Aviation & Ships Spotting in Malta
Anything from Civil & Military Aviation to Naval Vessels
Malta is a small island nation in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Malta lies directly south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya. The country's official languages are Maltese and English. The strategically located islands constituting the Maltese nation have been ruled by various powers and fought over for centuries. Malta gained here Independence from her last (British) rulers on September 21, 1964, and became an island Republic on December 13, 1974. Since May 1, 2004, Malta is the smallest member state of the European Union, both in population (404,000) and area (316 sq. km). Malta is the only nation in the world that has collectively been awarded the George Cross (by King George VI on April 15, 1942) for conspicuous gallantry in World War II, and its flag bears a replica of that award.
Forthcoming Movements in Malta (all times local)
Civil/Military Aviation:
28.08.08: Polish Air Force - C-295M ...tbc
29.08.08: Canadian Armed Forces - CC-130 ...sta 1700 tbc
01.09.08: Spanair - A321 (sta 0340) ...for maintenance at LHTM
04.09.08: Scandinavian SAS - B73G (sta 1040, std 1130) 04.09.08: TAP Air Portugal - A320 (sta 1900, std 1945)
Daily scheduled flights to/from Malta International Airport - ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES
Local/Foreign Airlines operating scheduled flts from/to Malta International Airport... [VIEW]
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Naval Vessels:
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Malta International Airshow 2008
The 16th edition of the annual Malta International Airshow, organised by the Malta Aviation Society, will this year be held on the weekend of September 27th and 28th. More info
News & Information
Local (click on date to read more)
- 20.08.08: Ryanair sees record growth on Malta route.
- 19.08.08: Double digit growth for Air Malta.
- 13.08.08: New requirements for passengers travelling Malta-U.K. as from October.
International (click on date to read more)
- 27.08.08: Virgin Blue has entered a six-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE that covers the maintenance and overhaul of all CFM56-7B engines.
- 27.08.08: A consortium of 16 private investors appears ready to inject EUR1billion into a new Alitalia.
- 27.08.08: Delta secures US$1billion loan ahead of merger with Northwest.
- 27.08.08: Southwest has released a winter schedule that eliminates 196 one-way frequencies while adding only six.
- 27.08.08: Bavaria's Ministry of the Interior purchases eight new EC-135s for the Police force from Eurocopter.
- 27.08.08: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. successfully completed the first flight of its X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator.
- 27.08.08: Bombardier sees CRJ1000 first flight by summer's end.
- 27.08.08: Patrol coastal ships returned to U.S. Naval Service.
- 27.08.08: New Huey, known as the UH-1Y, has been cleared for USMC deployment.
- 26.08.08: AgustaWestland's EH101 is the final contestant in a Indian AF requirement for 12 VIP helos after Sikorsky's S-92 was eliminated.
- 26.08.08: Todd Shipyards Corp. has announced that it has been awarded an USN contract to provide long-term overhaul and maintenance to Nimitz Class carriers homeported or assigned for maintenance in Puget Sound.
- 26.08.08: Afriqiyah Airways has ordered GE's CF6-80E1 engines to power its three firm and three option A330s.
- 26.08.08: Embraer has signed a service contract with China's Kun Peng Airlines.
- 26.08.08: Boeing has been awarded a five-year U.S. Army contract for 191 CH-47F Chinooks.
- 26.08.08: Australian Aerospace signs ARH Tiger helicopter through life support contract with Thales Australia.
Local time in Malta is UTC +1-hr (last week October to last week March) & UTC +2-hrs (last week March to last week October)
Last Updated on August 28, 2008 @ 07:00
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