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Air Malta celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a 1974 retrojet with a special flight over Malta

Air Malta (www.airmalta.com) (Luqa) has painted its Airbus A320-214 9H-AEI (msn 2189) (above) in the original 1974 livery to celebrate its 40th Anniversary. The airliner was unveiled today with a special flight over the island of Malta:

The airline issued this statement:

Air Malta will this afternoon (April 16) surprise the islands with a freshly-painted aircraft to kick-start its 40th anniversary celebrations.

Air Malta registered aircraft 9H-AEI will be operating flight KM 40, appropriately selected for the occasion, and will be arriving in Malta after being repainted in Ostrava (Czech Republic). The aircraft was on a long-term lease to Interjet in Mexico.

The aircraft will be performing two low flypasts on runway 31 and overfly the island before landing, at around 6 pm.

It will fly over the Grand Harbour, Sliema, the northern coastline of Malta, Mosta, Qrendi and Birzebbugia.

The aircraft will be welcomed at Malta International Airport this evening during an event being hosted by Air Malta.

The first flight, from Malta to London Heathrow, took off on April 1, 1974 (see below). According to the airline, “the passengers onboard the Boeing 720B aircraft were mostly journalists and travel agents flying to meet their British counterparts for a six-hour reception in London. ”

Top Copyright Photo: Malcolm Bezzina. Airbus A320-214 9H-AEI soars beautifully over Malta today in its retro look. All other photos by Air Malta.

Air Malta Slide Show (aircraft over the years):

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Air Malta to operate charter flights to seven UK airports this summer

Air Malta (airmalta.com) (Luqa) is again planning to operate charter flights to seven United Kingdom regional airports this summer. The airline issued this statement:

This summer, between May and October, Air Malta will again operate weekly charter flights to/from seven regional airports in the UK. In line with demand and operations in previous years, Air Malta will operate charter flights to/from Birmingham and Cardiff with two flights every week on Tuesdays and Fridays, and weekly flights on Tuesdays to/from Bristol, Exeter, Newcastle, Norwich and Glasgow airports.

These charter flights increase accessibility to the islands from regional UK airports and thus offer travellers the opportunity to travel out and back from their nearest home airport. Furthermore, such flights also attract the interest of the Maltese traveller to visit family and friends in various cities in the United Kingdom. The operation of such regional services was made possible thanks to the support received from tour operators and travel trade partners in the areas.

Air Malta operates such charter services as a supplement to the regular scheduled services to/from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester.

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Air Malta reduces its third quarter loss to $6.5 million

Air Malta (Luqa) has reduced its third quarter net loss to $6.5 million (€4.8 million) from $13.2 million (€9.8 million) in the same quarter in 2011 according to Malta Today.

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Copyright Photo: Keith Burton. The new 2012 brand promotes the destination of Malta. Airbus A319-111 9H-AEL (msn 2332) prepares to land at London (Heathrow).

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Air Malta introduces its first aircraft in its striking new colors

Air Malta (Luqa) on September 29 introduced its new aircraft livery at the Malta International Airshow.

Air Malta’s Airbus A320-214 9H-AEN (msn 2665) in the new colors, opened this year’s flying display with a flypass over runway 23/05.

The aircraft, operating flight KM 070, flew to Malta just after being repainted in the new livery. The flight number was chosen to celebrate the 70th anniversary since the award of the “George Cross” to Malta that is being commemorated this year.

According to the airline, “the new livery design is fresh, bold, colorful and displays a new sense of pride in being the airline of the Maltese Islands. The design reflects the uniqueness of the Maltese islands with their proud heritage, colors, culture, symbols, hospitality and language. This is the first step in a series of projects aimed to re-brand the airline. Other projects in this area will be finilized and communicated in the coming months. The new livery also marks another milestone in airline’s cultural revolution, both internally and externally, and will support the airline’s new vision of ‘Flying The Pride of Malta’.”

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