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Sweden and Denmark are SAS’s main shareholders, with each holding 21.8% stakes, which rose in the past two years following rescue plans linked to the COVID pandemic. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP

Swedish government won’t inject more cash into SAS airline

Government to propose SAS debt to state be converted into equity capital

June 7, 2022| AFP
At the handing over ceremony of the Agusta Bell 212.

Italian Air Force donates helicoper to Aviation Museum

Agusta Bell 212 gift marks cooperation between two countries

June 3, 2022| Times of Malta
Stockholm in winter. Photo: Shutterstock

Ryanair launches Malta to Stockholm winter route

Flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays, starting in November

June 3, 2022| Press Release
Maltese helicopter pilots on arrival at Luqa on May 29, 1972.

Maltese military aviation: born 50 years ago

Delivery of infant flying unit to Malta was completed on May 29, 1972

May 31, 2022| Peter Micallef-Eynaud
Nepal’s security personnel carry victims' bodies. Photo: AFP

All 22 bodies retrieved from Nepal plane crash

Nepali rescuers have retrieved the bodies of all 22 people from a plane that crashed in the Himalayas, authorities said Tuesday as they began identifying the victims. "All bodies have now been found," Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Deo Chandra Lal...

May 31, 2022| AFP
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 passenger plane of the low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle at Vantaa airport near Helsinki, Finland. Photo: Heikki Saukkomaa / Lehtikuva / AFP

Norwegian buys 50 Boeing 737 MAX, ending dispute

Latest boost for the crisis-hit US aircraft after two deadly crashes

May 30, 2022| AFP
Family members and relatives of passengers on board the Twin Otter aircraft weep outside the airport in Pokhara. Photo: AFP

Nepal flight missing with 22 on board

A passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in Nepal on Sunday, the operating airline and officials said, as poor weather hampered a search operation. Nepal's air industry has boomed in recent years, carrying goods and people between...

May 29, 2022| AFP
Air Malta has relaunched its Madrid route with fligths on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Photo: Air Malta

Air Malta returns to Madrid with three flights a week

National airline relaunches route to Spanish capital

May 25, 2022| Press Release
As aviation rebounds from COVID and deals with Russia’s war against Ukraine, Malta must eliminate any longer-term bottlenecks that might limit the sector’s potential. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Flying into the future in Malta – Jonathan Galea

Thoughts on the future of aviation and Malta’s possible role within it

May 25, 2022| Jonathan Galea
An Air France-KLM aircraft company at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris. The airline has some €7.7bn of debt despite massive bailouts by the French and Dutch governments, which own 28.6% and 9.3% respectively in the former flag carriers that merged in 2004. Photo: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt / AFP

Air France-KLM seeks to raise $2.4bn in new share issue

French shipping giant CMA CGM to invest up to €400 million

May 24, 2022| AFP
There are five jet streams on planet Earth.

Myth Debunked: Why does it take longer to fly westward than eastward?

The reason flights from west to east are quicker is due to jet streams

May 22, 2022| Times of Malta
EasyJet’s losses after taxation narrowed to £431 million (€509m) in the six months to the end of March compared with a loss of £549 million a year earlier. Photo: Odd Andersen / AFP

EasyJet narrows first-half loss on COVID recovery

Hopes to carry almost as many passengers in Q4 as it did in 2019

May 19, 2022| AFP
A Wizz Air aircraft. Photo: Shutterstock

Wizz Air to set up Malta-based subsidiary airline

New airline plans to begin operating in October

May 17, 2022| Times of Malta
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary: “This recovery, however, remains fragile.” Photo: Tolga Akmen / AFP

Ryanair slashes annual loss as lockdowns lifted

Net yearly loss down to €355m from €1bn in previous financial year

May 16, 2022| AFP
Birżebbuġa residents and environmentalists protesting a model plane airstrip are urging the government to protect Wied Żnuber. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Honour your electoral pledge and protect Wied Żnuber, residents urge government

