the Malta Aviation Outlook...
MAviO 2019 – Snapshot on the Paper Airline Industry
Malta’s largest aviation conference has this year outdone itself. With delegates filling every corner of the Salini Resort hall, and over sixty aviation companies and entities represented, the Malta Aviation Outlook has...
Kam Air to add a second ATR
Afghani carrier Kam Air is to add a second aircraft from the ATR stable. During the past 36 hours, this ex-Oman Air ATR 42-500 has been towed to the maintenance area in front of the Medavia Technics hangar. The aircraft...
Another high-profile ACMI operator chooses Malta
“315 aircraft, 35 Air Operator Certificates (AOC), 9 aircraft maintenance organisations and 7 aircraft maintenance training and examination organisations, 5 cabin crew training organisations and another 5 for the...
Maleth Aero goes big
Maleth Aero, based in Malta, has added its first widebody aircraft to its Air Operators Certificate. Airbus A340-642 s/n 1030, registered as 9H-PGS and configured with 8 First, 32 Business and 276 Economy seats is being...
Comlux adds A320neo ACJ to Malta’s register
Comlux Malta have taken delivery of the first A320neo ACJ in the fleet. The aircraft has been aptly registered 9H-NEW and looks striking and very stylish in the white, gold and grey livery. On Friday 22nd March the...