Aviation & Ships Spotting in Malta

Originally established as the Mediterranean Aviation Company Limited, Medavia was set-up in Malta in 1978 as a joint venture between Air Malta, Libyan-Arab Airlines and the Libyan-Arab Maltese Holding Company. 

As Malta prepared for the departure of the British Forces in March 1979, the local government envisaged a labour surplus in aviation-related areas.  At the time, Air Malta was still in its infancy and could not absorb all these surplus labour.  The idea was raised of establishing a small company to maintain general aviation aircraft and small aircraft in Libya and perhaps in the southern Mediterranean, especially as hangars would be available after the departure of the British Forces.

Air Malta, acting on behalf of the Maltese Government, approached a number of foreign companies in order to set-up a joint venture.  After extensive talks with various companies, Mediterrenean Aviation Co. Ltd. was set-up.

The newly-established company soon realised that the oil industry needed a charter airline operating small aircraft between the main centres and the oilfields in the desert.  Medavia started offering these services, using initially four Casa 212 aircraft.

Today, Medavia resides in the former British Forces facilities at Hal-Safi, Malta, and forms part of the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company (L.A.F.I.Co.) group of companies.  The company is an internationally accredited enterprise and offers a wide-range of aviation services.  Such services include: aircraft maintenance, flight operations charters with its own fleet and business charter brokerage, aircraft management and flight operations support.

• Aircraft Maintenance

Medavia is accredited as a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part-145 Maintenance Organisation (approval issued by Malta's Directorate of Civil Aviation, with reference 'MT.145.02').  

Medavia offers line and base maintenance for a variety of aircraft, including: Casa 212s, Dornier 328s (line only), Dash 8s, Beech 1900s, Fairchild SA227s (line only), DHC-6s, Tecnam P92Js, and single/twin-engine Cessnas/Pipers.  The facility can also caters for other aircraft ad-hoc.

Work is carried out under the EASA Part-145 approval or to specific dispensations issued by the National Aeronautic Association of the aircraft being maintained.  The division also runs and maintains aircraft operated by the company overseas.

 

• Flight Operations

- Air Taxi

Medavia operates a mixed fleet of fixed-wing aircraft, currently composed of only prop-driven aircraft, comprising one CASA 212-100 (for training purposes only), two CASA-212-200s, two Beech 1900Ds, one Dash 8-100 and two Dash 8-300s.  The current fleet offers a wide range of capabilities, for both regional passenger and cargo transport, including short take-off and landing, and even operations from/to unpaved airstrips.  Medavia also operates/maintains a single Dornier 328-100 on behalf of Awiag Ltd.

- Executive Aircraft Charter

Medavia provides several governments, heads of state, celebrities, executives and businessmen, with luxury and executive aircraft charter worldwide.  These charter flights provides customers with flexible, time-saving, comprehensive, cost effective solutions to the highest standards of executive comfort, privacy and security.

Medavia can offer a full range of aircraft from luxurious and executive jet aircraft such as Boeing 727 and Challenger 604, turbo-props such as Piper Cheyenne and King Air 350, large passenger airliners such as Airbus 300 and Boeing 737, as well as helicopters.  Flights can be arranged to and from anywhere in the world at very short notice.

 

• Aircraft Management and Flight Operations Support

Medavia has extensive experience in managing aircraft of all types.  The management contracts on offer by Medavia are flexible and allows the owner to reserve his own pilots or those of Medavia.  The owner may retain exclusive use of the aircraft or may choose to integrate into the Medavia fleet to generate some revenue.  Management contracts are not limited to Malta or Europe. 

Medavia can manage and support any aircraft anywhere in the world.  Flight operations support, such as over-flight and landing permit request, handling and fuel arrangements, hotel accommodation and catering orders, are not exclusive to aircraft managed by Medavia but can be offered to any operators requiring such services.

Current Fleet

* used solely for training purposes.

** operated/maintained by Medavia on behalf of Awiag Ltd.