Malta

Malta-based Universal Air is expanding its niche operations, while also exploring new bases.

KM Malta’s strategy will be to target high-value business and tourism flows with higher frequencies on core routes.

Malta’s new flag-carrier will serve 26 fewer destinations than its predecessor, but the impact on connectivity to the island country looks set to be “minimal.”

Malta’s new national carrier plans to serve 17 European destinations during the summer 2024 season.

Newly appointed Lufthansa Technik Malta CEO Maria Cilia tells Aviation Week how the MRO is adapting to the shifting widebody market.

The newest Wizz Air subsidiary becomes the fourth airline in the LCC group.

The aviation sector in Malta continues to experience significant growth as more airlines consider setting up operations on the Mediterranean island.

The ULCC currently operates subsidiaries in the UK and UAE.

The carrier is boosting service to European markets, assessing that demand will come back strongly.

The carrier plans to fly to 20 European cities by May.

Ryanair Group is giving up its Austrian AOC.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is to establish a subsidiary in Malta, with plans to have as many as ten aircraft on the island's register within the next three years. The airline will become the third new brand in the expanding group’s family of carriers.