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Air Malta aircraft Fleet

The following table is a complete list of all aircraft purchased by Air Malta since its inception.

The column DOR/DOC refer to Date of Registration and Date of Cancellation.

In 2006 - perhaps in anticipation of the country joining the EU - Air Malta started the process of changing its fleet, moving away from Boeing to an all-Airbus fleet of A.319s and A.320s.

This process had actually started in the 90s, when the company took delivery of two A.320S (9H-ABP and 9H-ABQ) even as the company was ordering additional B.737s.

As with other pages in this web site, I make no claim it is complete, and anyone who can add to this list is welcome to contact me.

        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE C/N PURCHASED FROM DOR/DOC ARR./DEP. NOTES
9H-AAK B.720-047B 18063 Western Airlines 25.03.78/11.04.88 14.04.78/10.04.88  
9H-AAL B.720-047B 18167 International Lease Finance 08.03.79/09.11.87 08.03.79/08.11.87  
9H-AAM B.720-040B 18378 Pakistan International Airlines 31.03.79/30.06.82 31.03.79 Wfu 81. Used for German TV film in Dec 86. To fire dump, totally destroyed by 2000.
9H-AAN B.720-040B 18380 Pakistan International Airlines 31.03.79/20.09.84 31.03.79/19.09.84  
9H-AAO B.720-047B 18829 International Lease Finance 31.03.79/29.12.89 28.03.79  
9H-ABA B.737-2Y5 23038 Boeing 11.03.83/02.10.94 12.03.83/29.09.94  
9H-ABB B.737-2Y5 23039 Boeing 31.03.83/02.10.94 01.04.83/06.11.94 Leased to Sobelair June/July 93.
9H-ABC B.737-2Y5 23040 Boeing 30.03.83/19.12.94 31.03.83/16.12.94  
9H-ABE B.737-2Y5 23847 Boeing 21.07.87/ 22.07.87/05.01.04 Sold to Celcius Amtec Corporation 17.02.99, and leased back.
9H-ABF B.737-2Y5 23842 Boeing 27.07.87/ 28.07.87/30.01.04 Sold to Celcius Amtec Corporation 17.02.99, and leased back.
9H-ABG B.737-2Y5 24031 Boeing 17.03.88/29.03.95 18.03.88/31.03.95 Test flight on 28.03. A/c all white with large reg. Dep on 31.03 as N810AL, Aloha A/ls.
9H-ABP A.320 112 Airbus 30.08.90/04.11.03 31.08.90/30.09.03 Sold to ILFC on 09.04.02 and leased back. Departed Malta on 30.09.03 for Southend, and since delivered to Air Arabia.
9H-ABQ A.320-211 293 Airbus 26.03.92/ 26.03.92/ Sold to ILFC on 09.04.02 and leased back.
9H-ABR B.737-3Y5 25613 Boeing 26.03.93   Sold to ILFC on 11.04.02 and leased back. Final departure date unknown.
9H-ABS B.737-3Y5 25614 Boeing 30.04.93/ 01.05.93/ Sold to ILFC on 10.04.02 and leased back. Final departure date unknown.
9H-ABT B.737-3Y5 25615 Boeing 25.05.93   Sold to ILFC on 09.04.02 and leased back. Final departure date unknown.
9H-ACM Avro RJ70 E1254 Avro International 20.09.94/17.10.97 21.09.94/19.10.97 Departed as EI-COQ, sold to Bae Asset Management? Leased to AzzurraAir.
9H-ACN Avro RJ70 E1258 Avro International 20.10.94/27.03.98 21.10.94 Leased to AzzurraAir.
9H-ACO Avro RJ70 E1260 Avro International 19.12.94/27/03/97 20.03.95 Leased to AzzurraAir.
9H-ACP Avro RJ70 E1267 Avro International 17.03.95/31.03.98 20.03.95 Leased to AzzurraAir.
        
 


Leased Aircraft – By Registration

The following is a list of aircraft types that have been leased by Air Malta. The information has been indexed by both registration and aircraft type.

