Air Malta is proud to be the first Maltese Operator out of more than 20 operators holding an Air Operators Certificate (AOC), to have successfully completed the transition to the new European Regulations. The national airline has subsequently been issued with a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AOC in July 2014 from the Civil Aviation Directorate of Transport Malta.

Air Malta has officially welcomed breastfeeding on board its flights and launched a policy to coincide with World Breastfeeding Week. The international week dedicated to breastfeeding falls between August 1st and 7th, during which global awareness is raised to support its importance.

Air Malta and Etihad Airways have expanded their code-share agreement to provide travellers with improved connections between Europe, the GCC region and Australia.

The Commission’s free smartphone application for passenger rights has been upgraded just before the summer holidays to make it easy for all travellers to be informed about their rights in case something unexpected happens during their journey.

British Airways has welcomed the two newest members of its fleet to Heathrow, the airline’s London hub. The largest aircraft in the fleet, the A380 and one of the smallest, the A320, stood nose to nose at Airbus’ site in Toulouse before British Airways pilots flew them into Heathrow.

Air Malta is upgrading its online and mobile check-in this weekend. Together with its service provider, this new platform aims to make check-in for Air Malta flights faster, easier, and more user friendly.

EU project makes first “solar” kerosene An EU-funded research project called SOLAR-JET has produced the world’s first “solar” jet fuel from water and carbon dioxide (CO2). Researchers have for the first time successfully demonstrated the entire production chain for renewable kerosene, using concentrated light as a high-temperature energy source.

British Airways has powered up its newest flight simulator, taking the number used by the airline to train its pilots to 18 – the highest ever.

They say life begins at forty and for many, holidays also get better with age. In a study by British Airways, being active, having the money to travel in style and being commitment free were among the top reasons why travel gets better with age, according to the over forties.

The European Commission launched today an online tool to search the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, better known as “the EU Air Safety List”.