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Air Malta has been named by the Association of European Airlines (AEA) as the most secure for baggage amongst all other European operators. In fact Air Malta loses only 3 items of luggage every 1,000 compared to 28 items of luggage for every 1,000 by British Airways.

History

^{[citation needed]} For many years the Maltese were used to travelling by sea or with foreign (mainly British) airlines but when Malta obtained its independence, the new government decided to create a new national means of transport. The airline was established on March 21, 1973, when it was created by a resolution of the Malta House of Representatives, set up as a limited liability company and granted a certificate of rights to operate international services from Malta. March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...

Air Malta Boeing 737-300

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In 1982, Air Malta signed a purchase contract for 3 new Boeing 737s which were delivered early in 1983. In 1986, Air Malta ordered two new 737s, and in 1987 ordered its first Airbus A320. They then sold the two 720s on their fleet. In 1989, Air Malta exercised an option for one more A320, and in 1992, two more 737s were ordered. That year 4 Avro RJ 70's were ordered, to be put on routes Malta to Catania and Palermo and to new destinations such as Tunis and Monastir. Events Favila becomes king of Asturias after Pelayos death Births Emperor Kammu of Japan (d. ... Airbus S.A.S. is the aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS N.V., a pan-European aerospace concern. ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Roman Odeon. ... For other uses, see Palermo (disambiguation). ... The Ribat in Monastir. ...

After the opening of the new Malta International Airport in 1992, Air Malta created CargoSystems, that includes the air transportation of cargo on Air Malta planes. In 1994 Air Malta inaugurated a cargo center at the airport. On June 9th 1997, Air Malta flight KM 830 was hijacked. The old passenger terminal at Luqa Airport was converted into an air cargo terminal when the completely re-furbished Malta International Airport became fully operational in March 1992. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

In July 2002 Air Malta announced that its new fleet of aircraft would be from the European aeroplane manufacturers Airbus. The new fleet compromises of A319s and A320s and deliveries have already begun. The last plane will be delivered in 2007 thus reducing the average age of fleet to around 2.5 years.

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According to the Association of European Airlines quarterly review of May 2006 Air Malta is the airline that loses the least amount of passenger baggage. The amount of baggage lost in the first quarter of 2006 was 4.1 bags missing per 1000 passengers. The Association of European Airlines includes 29 European airlines, who together shipped 346,475,239 passengers in 2005. ...

Air Malta is owned by the Maltese government (98%) and private investors (2%). Air Malta also has a 25% shareholding in Medavia. The airline employs 1,547 staff (May 2007)^[1]. Medavia is an airline based at Luqa in Malta. ...

Destinations

Further information: Air Malta destinations Air Malta flies to the following destinations (as of June 2006): Libya Tripoli (Tripoli International Airport) Benghazi (from summer 2007) Morocco Casablanca (Mohammed V International Airport) Tunisia Tunis (Tunis-Carthage Airport) Austria Vienna (Vienna International Airport) Belgium Brussels (Brussels Airport) Bulgaria Sofia (Sofia Airport) Cyprus Larnaca (Larnaca International Airport)(operated...

• In 2007 Air Malta is to expand services to Romania, introducing a series of weekly flights to Timişoara (to add to links it already has to Bucharest and Cluj). It has also restarted twice-weekly services to Benghazi.^[2]

• Air Malta also operates seasonal charters from Airports in the UK, which include; Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham/East Midlands and some other airports.

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Incidents and accidents

Air Malta flight KM830 was hijacked in June 1997, by two Turks. The hijack ended with no casualties in Cologne. Air Malta flight KM 830 bound for Istanbul with 90 passengers on board was hijacked 20 minutes after take off and diverted to Cologne. ...

Fleet

The Air Malta fleet consists of the following aircraft (as at May 2007): ^{[citation needed]} May 2007 is the fifth month of that year. ...

• 5 Airbus A319-111 9H-AEG (Mdina), 9H-AEH (Floriana), 9H-AEJ (San Pawl il-Baħar), 9H-AEL (Marsaxlokk), 9H-AEM (Birgu - Citta Vittoriosa)
• 7 Airbus A320-214 9H-AEF (Valletta), 9H-AEI (Rabat - Citta Vittoria), 9H-AEK (San Ġiljan), 9H-AEN (Bormla), 9H-AEO (Isla - Citta Invicta), 9H-AEP (Nadur), 9H-AEQ (Tarxien)
• 2 Boeing 737-33A 9H-ADH (NOT NAMED), 9H-ADI (NOT NAMED)

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External links

• Air Malta

References

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2. ^ "Air Malta destinations", Airliner World, August 2007, p. 7.