        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
4R-ABP A.320-214 Sri Lankan A/Ls 5086 See under 9H-AHS. c/s ALK1502. Night arrival on 19.04.18 in full Air Malta colours. Re-registered 9H-AHS.
9G-ACN B.707-123B Transasian 17640 Apr - Jul 78  
9G-ACO B.707-123B Transasian 17651 Feb - Jul 79 Also leased as ST-AHG in December 1978, as G-TJAC between July-Sept 1979, and as G-BHOY between April-July 1980.
9H-ABX A.320-211 GATX Capital Corporation 289 Apr - Dec 92  
9H-ACS B.737-33A Ansett Worldwide 23827 12.04.95-15.11.95  
9H-ACT B.737-33A Ansett Worldwide 23830 27.03.95 - __.11.95  
9H-ADH B.737-33A Ansett 27459 12.03.98 Full Air Malta livery. Noted w/AIR AZZURA titles on 10.03.00
9H-ADI B.737-33A Ansett 27460 22.04.98 Full Air Malta livery.
9H-ADJ B.737-4H6   27353 Mar – Nov 98 Full Air Malta livery.
9H-ADK B.737-4H6 Malaysian Airlines 27673 26.03.99 - __.11.99 Full Air Malta livery.
9H-ADL B.737-4H6 Malaysian Airlines 27674 23.03.99-03.11.99 Full Air Malta livery.
9H-ADM B.737-382 ILFC 24365 01.06.99-__.__.__ Full Air Malta livery.
9H-ADN B.737-382 ILFC 04.05.99 - __.__.__ 25161 Full Air Malta livery. Arrival and registration dates both 4 May. Livery changed to all-white, with Air Malta titles in red, first noted on 30 Dec 03.
9H-ADO B.737-430   27003 09.04.99 – __.03.00 White fuselage with blue fin.
9H-ADP B.737-3L9   23718 01.05.99 – __.__.__  
9H-ADY A.320-214 GATX 1769 24.05.02-26.11.04  
9H-ADZ A.320-211 GATX 331 18.03.2-05.11.04 Re-registered 4K-AZ54 with AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines.
9H-AED A.320-212   288 04.07.03-30.03.04 Arrived at 21.05hrs, all white with red Air Malta titles. Re-registered TC-FBF.
9H-AEF A.320-214 ILFC 2142 07.01.04-22.04.14 Named “Valetta”, Leased, with an option to buy. Sub-leased to Sky Airlines between 06.01-06.05.07, 08.01-03.03.09, 02.01-06.03.12 & 31.07-25.11.12, re-registered as SP-IAD. Remained in basic Sky colours, but with Maltese reg. Departed as MON142P, re-registered as G-ZBAR.
9H-AEG A.319-112 ILFC 2113 04.02.04-15.12.05 Sub-leased to Skyservice Airlines as C-GEAG. Aircraft departed Malta at 01.12hrs local.
9H-AEH A.319-112 ILFC 2122 03.03.04 Leased, with an option to buy.
9H-AEI A.320-214 ILFC 2189 26.04.04-25.11.10, 06.04.14- 15.05.20 Named “Rabat – Citta Vittoria”. Leased, with an option to buy. Sub-leased to Interjet and re-registered as XA-SOB, departing on 25.11.10. Returned on 06.04.14, departing at end of lease on 15.05.20.
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
9H-AEJ A.319-112 ILFC 2186 06.04.04-18.10.19 Arrived as AMC3193 at 22.50 local. Leased, with an option to buy. Last flight on 13.10.19. Without titles on the 15th. Sold to Macquarie Air Finance and re-registered as OY-RCH with Atlantic Airways. Cut up on 24.07.20.
9H-AEK A.319-214 ILFC 2219 20.10.04 Leased, with an option to buy. Prior to its end of lease, the aircraft was towed to ACM for re-spraying to all-white livery on 22.10.20, finished by 04.11.20. Exact departure date unknown.
9H-AEL A.319-112 ILFC 2332 11.11.04___.__.__ Leased, with an option to buy.
9H-AEM A.319-112 ILFC 2382 04.02.05-__.__.__ Leased, with an option to buy.
9H-AEN A.320-214 ILFC 2665 01.02.06-12.08.06, 23.11.06-03.01.11, 08.03.11-25.06.21 Sub-leased to Excel Airways between 12.08.06-23.11.06, to Sky A/Ls 03.01.11-08.03.11. Departed as 5B-DLL.
9H-AEO A.320-214 ILFC 2768 13.05.0630.08.20 Sub leased to Libyan Arab Airlines 11.11.06-13.04.07. Noted with new titles, and transferred to, Malta Medair on 30.07.20.
9H-AEP A.320-214 ILFC 3056   Aircraft was placed on the Maltese register on 05.03.07, so arrival in Malta would have been within a couple of days. Sub-leased to Etihad Airways between 28 Oct – 28 Dec 2007
