Malta March 2015

Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo TF-AMP Boeing 747-400 new to ANA in 1990 ex JA8094 seen in Malta taken 2nd March 2015.

My 2nd visit of 2015 at home in Malta for 10 days! There are few new & regular aircrafts I have seen in Malta so let's start what I saw. First aircraft I saw in Malta weeks before I got there was Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400F in Icelandic registration TF-AMP new to All Nippon Airways from Japan in 1990 ex JA8094, later in 2007 it brought to Air Atlanta Icelandic with current registration & in 2010 was brought to Cargolux Airlines International from Luxembourg ex LX-ZCV. And finally it was brought back to Air Atlanta Icelandic in April 2012 & given to Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo in a month later in 2012. It landed in Malta after 4pm from Saudi Arabia for a night stop (?) on 2nd March then it left on 3rd at 4am roughly.

Niki OE-IXG Embraer REG-190 new to Niki in 2011 ex OE-IHG seen in Malta taken 6th March 2015. 

One regular aircraft in Malta from Austria is Niki. It's been 1 year Niki operated Malta from Vienna, Austria with Embraer ERJ-190. Funny is when it landed in Malta runway 31 on 6th March taxiway Charlie was closed for refurbishment, after it landed runway 31 it taxied via Delta but don't forget for a smaller plane it can slow down faster than Airbus or Boeing. So when Niki contacted Luqa Ground & parked, Luqa Ground told the pilot that Charlie is closed for refurbishment & it give the pilots a warning not to come Delta as it's currently only used for departing aircraft.

Libyan Airlines 5A-LAM Canadair CRJ-900 new to Libyan Airlines in 2010 seen in Malta taken 9th March 2015.

I wasn't expecting to see Libyan Airlines in Malta for a while due to the airspace ban for passengers by the European Union. The Libyan Airspace is still open only for private visitors I think it's only in Malta by a Maltese private airliner Medavia or any Libyan Airliners for maintenance. Libyan Airlines flight LA1003 5A-LAM is Canadair CRJ-900 new to Libyan Airlines in 2010 landed in Malta from Labraq- Libya for LTM maintenance. 3 of them aircraft are in storage, 4 active and 1 5A-LAL built in 2011 was blew up after hit by a rocket in Tripoli International Airport in Libya during Libyan War.

Mistral Airlines EI-DVA Boeing 737-300 new to VIVA Air in 2992 ex EC-703 seen in Malta taken 9th March 2015.

Finally Mistral Air from Italy. They have been in Malta a lot but not the main destination I think it's a charter flight. The airline that traveled to Malta is from Naples, Italy. This Aircraft EI-DVA is a Boeing 737-300 new to VIVA Air from Spain in June 1991 ex EC-703 then re-registered as EC-FFN in September 1991 & given to Iberia in September 1999. It brought to Frontier Airlines from the United States in January 2000 as N315FL then brought back to Europe with Axis Airways from France in 2004 as F-GIXM and Finally it brought to Mistral Air in 2007.