Emergency Vehicles – Rosenbauer Panther 6×6 Fire Crash Vehicle incident – 19.04.2020
Today, Sunday 19th April, 2020 a Malta International Airport Fire Crash Vehicle overturned while being dispatched to a reported smoke near Park 4. The incident happened around 1615 hrs when the Rosenbauer Panther 6×6 Crash Vehicle overturned inside the airport perimeter. Close to Park 1 for unknown reasons the crash vehicle overturned and two fire […]
Aviation – Spanish Air Force Patrulla Aguila Display Team, first time in Malta – 1995
The Spanish Air Force sent Patrulla Aguila its aerobatic display team to take part in the third edition of the Malta International Airshow from Saturday 23rd to Sunday 24th September 1995. Formed on 4th July 1985 they are based at San Javier Air Base at the location of the academy of officers of the Spanish Air Force, […]
MBL News – OCEANA and KONINGSDAM at Malta – 03.10.2019
Thursdays are always busy at the Valletta Cruise Port with Cruise Liner OCEANA (P&O) but last Thursday 3rd October Malta Cruise Services a division of Mifsud Brothers Ltd (MBL) had to deal with 2 liners , the other one was the 2016 built ship KONINGSDAM of Holland America Line. Cruise and Fly holidays, launched by […]
AFM – Former RNAF Alouette III Helicopters at Malta – 20.09.2019
Last June 2019 preparations from the Netherlands to Malta were being made after the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) purchased 2 SA316B Alouette III helicopters completed with main rotor blades and engines. Discussions between the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNAF), AFM, NUNNER Logistics B.V – the ocean airfreight Operations in the Netherlands together with O&S […]
Shipping Lines – Minoan Lines
One of the largest passenger ferry companies in Europe, and one of the dominant passenger ferry companies in Greece is the MINOAN LINES. The company was founded in May 1972. During January 2008, Sea Star Capital (ANEK LINES owners) signed an agreement with Grimaldi’s Compagnia di Navigazione SpA to sell its 26.7 percent stake in […]
Light Aircraft Crashes When Landing at Malta – No One Injured. A Piper PA-34A-200T Seneca II, operated by the European Flight Academy in Malta, crashed whilst landing at the Malta International Airport after the landing gear failed to work of which neither the instructor nor the student were unhurt but the aircraft suffered damage to […]
AIRCRAFT OF THE WEEK – OE-IAF Boeing B737-4YOF. A 25.6 years Boeing B737-400 delivered in March 1992 as TC-JDH with Turkish Airlines with an aircraft name as AMASRA. From May 2009 to September 2010 she was leased to BH Airlines. During May 2013 she was ferried for conversion as N287AL with ASL Aviation Group. In […]
Aircraft of the Week – G-USAR Cessna 441 Conquest The Cessna 441 Conquest is the first turboprop powered aircraft designed by Cessna and was meant to fill the gap between their jets and piston- engined aircraft. It was developed in November 1974, with the first aircraft delivered in September 1977. It is a pressurized, 8–9 passenger turbine development of the […]
