Malta's Air X Charter has been successful in attaining a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), as well as an exemption authority.
The Maltese carrier has been approved to conduct charter flights ferrying persons, property and mail from any point or points behind any member state of the European Union, via any point or points in any member state and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond.
As previously reported, the luxury charter carrier recently acquired stakes in ViaAir and Elite Business Aircraft, with the latter being rebranded as AirX America. The new entity will use Elite's Part 135 certificate to operate Bombardier Challenger 850s, Cessna Citation 750 Xs and Gulfstream IVSPs. (Source: ch-aviation.com, 10-Feb-2017)
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Air Malta A320 struck by lightning on approach to Catania
An Air Malta aeroplane (Airbus A320-200, 9H-AEO) was struck by lightning as it
approached the Catania airport earlier today.
In a statement, Air Malta said that no one was injured in the incident and that the aircraft landed safely in Catania.
In a statement, Air Malta said that no one was injured in the incident and that the aircraft landed safely in Catania.
"It is not uncommon in commercial aviation for
aircraft to be struck by lightning," Air Malta’s chief operations officer
S. Falzon said. "Aircraft are designed for this eventuality and Air Malta
crews are specially trained to handle these situations. Passengers, crew and
aircraft were never in any danger, and standard procedure entailed that the
aircraft is checked once on ground and before further flight."
Air Malta's flight KM624 to Milan was diverted to Catania to take a team of engineers and parts to service the aircraft that had been struck by lightning, service the aircraft and certify it fir for flight. The aircraft is currently being repaired by the airline’s engineers.
As a consequence of this incident, Air Malta suffered some delays today but the airline expects to have the schedule back on track tonight. (Source: maltatoday.com, 9-Feb-2017)
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Volotea to operate Bordeaux-Malta service in summer 2017
M.I.A. plc releases traffic results for January 2017
The year
is off to a flying start at Malta International Airport, with January having
exceeded the 300,000 passenger mark for the first time. Hosting precisely 301,289 passengers
in January, the airport's traffic for the month increased by 27.3% over 2016.
This means that the airport welcomed 64,699 passengers more than it did in its
first month last year.
This growth was registered on the
back of an upturn in both aircraft movements and seat capacity, which grew by
22.1% and 27.7%, respectively. Enhanced connectivity to markets such as
Germany, Spain and Italy was an important contributing factor to this growth.
Moreover, seat load factor also increased by 1% to reach
72.7%, indicating that airlines were more efficient in filling up available
seats, as more tourists chose to travel to Malta.
The United Kingdom, Italy and
Germany were the top three contributors of traffic at Malta International
Airport, with all three registering double-digit growth. Accounting for 15,784 and 13,903
passenger movements, Belgium and Spain, were the fourth and fifth top drivers
of traffic to Malta during the month of January.
Looking at the top five
airports delivering traffic to Malta, one notes that newcomer Catania
Fontanarossa International Airport established itself at the top of the list,
following the introduction of added flight frequencies to this airport.
The maximum take-off weight at the airport also experienced a 26.8% growth to reach 104,108 tonnes and the weight of cargo and mail climbed to 1,305 tonnes from the 1,185 tonnes registered in January 2016. (Source: maltairport.com, 7-Feb-2017)
The maximum take-off weight at the airport also experienced a 26.8% growth to reach 104,108 tonnes and the weight of cargo and mail climbed to 1,305 tonnes from the 1,185 tonnes registered in January 2016. (Source: maltairport.com, 7-Feb-2017)
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Tecnam P2002 light aircraft crash lands at Malta IAP
Nobody
was injured when a small single-engine aircraft left the runway on landing (RWY 23) and
ended up on the grass at Malta International Airport this afternoon. The Tecnam
P2002 light aircraft (9H-SEP) was involved in an accident at around 1625lt.
Emergency
teams were immediately dispatched to the area, an Malta IAP spokeswoman said, and no
injuries were reported. The plane
was extensively damaged. Airport
operations were not affected by the incident. (Source: timesofmalta.com, 4-Feb-2017)
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