9H-AEQ A.320-214 ILFC 3068   Registered on 21.03.07, sub-leased to Etihad Airways between 10.10.07-31.03.08.
9H-AER A.320-214 GATX 2178 06.04.04-31.05.06 Based in the UK. Sub-leased to Vueling Airlines between 05.12.04-16.03.05. Re-registered CS-TNP.
9H-AHR A.320-232 AerCap 1979 12.04.17-05.11.18 All-white fuselage with red titles, engine nacelles and sharklets.
9H-AHS A.320-214 Air Malta 5086 19.04.18-__.__.__ c/s ALK1502. Night arrival on 19.04.18 as 4R-ABP in full Air Malta colours. Re-registered, performing its first revenue flight on the 22nd as KM514 to Vienna. Still in Malta as of early November 2022.
9H-AMJ A.320-232 Avion Express 3531 Leased between 02-03.01.23, probably as a result of 9H-AEP suffering a bird strike departing Berlin airport. Arrived from/departed back to, Stuttgart.  
9H-EMU A.320-233 GetJet Airlines 2118 08.08.22-13.10.22 Arrived from Antalya as GJM9903, departed for Rekjavik as PY3001.
9H-NEO A.320-251N   7875 15.06.18- Still in service with Air Malta as of November 2022.
9H-SLD A.320-214 SmartLynx 3396 Arrived on 24.01.23 from Tallinn.  
9H-SLH A.320-214 SmartLynx 3425 Arrived on 21.01.23, still on lease by the 25th.  
9H-PAM B.737-33A(QC) Maleth-Aero 25744 09.04.17 Arrival date from Charles de Gaulle. This could have been a one-day lease.
9H-XFW A.319-112 Nice Air 3689 27-28.05.22 Arrived from London performing a flight to Lyons the same day. Departed for Naples the following day.
AP-AMG B.720-040B Pakistan International Airlines 18378/257 Mar 74 - Mar 79 rr 9H-AAM
AP-AMJ B.720-040B Pakistan International Airlines 18380/321 Mar 74 - Mar 79 rr 9H-AAN
AP-ATQ B.720-040B Pakistan International Airlines 18745 February 77 Leased for a few days.
CS-TBU B.707-3F5C Air Portugal 20515 Apr 86 - Nov 86, & between Apr 87 - Nov 87. Full Air Malta livery.
CS-TBT B.707-3F5C TAP-Air Portugal 20514   Replaced CS-TBU in mid-September for a few days.
CS-TGL BAe ATP SATA Air Acores 2019 Oct 92 - May 94 Full Air Malta livery.
D-AICM A.310-203 Lufthansa 356 Apr - Oct 94  
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
D-AICF A.310-203F Lufthansa 237 Aug 01 Exact dates to be confirmed.
D-AILF A.319-114 Lufthansa 636 May - Sept 01 Exact dates to be confirmed.
D-ASEF A.320-214 Sundair 4974 03.06.18-04.06.18  
EC-LNC B.737-4K5 Albastar 24130 31.03.18 Wet lease, length of lease unknown.
EC-MTV B.737-8K5 AlbaStar 27992 10.03.22 This appears to have been a one day lease for flights to Rome and Trapani.
EC-MUB B.737-86J AlbaStar 32920 04.04.18-__.__.__
EC-NGC B.737-809 AlbaStar 28236 29.08.22-01.09.22 Arrived as KM9001. Flights between 30-31.08.22.
EC-NLK B.737-81M AlbaStar 33104 Leased on 23.10.22, departing for Brussels airport on the 24th. Leased again in December 2022, arriving on the 28th, departing on the 29th.  
EC-NOG A.330-343 Wamos 786 Operated flight KM395 on 23.10.22, departing Malta on the 24th. Pi’s B-HWK, 9M-XXN, HS-XTB, OE-IFR.
EI-ANO B.707-348C Aer Lingus 18880 Believed to be a one-day lease on 07.04.78.  
EI-CFQ B.737-3Y0 Mistral Air 24255 28.09.16 One day lease. Another one-day lease on 11.10.16.
EI-CNK Avro RJ85 AZZURRAair E2306 06 – 24 Oct 97 Retained AZZURRAair livery. Used as replacement for 9H-ACM, which had just been sold.
EI-ELZ B.737-428 Mistral Air 26308 31.03.17, 03-05.04.17  
EI-FGX B.737-3Q8 Mistral Air 28054 11.12.16 One day lease? Also seen on 23.12.16 as KM613 and 09.04.17 as KM477.
EI-STA B.737-31S ASL Airlines Ireland 29057 02.04.19-06.04.19 Arrived from Dublin as KM987.
EL-AKC B.707-323B Air Gambia 20177/818 11-12 August 1991  
ES-ACE Bo. CRJ-701ER Nordic Aviation Group 10083 02.05.19-03.05.19  
ES-SAK A.320-214 SmartLynx 888 22.12.18-03.01.19 Another four-day lease between 14-18.02.19.
