Universal Air
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| AOC # | MT-39 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Malta International Airport[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4[citation needed] | ||||||
| Destinations | 8[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Luqa, Malta | ||||||
| Employees | 110 | ||||||
| Website | flyuniversalair.com | ||||||
Universal Air, legally incorporated as Universal Air Charter and Management Limited, is a Maltese airline headquartered at Malta International Airport in Luqa.[2]
History[edit]
The company was founded at 15 April 2015 as Air CM Global Limited and rebranded in September 2022 as Universal Air. It operates using an air operator's certificate issued by the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate.[3]
Universal Air subsequently announced it would start scheduled flights to metropolitan and leisure destinations from both their home base in Luqa and Pécs in Hungary.[1] Its scheduled inaugural flights took place on 26 March 2024 between Malta and Pecs.[4][5]
Destinations[edit]
As of April 2024, Universal Air operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[1]
Africa[edit]
Asia[edit]
- Larnaca - Larnaca International Airport begins 25 July 2024[6]
- Tel Aviv - David Ben Gurion International Airport begins 25 July 2024[6]
Europe[edit]
- Palermo - Falcone Borsellino Airport
- Perugia - Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport
- Salerno - Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Luqa - Malta International Airport base
- Constanța - Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport begins 25 July 2024[6]
Fleet[edit]
As of April 2024, the fleet of Universal Air comprises the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 | 1 | — | Stored |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d ch-aviation.com .- Malta's Universal Air to launch scheduled ops out of Malta 13 March 2024
- ^ "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Codes Full Details". www.avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ B.V, Data Access Europe. "Approved Organisations & Operators AOC Holders - Transport Malta". www.transport.gov.mt. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ aerotelegraph.com (German) 13 February 2024
- ^ Powell, Lucy (2024-03-21). "Universal Air Malta launches first flight to Pécs and Munich". LARA. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ a b c אזולאי, איתי (7 July 2024). "החל מה-25 ביולי: חברת תעופה זרה נוספת חוזרת לישראל". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