Area right next to Natura 2000 site has been earmarked for a miniature airstrip

May 15, 2022| Sarah Carabott
Emirates specialises in long-haul flights, with its fleet solely composed of large Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. Photo shows the arrival of its123rd Airbus A380 jet. Photo: Emirates Airlines / AFP

Emirates airline announces ‘significantly’ lower $1.1bn annual loss

19.6m passengers carried in 2021-22

May 13, 2022| AFP
Masks will no longer be mandatory on flights from Monday. Photo: Shutterstock

Mask rule dropped on all flights to Malta from Monday

Health authorities take up EU agencies’ recommendation

May 11, 2022| Claire Farrugia
The Malta International Airport registered a €7million net profit last year, up from a loss of over €4.3million in 2020. File photo: Times of Malta

Airport profit up in 2021 but still below pre-pandemic times

Pandemic set passenger movement back two decades: MIA chair

May 11, 2022| Sarah Carabott

Watch - Passenger lands plane in Florida after pilot falls sick

The passenger had no flight experience

May 11, 2022| Times of Malta
Presentation of Gloster Sea Gladiator N5520 Faith to the people of Malta in St Georges Square Valletta in 1943. Photo provided by the Malta Aviation Museum

Glorious 10th of May: 80 years ago, an air battle changed Malta's war fortunes

A concerted effort by the British, Americans and women turned the tide in 1942

May 10, 2022| Sarah Carabott
The 450 meter runway will be able to accommodate light aircraft. Photo: Gozo Regional Development Authority

Gozo airfield plans revealed: a 450m runway in Xewkija

Minister promises no agricultural land takeup as plans opened to consultation

May 6, 2022| Jessica Arena
A British Airways aircraft flies over parked British Airways planes on the tarmac at London Heathrow Airport. Photo: Adrian Dennis / AFP

IAG seen flying back into profit after hefty loss

British Airways parent company narrows net loss to €787 million in Q1

May 6, 2022| AFP
Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia attributed the register's success to the trust that foreign investors have in the Maltese aviation industry. Photo: DOI

Malta’s aviation register reaches 665 aircraft

Figure marks 500% growth increase in a decade

May 5, 2022| Times of Malta
Lufthansa expects to offer “around 75 per cent” of its pre-crisis capacity over the year. Photo: Christof Stache / AFP

Lufthansa optimistic for 2022 as tourist demand bounces back

German airline group makes net loss of €584m in Q1

May 5, 2022| AFP
Industry operators have expressed concern about the lack of airline seats on offer and the slow rate of tourism recovery. Times of Malta file photo

Focus is on quality, tourism minister says amid concern on recovery

Industry operators concerned about lack of airline seats, slow tourism recovery

April 21, 2022| Claire Farrugia
The Ryanair aircraft came loose from its tow and rolled directly into a row of airport fuel tanks on April 2, 2021. Photo: Bureau of Air Accident Investigation

Airport narrowly escaped ‘large explosion’ last year

Safety procedures were lacking, investigation into April 2021 incident concludes

April 20, 2022| Giulia Magri
Farmers had raised the alarm over the airstrip. Photo of the area by Matthew Mirabelli

Ħal Far airstrip for model aircraft to be moved close to Natura 2000 site

New site will be four times bigger than the current one

April 18, 2022| Sarah Carabott
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren: “A positive outlook for Easter and beyond, with daily booking volumes for summer currently tracking ahead of those at the same time in 2019. Photo: Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP

EasyJet sees summer return to pre-COVID bookings

Expects a pre-tax loss of between €640m and €676m in the six months to March

April 12, 2022| AFP
The Boeing plane slid off the runway when it spun and broke up around the rear wheels. Photo: AFP

Watch: Cargo plane breaks in two during emergency landing in Costa Rica

A cargo plane carrying mail and packages skidded off the runway and broke in two during an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday, causing the temporary closure of the international airport in San Jose. Smoke was billowing from the bright yellow...

April 8, 2022| Times of Malta
Lufthansa aircrafts. Photo: Christof Stache/AFP

Non-EU airlines must compensate EU travellers for delays

Case involved a journey booked through German carrier Lufthansa

April 7, 2022| AFP