ES-SAO A.320-214 SmartLynx A/Ls 936 04-05.06.18 Other leases between 02-03.02.19 and 04-06.03.19.
ES-SAQ A.320-214 Smartlynx 984 30-31.03.17. Another lease between 18-23.12.17.
ES-SAV A.320-214 SmartLynx 2123 01.04.19-__.__.19, 05-07.11.19  
F-HDSJ A.319-112 Amelia Int. 3727 06-08.05.22 Arrived from, and departed for, Paris.
F-HXXL A.330-243 XL 597 09-10.06.18 Arrived as KM479, departed as AMC998.
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
G-AWWZ BAC 111 British Caledonian   May 75 Temporary substitute for G-AYOP, which suffered tyre damage during take-off from Paris on 03.05.75.
G-AYOP BAC 111-530FX British Caledonian BAC.233 Apr 75 - Oct 75  
G-AZTG B.707-321 Dan-Air 17600 Mar 77 - May 78  
G-BBAE L. Tristar Caledonian A/Ws 1083 13.10.91 This may have been a one-day lease.
G-BHOY B.707-123B Monarch Airlines 17651 Apr - Jul 80  
G-BHOX B.707-123B Monarch Airlines 17640 Apr - Dec 80  
G-BPNS B.727-277 Dan-Air 20550 Apr - Oct 90  
G-MIDH A.321-231 British Midland 968 27.03.99-11.04.99 Remained in BM livery.
G-OLXX Avro RJ70 BAe Operations E1228 __.12.94 - __.__.95  
G-TJAC B.707-123B Transasian 17651 Jul - Sept 79  
G-TJAB B.707-123B Transasian 17640 Aug 79 - Jan 80  
HB-JIB MD-90-30 Fly Hello 53553 Aircraft had been Malta based since March 2005. It first flew for British Jet, a Malta-based operator who wanted to operate low cost flights from Malta. It was later leased or sub-leased to Air Malta. Last service for Air Malta on 30.04.08 to Amsterdam, departing to Zurich Kloten later the same day. Previously N6203U, TC-KTB, N535MD, TC-JHB, N935MD, SU-BMS and N744BC. Since re-registered N919DN, N648NW, N918DH, WFU.
LY-CGC B.734-4Y0 GetJet A/Ls 23870 08-16.01.18 Another lease, duration unknown, on 11.03.18.
LY-COB A.320-232 GetJet A/Ls 928 17.07.22-07.08.22 Arrived from Antalya as CAI731P.
LY-DUE B.737FE GetJet A/Ls 33996 05-17.07.22  
LY-EEL B.737-46M GetJet A/Ls 28550 20.10.19-21.10.19
LY-ELF B.737-36N GetJet 28670 28-30.09.19
LY-GGC B.737-3Q8 Elinair 24492 11.04.17 Arrived as KM997. Duration of lease unknown.
LY-FOX A.320-214 GetJet A/Ls 1087 21.03.18-30.05.18, 05.07.19-09.09.19  
LY-LGC B.737-382 Grand Cru A/Ls 24365 12-13.10.17 Arrived from Heraklion as KM999 in Ellinair titles. Departed as KM9999. Previously 9H-ADM with Air Malta. Possibly as a replacement for 9H-AEJ, which had gone u/s.
LY-GTW B.737-4S3 GetJet A/Ls 24166 02-06.10.17, 17.03.18-__.__.__ Arrived as GJT401/GJT402 from/to Vilnius. Grounded at Palermo due to unknown accident on 09.04.18. Duration of lease unknown.
LY-KDT B.737-522 KlasJet 26691 18.07.19-24.07.19
LY-KIT A.319-112 GetJet A/Ls 4663 16.06.19-21.06.19, 22-24.06.19, 26.06.19-06.07.19, 21-22.07.19  
LY-MGC B.737-4Y0 GetJet A/Ls 24904 21.05.17-__.__.17, 15-16.01.18 Arrived as AMC997 from Vilinius, Lithuania at 20:00, duration of lease unknown. Another lease the following January.
LY-PGC B.737-4S3 GetJet A/Ls 25596 15-16.01.18 All white, arrived/departed as KM993/4.
LY-UNO B.737-8FE GetJet A/Ls 33801 01-07.07.22 Performed Air Malta flights between 1st-6th.
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
LZ-BHH A.320-232 BH Air 2863 06-07.06.18, 11-12.06.18  
LZ-LDN MD-82 European Air Charter 53216 02.06.19-03.06.19, 13.07.19-15.07.19  
LZ-LDU MD-82 Bulgarian Air Charter 53204 10-18.06.18, 06-08.07.19  
LZ-MDO A.320-214 Via Airways 879 25-27.03.18 All-white, arrived/departed as AMC997/8.
LZ-MDO A.320-214 Fly2Sky 879 18-19.11.22 Arrived on as KM9306, performing a flight to Munich later in the day. Departed back to Sofia on the 19th. Leased as replacement for A.320 9H-AHS, which had gone u/s.
N287AT B.727-51 American Trans Air 18805 28.04.87- 31.08.87 Wet lease, arrived on the 28th in American Trans Air basic livery but w/o titles. Air Malta titles added on the 29th. The lease was extended until August.
