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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...
Award Winners 2022
The MAviO Select Committee chaired by the amiable Riccardo Flask had quite an onerous task sifting through the tens of votes casted for the three coveted MAviO awards. Air Malta First Officer Trevor Zammit was awarded...
MarvicUniversal 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...
Is Air Malta becoming NICEAIR?
During the past 24 hours the Maltese national carrier has leased an Airbus A319 from HiFly Malta registered 9H-XFW. The aircraft is in a 150 seat configuration and was earmarked to operate rotations to Gatwick and Lyon...
Two intrepid Maltese pilots
Two AFM pilot trainees embarked on a gruelling three day journey, that saw them flying in a single-engine Cessna 172 from Malta up to Venice and back. The arduous task required some excellent planning. Rick DImech as...
Award winner Rachel Grech on TVM
The Enemed MAviO Leader of the Year award winner Rachel Grech was earlier today interviewed on TVM’s popular afternoon show Niskata. Rachel won the award on account of her outstanding performance at the Civil Aviation...
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...
Lt Col Joseph Smith interviewed
Veteran TVM journalist and radio host Joe Dimech earlier in the day interviewed the winner of the Enemed MAviO Lifetime Achievement Award Lt Col Joseph Smith. Joe Dimech also took time to interview MAviO’s CEO Marvic...
Captain Rene Schreiber
Swiss Rene Schreiber was a familiar face in Maltese aviation circles having beein involved with a number of operators based on the island. Many who have worked closely with Captain Schreiber are mourining the loss of a...
