Saturday, May 31, 2014
Malta's Hermes Aviation eyes Malta-Italy market
Hermes Aviation has taken delivery of a first aircraft, ex-Blue Panorama Airlines B737-400, 9H-HER (msn 24901), into Malta
earlier this week according to Skyliner Aviation. While little details
have so far emerged about the start-up's plans, it is reportedly
planning to launch scheduled services linking the island state with
several destinations in Italy. (Source: ch-aviation.com, 31-May-2014)
Monday, May 19, 2014
Air Malta A319 lands safely at Malta IAP after reporting a flaps problem
An Air Malta plane had an emergency last night when it was unable to deploy
its flaps while landing in Malta. The aircraft was flying in from Frankfurt.
Air Malta confirmed the incident. It said that as a precautionary measure the captain advised emergency services to be on standby and advised the passengers accordingly. The aircraft performed a normal landing after the crew completed the required procedure.
The Air Malta spokesman said that the airline's crew are routinely trained for such eventualities. The aircraft has been serviced by the airline’s engineers and will re-enter service this morning. (Source: timesofmalta.com, 19-May-2014)
Air Malta confirmed the incident. It said that as a precautionary measure the captain advised emergency services to be on standby and advised the passengers accordingly. The aircraft performed a normal landing after the crew completed the required procedure.
The Air Malta spokesman said that the airline's crew are routinely trained for such eventualities. The aircraft has been serviced by the airline’s engineers and will re-enter service this morning. (Source: timesofmalta.com, 19-May-2014)
Friday, May 16, 2014
AFM commissions two inshore patrol boats donated by U.S. government
Home Affairs Minister M. Mallia said this was another occasion that reinforced the long standing relationship between two nations. Although very different in size and geographical positions, Malta and the U.S converged on a number of points mainly the will to have a free society deep-roots in democratic principles and a nation that provided the necessary safety and security for its people. (Source: timesofmalta.com, 16-May-2014)
Polish Navy confirms participation at 2014 Malta International Airshow
In the 2014 edition of the
Malta International Airshow Poland will participate with a Polish Navy
M28 Bryza that shall be taking part in the static display. This will be
the third time that Poland will participate in the Malta Airshow after
taking part in the 2011 and 2013 editions.
The Bryza is one of the many variants of the An-28, the Bryza is the Maritime Patrol reconnaissance variant (equipped with: 360° Search and Surveillance Radar ASR-400, Link-11 datalink). Used mainly for sea border patrolling, search and rescue operations and protection of the national economical sea zone. (Source: maltairshow.com, 16-May-2014)
The Bryza is one of the many variants of the An-28, the Bryza is the Maritime Patrol reconnaissance variant (equipped with: 360° Search and Surveillance Radar ASR-400, Link-11 datalink). Used mainly for sea border patrolling, search and rescue operations and protection of the national economical sea zone. (Source: maltairshow.com, 16-May-2014)
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Lufthansa A321 in scare as smoke detector goes off at Malta IAP
A Lufthansa Airbus A321 caused a scare at Malta IAP
this afternoon when a smoke detection alarm in the hold went off. The aircraft stopped on the runway as soon as it landed after a
flight from Frankfurt. Fire teams were dispatched to the spot but there
appeared to be no fire. Passengers disembarked on the runway. Chutes were not used. Airport operations resumed after a few minutes. The aircraft was taken to Lufthansa Tecknik for an inspection. The departure from Malta to Frankfurt at 4.50pm was cancelled. (Source: timesofmalta.com, 15-May-2014)
Friday, May 9, 2014
Germany confirms participation at 2014 Malta International Airshow
Labels:
Do-228,
Germany,
Malta International Airshow,
P-3 Orion,
Tornado IDS
Monday, May 5, 2014
M.I.A. plc releases traffic results for April 2014
Malta IAP, in April, hosted a total of 376,935
passengers, resulting in an increase of 13.7% when compared to the same period
last year. The U.K. continues to lead as the biggest market, increasing its
passengers arriving on Malta by 14.8%. Germany and France registered even
higher growth at 21.6% and 21.4% respectively.
Meanwhile, aircraft movements for April increased by
11.1%. This mirrored the increase of 11.7% in seat capacity which reached
491,856, when compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Seat
Load Factor registered an increase of 1.3%, while the maximum take-off weight
(MTOW) increased by 10.5% when compared to 2013 figures. Cargo and mail
registered a decline of 8.7% over the previous year. (Source: maltairport.com,
5-May-2014)
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