N502AV B.727-247 Gulf Air Transport 20580 Jun - Nov 88, Apr - Nov 89  
N504AV B.727-281 Gulf Air Transport 20726 May - Jun 88  
N692WA B.727-173C World Airways 19506 Apr - Nov 76  
N2818W B.727-247 Gulf Air Transport 20874 May - Nov 88, May - Nov 89  
N7513A B.707-123B Transasian 17640 __.04.78-__.__.__  
OB-1303 B.727-247 Faucett-Peru 20266 __.05.90 - __.10.90  
OD-AGV B.707-347C MEA 19967 24.04.87-__.__.87 Arrived as KM9999, for a 2-3 day lease.
OE-LDC DC-9-32 Austrian Airlines 47520 __.11.79 - __.04.80  
OK-TSD B.737-8Q8 Travel 41795 12-15.05.22 Flights at least between 13-14th.
OK-TSE B.737-81D Travel 39437 08-12.05.22  
OM-CEX B. 737-436 Air Explore 25839 Wet leased by Air Malta between 17-19.09.13. Aircraft in Blue Express colours. Previously G-DOCI, OK-WGY, r.r. C-FFNM.
OM-GEX B.737-8AS Air Explore 29919 25-27.03.18 All-white livery.
OO-SBA A.321-231 VLM A/Ls 2730 07-08.11.18  
OO-SCI A.310-222F Sabena 331 __.12.94 - __.__.95  
OY-MRA B.737-7L9 Maersk 28004 __.05.01-__.09.01  
OY-MRB B.737-7L9 Maersk 28005 19.03.00 - __.__.00  
OY-RCJ A.320-214 Atlantic A/Ws 7465 __.__.__-16.02.17  
OY-RUE MD-83 Danish Air Transport 49936 01.08.17, 08.07.19 These appear to have both been a one-day lease.
OY-RUU A.321-231 Danish Air Transport 878 22.12.18 One-day lease. Departed Billund for Frankfurt as KM925, arriving from Frankfurt the same day as AMC325. Same day departure for Frankfurt as KM324.
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
PH-HVG B.737-3K2 Transavia 23412 08-15.05.91 Duration of lease unknown, dates given when aircraft was known to be based in Malta.
PH-HVK B.737-3K2 Transavia 23786 25.05.91-__.__.91 Duration of lease unknown.
PH-OZB B.737-3YO Air Holland 23921 02.05.99 - Apr 99 First revenue flt on 03.05, Air Holland livery, but with Air Malta titles. Retained Air Holland titles on nose.
PH-TVC B.737-2K2C Transavia 20836 __.04.81 - __.04.83  
PH-TVE B.737-2K2C Transavia 20944 __.11.81 - __.04.83  
PH-TVD B.737-2K2C Transavia 20943 __-__.11.82 All-white, with Air Malta titles. This lease was for a few days.
PH-TVP B.737-2K2C Transavia 21397 __.03.81 - __.04.83  
PH-TVR B.737-2K2C Transavia 22025 __.04.82 Exact days of lease unknown, nut known to have been used by Air Malta between the 18th and the 24th in full Transavia livery.
S5-AAB A.320-231 Adria Airways 113 Apr - Oct 96  
SX-EMB A.319-133 Ellinair 3705 29-30.09.19  
SP-ENM B.737-8CX Enter Air 32367 06-08.04.19  
SP-ENP B.737-8AS Enter Air 29923 20.07.19-21.07.19  
SP-ESB B.737-8Q8 Enter Air 30692 22-23.05.18  
ST-AHG B.707-123B Transasian 17651 __.12.78 - __.02.79  
SX-BBU B.737-33A Cronus 25743 02.05.99 One day lease.
SX-KAT A.320-232 Orange2fly 1979 02-03.09.19*, 09-12.09.19 28.10.19** * One flight to Heathrow the following day.**Possibly a one day lease.
SX-LWA B.733-330 Lumiwings 25216 30.09.19-01.10.19  
SX-ODS A.320-232 Orange2fly 2724 15-20.11.18  
SX-ORG A.320-232 Orange2fly 1407 27-29.03.18, 04-05.04.18, 04-05.06.18  
TC-SGD B.737-48E Saga Airlines 25773 08.05.07-__.__.__  
TF-VLB B.720-047B Eagle Air 18827 Apr 78 This lease does not appear to have been taken up.
TF-VLC B.720-047B Eagle Air 18820 Jul - Oct 78  
YL-LCL A.320-214 Smartlynx 533 27.03.19-02.04.19  
YL-LCP A.320-232 SmartLynx 1823 27.02.17, 28.03.19 One-day leases on both occasions.
YL-LCO A.320-214 SmartLynx 1873 26.03.17-__.__.__ Duration of lease unknown.
YL-LCU A.320-214 SmartLynx 1762 26-27.03.19  
YU-AKL B.727-2H9 JAT-Yugoslav Airlines 22666 Jun - Oct 91  
YU-ANI B.737-3H9 JAT-Yugoslav Airlines 23416 Apr - Oct 97  
ZK-NAH B.737-2Y5 Air New Zealand 23039 Apr – Oct 96 pi 9H-ABB
ZK-NAH B.737-2Y5 Air New Zealand 23039 __.04.__ – 26.10.97  
        
