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To mark the 80th anniversary since the award of the George Cross to Malta, Heritage Malta has prepared a day of exciting activities at Fort St Elmo and the National War Museum on Sunday 24th April. An aerial display...
Malta International Airport still 44% below pre-pandemic levels
MIA has published its traffic results for the first quarter of 2022. In a nutshell, the airport operator claimed that traffic through the Luqa gateway is still 44% below pre-pandemic levels. Moreso, MIA added that 14...
Spanish A330 MRTT to be painted in Malta
The photo published by MAviO News, featuring the ATR42-500 (ex : G-ISLF) painted in drab grey has created a flurry of interest. One of the first to comment was Pierre D Zammit, Technical Director at Aerospace Inspection...
ATR Trainer ?
This ATR 42-500 was photographed on 7th April 2022 by well known spotter Mario Caruana. The aircraft is a well known airframe having rolled off the production line in 1997 and initially delivered to then regional...
Minister Aaron Farrugia visits MATS
The newly installed Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia visited Malta Air Traffic Services on Thursday 7th April. He toured MATS premises and met employees from different sections...
Air Malta has been plying the Vienna route for 45 years
The ex-CEO of Malta International Airport has shared some great pictures, as Air Malta celebrated in style 45 years of flying between Luqa and Vienna. Julian Jager described Malta as a jewel in the Mediterranean, having...
DHL Boeing 757 breaks into pieces
Earlier today (07/04/22) a DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757F carrying the registration HP-2010DAE operating a cargo flight between San Jose, Costa Rica and Guatemala City, Guatemala made an emergency landing after reporting...
Medsky and Suzanne Chambers on Airnews
The latest issue of World Airnews has given ample coverage to two of the biggest stories emanating from the Maltese aviation scene during the past 4 weeks. The first story was related to Libyan newcomer Medsky. The deal...
Air Malta launches Madrid route
Air Malta has relaunched flights to Madrid. As stated by Executive chairman David Curmi, the national carrier will be sticking to well served capital cities which can offer widen the connectivity to the island. Madrid...
Condor unveils new livery
German airline Condor has unveiled brand-new liveries for its planes, and they are certainly very eye-catching. The airline, which focuses mainly on holiday charters with strong presence in Greece and Egypt, explained...
Air Lease orders 32 Boeing 737 MAX
Air Lease Corporation, one of the world’s leading aircraft lessors, has ordered another 32 Boeing 737 Max, thus bringing its total order book for the jets to 130 and handing a important win to the Seattle based...
MarvicMIA welcomes relaxation in entry rules
Feature image: Mario Caruana Malta International Airport welcomes the government’s announcement that persons travelling from a red country will be allowed entry into Malta with a negative PCR test or a recovery...
Pope flies home on Air Malta
Feature image: Air Malta via Noel Zarb / Visit Malta/DOI shared a picture of the flightcrew responsible for taking back home Pope Francis. Pope Francis has flown back to the Vatican City on board an Air Malta A320neo...
AN-132 has been damaged
Pictures have emerged showing that the Antonov An-132D, a project that Antonov was working on with Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia Aeronautics has suffered substantial damage in the attacks by Russian Forces on Gostomel Airport...
Filfla like you’ve never seen before
Researcher Manya Russo from Birdlife Malta has shared these amazing pictures of Filfla on her LinkedIn account. Of particular interest is the Armed Forces of Malta Aloutte III helicopter being used as a shuttle between...
The Pope has arrived!
The Pope has arrived in Malta on board the first ever ITA Airways Airbus A320 to touch ground at Malta International Airport. The aircraft registered as EI-DTK arrived iin Malta around 09:50 local time. (02/04/22). It...
Enter Air at LMML
Earlier in the day (01/04/22), one of our roving reporters caught this Boeing 737-800 of Polish charter carrier Enter Air, basking in the morning sun on Apron 2 at Malta International Airport waiting for its next load...