 


Leased Aircraft – By Type

The above table is reproduced below, indexed by aircraft type.

        
 
AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM REGISTRATION C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
A.319-112 ILFC 9H-AEG 2113 04.02.04-15.12.05 Sub-leased to Skyservice Airlines as C-GEAG. Aircraft departed Malta at 01.12hrs local.
A.319-112 ILFC 9H-AEH 2122 03.03.04 Leased, with an option to buy.
A.319-112 ILFC 9H-AEJ 2186 06.04.04- 2013 Arr as AMC3193 at 22.50 local. Leased, with an option to buy. Sold to Macquarie Air Finance and re-registered as OY-RCH with Atlantic Airways. Cut up on 24.07.20. Last flight on 13.10.19. Without titles on the 15th, 18.10.19
A.319-214 ILFC 9H-AEK 2219 20.10.04 Leased, with an option to buy. Prior to its end of lease, the aircraft was towed to ACM for re-spraying to all-white livery on 22.10.20, finished by 04.11.20. Exact departure date unknown.
A.319-112 ILFC 9H-AEL 2332 11.11.04___.__.__ Leased, with an option to buy.
A.319-112 ILFC 9H-AEM 2382 04.02.05-__.__.__ Leased, with an option to buy.
A.319-112 Nice Air 9H-XFW 3689 27-28.05.22 Arrived from London performing a flight to Lyons the same day. Departed for Naples the following day.
A.319-114 Lufthansa D-AILF 636 May - Sept 01 Exact dates to be confirmed.
A.319-112 F-HDSJ Amelia Int. 3727 06-08.05.22 Arrived from, and departed for, Paris.
A.319-112 GetJet A/Ls LY-KIT 4663 16.06.19-21.06.19, 22-24.06.19, 26.06.19-06.07.19, 21-22.07.19  
A.319-133 Ellinair SX-EMB 3705 29-30.09.19  
A.320-214 4R-ABP Sri Lankan A/Ls 5086 c/s ALK1502. Night arrival on 19.04.18 in full Air Malta colours. Re-registered 9H-AHS. (See under 9H-AHS.)
A.320-211 GATX Capital Corporation 9H-ABX 289 Apr - Dec 92  
A.320-214 GATX 9H-ADY 1769 24.05.02-26.11.04  
A.320-211 GATX 9H-ADZ 331 18.03.2-05.11.04 Re-registered 4K-AZ54 with AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines.
A.320-212   9H-AED 288 04.07.03-30.03.04 Arrived at 21.05hrs, all white with red Air Malta titles. Re-registered TC-FBF.
A.320-214 ILFC 9H-AEF 2142 07.01.04-22.04.14 Named “Valetta”, Leased, with an option to buy. Sub-leased to Sky Airlines between 06.01-06.05.07, 08.01-03.03.09, 02.01-06.03.12 & 31.07-25.11.12, re-registered as SP-IAD. Remained in basic Sky colours, but with Maltese reg. Departed as MON142P, re-registered as G-ZBAR.
A.320-214 ILFC 9H-AEI 2189 26.04.04-25.11.10, 06.04.14- 15.05.20 Named “Rabat – Citta Vittoria”. Leased, with an option to buy. Sub-leased to Interjet and re-registered as XA-SOB, departing on 25.11.10. Returned on 06.04.14, departing at end of lease on 15.05.20.
A.320-214 ILFC 9H-AEN 2665 01.02.06-12.08.06, 23.11.06-03.01.11, 08.03.11-25.06.21 Sub-leased to Excel Airways between 12.08.06-23.11.06, to Sky A/Ls 03.01.11-08.03.11. Departed as 5B-DLL.
A.320-214 ILFC 9H-AEO 2768 13.05.0630.08.20 Sub leased to Libyan Arab Airlines 11.11.06-13.04.07. Noted with new titles, and transferred to, Malta Medair, on 30.07.20.
A.320-214 ILFC 9H-AEP 3056   Aircraft was placed on the Maltese register on 05.03.07, so arrival in Malta would have been within a couple of days. Sub-leased to Etihad Airways between 28 Oct – 28 Dec 2007
A.320-214 ILFC 9H-AEQ 3068   Registered on 21.03.07, sub-leased to Etihad Airways between 10.10.07-31.03.08.
A.320-214 GATX 9H-AER 2178 06.04.04-31.05.06 Based in the UK. Sub-leased to Vueling Airlines between 05.12.04-16.03.05. Re-registered CS-TNP.
        
 
AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM REGISTRATION C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
A.320-232 AerCap 9H-AHR 1979 12.04.17-05.11.18 All-white fuselage with red titles, engine nacelles and sharklets.
A.320-214 Air Malta 9H-AHS 5086 19.04.18-__.__.__ c/s ALK1502. Night arrival on 19.04.18 as 4R-ABP in full Air Malta colours. Re-registered, performing its first revenue flight on the 22nd as KM514 to Vienna. Still in Malta as of early November 2022.
A.320-232 Avion Express 9H-AMJ   Leased between 02-03.01.23, probably as a result of 9H-AEP suffering a bird strike departing Berlin airport. Arrived from/departed back to, Stuttgart. c/n 3531.
A.320-233 GetJet Airlines 9H-EMU 2118 08.08.22-13.10.22 Arrived from Antalya as GJM9903, departed for Rekjavik as PY3001.
A.320-251N Air Malta 9H-NEO 7875 15.06.18- Arrived as AMC5808.
A.320-214 SmartLynx 9H-SLD 3396 Arrived on 24.01.23 from Tallinn.  
A.320-214 SmartLynx 9H-SLH 3425 Arrived on 21.01.23, still on lease by the 25th.  
A.320-214 Sundair D-ASEF 4974 03.06.18-04.06.18  
A.320-214 SmartLynx ES-SAK 888 22.12.18-03.01.19 Another four-day lease between 14-18.02.19.
A.320-214 SmartLynx A/Ls ES-SAO 936 04-05.06.18 Other leases between 02-03.02.19 and 04-06.03.19.
A.320-214 Smartlynx ES-SAQ 984 30-31.03.17. Another lease between 18-23.12.17.
A.320-214 SmartLynx ES-SAV 2123 01.04.19-__.__.19, 05-07.11.19  
A.320-232 GetJet A/Ls LY-COB 928 17.07.22-07.08.22 Arrived from Antalya as CAI731P.
A.320-214 GetJet A/Ls LY-FOX 1087 21.03.18-30.05.18 Arrived/departed as KM993.
A.320-232 BH Air LZ-BHH 2863 06-07.06.18, 11-12.06.18  
A.320-214 Via Airways LZ-MDO   25-27.03.18 All-white, arrived/departed as AMC997/8.
A.320-214 Fly2Sky LZ-MDO   18-19.11.22 c/n 879. Arrived on as KM9306, performing a flight to Munich later in the day. Departed back to Sofia on the 19th. Leased as replacement for A.320 9H-AHS, which had gone u/s.
A.320-214 Atlantic A/Ws OY-RCJ 7465 __.__.__-16.02.17  
A.320-231 Adria Airways S5-AAB 113 Apr - Oct 96  
A.320-232 Orange2fly SX-KAT 1979 02-03.09.19*, 09-12.09.19 28.10.19** * One flight to Heathrow the following day.**Possibly a one day lease.
A.320-232 Orange2fly SX-ODS 2724 15-20.11.18  
A.320-232 Orange2fly SX-ORG 1407 27-29.03.18, 04-05.04.18, 04-05.06.18  
A.320-214 Smartlynx YL-LCL 533 27.03.19-02.04.19  
A.320-232 SmartLynx YL-LCP 1823 27.02.17, 28.03.19 One-day leases on both occasions.
A.320-214 SmartLynx YL-LCO 1873 26.03.17-__.__.__ Duration of lease unknown.
A.320-214 SmartLynx YL-LCU 1762 26-27.03.19  
A.321-231 British Midland G-MIDH 968 27.03.99-11.04.99 Remained in BM livery.
A.321-231 VLM A/Ls OO-SBA 2730 07-08.11.18  
A.321-231 Danish Air Transport OY-RUU 878 22.12.18 One-day lease. Departed Billund for Frankfurt as KM925, arriving from Frankfurt the same day as AMC325. Same day departure for Frankfurt as KM324.
A.310-203 Lufthansa D-AICM 356 Apr - Oct 94  
A.310-203F Lufthansa D-AICF 237 Aug 01 Exact dates to be confirmed.
A.310-222F Sabena OO-SCI 331 __.12.94 - __.__.95  
A.330-343 Wamos EC-NOG 786 Operated flight KM395 on 23.10.22, departing Malta on the 24th. Pi’s B-HWK, 9M-XXN, HS-XTB, OE-IFR.
A.330-243 XL F-HXXL 597 09-10.06.18 Arrived as KM479, departed as AMC998.
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
Avro RJ70 BAe Operations G-OLXX E1228 __.12.94 - __.__.95  
Avro RJ85 AZZURRAair EI-CNK E2306 06–24.10.97 Retained AZZURRAair livery. Used as replacement for 9H-ACM, which had just been sold.
        
 
AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM REGISTRATION C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
B.707-123B Transasian 9G-ACN 17640 Apr - Jul 78  
B.707-123B Transasian 9G-ACO 17651 Feb - Jul 79 Also leased as ST-AHG in December 1978, G-TJAC between July-Sept 1979, and as G-BHOY between April-July 1980.
B.707-3F5C Air Portugal CS-TBU 20515 Apr 86 - Nov 86, & between Apr 87 - Nov 87. Full Air Malta livery.
B.707-3F5C TAP-Air Portugal CS-TBT 20514   Replaced CS-TBU in mid-September for a few days.
B.707-348C Aer Lingus EI-ANO 18880 Believed to be a one-day lease on 07.04.78.  
B.707-323B Air Gambia EL-AKC 20177/818 11-12 August 1991  
B.707-321 Dan-Air G-AZTG 17600 Mar 77 - May 78  
B.707-123B Monarch Airlines G-BHOY 17651 Apr - Jul 80  
B.707-123B Monarch Airlines G-BHOX 17640 Apr - Dec 80  
B.707-123B Transasian G-TJAC 17651 Jul - Sept 79  
B.707-123B Transasian G-TJAB 17640 Aug 79 - Jan 80  
B.707-123B Transasian N7513A 17640 __.04.78-__.__.__  
B.707-347C MEA OD-AGV 19967 24.04.87-__.__.87 Arrived as KM9999, for a 2-3 day lease.
B.707-123B Transasian ST-AHG 17651 __.12.78 - __.02.79  
Boeing 720-040B Pakistan International Airlines AP-AMG 18378/257 Mar 74 - Mar 79 rr 9H-AAM
B.720-040B Pakistan International Airlines AP-AMJ 18380/321 Mar 74 - Mar 79 rr 9H-AAN
B.720-040B Pakistan International Airlines AP-ATQ 18745 February 77 Leased for a few days.
B.720-047B Eagle Air TF-VLB 18827 Apr 78 This lease does not appear to have been taken up.
B.720-047B Eagle Air TF-VLC 18820 Jul - Oct 78  
B.727-277 Dan-Air G-BPNS 20550 Apr - Oct 90  
B.727-51 American Trans Air N287AT 18805 28.04.87- 31.08.87 Wet lease, arrived on the 28th in American Trans Air basic livery but w/o titles. Air Malta titles added on the 29th. The lease was extended until August.
B.727-247 Gulf Air Transport N502AV 20580 Jun - Nov 88, Apr - Nov 89  
B.727-281 Gulf Air Transport N504AV 20726 May - Jun 88  
B.727-173C World Airways N692WA 19506 Apr - Nov 76  
B.727-247 Gulf Air Transport N2818W 20874 May - Nov 88, May - Nov 89  
B.727-247 Faucett-Peru OB-1303 20266 __.0590 - __.10.90  
B.727-2H9 JAT-Yugoslav Airlines YU-AKL 22666 Jun - Oct 91  
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
B.737-33A Ansett Worldwide 9H-ACS 23827 12.04.95-15.11.95  
B.737-33A Ansett Worldwide 9H-ACT 23830 27.03.95 - __.11.95  
B.737-33A Ansett 9H-ADH 27459 12.03.98 Full Air Malta livery. Noted w/AIR AZZURA titles on 10.03.00
B.737-33A Ansett 9H-ADI 27460 22.04.98 Full Air Malta livery.
B.737-4H6   9H-ADJ 27353 Mar – Nov 98 Full Air Malta livery.
B.737-4H6 Malaysian Airlines 9H-ADK 27673 26.03.99 - __.11.99 Full Air Malta livery.
B.737-4H6 Malaysian Airlines 9H-ADL 27674 23.03.99-03.11.99 Full Air Malta livery.
B.737-382 ILFC 9H-ADM 24365 01.06.99-__.__.__ Full Air Malta livery.
B.737-382 ILFC 9H-ADN 25161 04.05.99 - __.__.__ Full Air Malta livery. Arrival and registration dates both 4 May. Livery changed to all-white, with Air Malta titles in red, first noted on 30 Dec 03.
B.737-430   9H-ADO 27003 09.04.99 – __.03.00 White fuselage with blue fin.
B.737-3L9   9H-ADP 23718 01.05.99 – __.__.__  
B.737-33A(QC) Maleth-Aero 9H-PAM 25744 09.04.17 Arrival date from Charles de Gaulle. This could have been a one-day lease.
B.737-4K5 Albastar EC-LNC 24130 31.03.18 Wet lease, length of lease unknown.
B.737-8K5 AlbaStar EC-MTV 27992 10.03.22 This appears to have been a one day lease for flights to Rome and Trapani.
B.737-86J AlbaStar EC-MUB 32920 04.04.18-__.__.__  
B.737-809 AlbaStar EC-NGC 28236 29.08.22-01.09.22 Arrived as KM9001. Flights between 30-31.08.22.
B.737-81M AlbaStar EC-NLK 33104 Leased on 23.10.22, departing for Brussels airport on the 24th. Leased again in December 2022, arriving on the 28th, departing on the 29th.  
B.737-3Y0 Mistral Air EI-CFQ 24255 28.09.16 One day lease. Another one-day lease on 11.10.16.
B.737-428 Mistral Air EI-ELZ 26308 31.03.17, 03, 05.04.17  
B.737-3Q8 Mistral Air EI-FGX 28054 11.12.16 One day lease? Also seen on 23.12.16 as KM613 and 09.04.17 as KM477.
B.737-31S ASL Airlines Ireland EI-STA 29057 02.04.19-06.04.19 Arrived from Dublin as KM987.
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
B.734-4Y0 GetJet A/Ls LY-CGC 23870 08-16.01.18 Another lease, duration unknown, on 11.03.18.
B.737FE GetJet A/Ls LY-DUE 33996 05-17.07.22  
B.737-46M GetJet A/Ls LY-EEL 28550 20.10.19-21.10.19
B.737-36N GetJet A/Ls LY-ELF 28670 28-30.09.19
B.737-3Q8 Elinair LY-GGC 24492 11.04.17 Arrived as KM997. Duration of lease unknown.
B.737-382 Grand Cru A/Ls LY-LGC 24365 12-13.10.17 Arrived from Heraklion as KM999 in Ellinair titles. Departed as KM9999. Previously 9H-ADM with Air Malta. Possibly as a replacement for 9H-AEJ, which had gone u/s.
B.737-4S3 GetJet A/Ls LY-GTW 24166 02-06.10.17, 17.03.18-__.__.__ Arrived as GJT401/GJT402 from/to Vilnius. Grounded at Palermo due to unknown accident on 09.04.18. Duration of lease unknown.
B.737-522 KlasJet LY-KDT 26691 18.07.19-24.07.19
B.737-4Y0 GetJet A/Ls LY-MGC 24904 21.05.17-__.__.17, 15-16.01.18 Arrived as AMC997 from Vilinius, Lithuania at 20:00, duration of lease unknown. Another lease the following January.
B.737-4S3 GetJet A/Ls LY-PGC 25596 15-16.01.18 All white, arrived/departed as KM993/4.
B.737-8FE GetJet A/Ls LY-UNO 33801 01-07.07.22 Performed Air Malta flights between 1st-6th.
B.737-8Q8 Travel OK-TSD 41795 12-15.05.22 Flights at least between 13-14th.
B.737-81D Travel OK-TSE 39437 08-12.05.22  
B. 737-436 Air Explore OM-CEX 25839 Wet leased by Air Malta between 17-19.09.13. Aircraft in Blue Express colours.  
B.737-8AS Air Explore OM-GEX 29919 25-27.03.18 All-white livery.
B.737-7L9 Maersk OY-MRA 28004 __.05.01-__.09.01  
B.737-7L9 Maersk OY-MRB 28005 19.03.00 - __.__.00  
B.737-3K2 Transavia PH-HVG 23412 08-15.05.91 Duration of lease unknown, dates given when aircraft was known to be based in Malta.
B.737-3K2 Transavia PH-HVK 23786 25.05.91-__.__.91 Duration of lease unknown.
B.737-3YO Air Holland PH-OZB 23921 02.05.99 - Apr 99 First revenue flt on 03.05, Air Holland livery, but with Air Malta titles. Retained Air Holland titles on nose.
B.737-2K2C Transavia PH-TVC 20836 __.04.81 - __.04.83  
B.737-2K2C Transavia PH-TVE 20944 __.11.81 - __.04.83  
B.737-2K2C Transavia PH-TVD 20943 __-__.11.82 All-white, with Air Malta titles. This lease was for a few days.
B.737-2K2C Transavia PH-TVP 21397 __.03.81 - __.04.83  
B.737-2K2C Transavia PH-TVR 22025 __.04.82 Exact days of lease unknown, nut known to have been used by Air Malta between the 18th and the 24th in full Transavia livery.
B.737-8CX Enter Air SP-ENM 32367 06-08.04.19  
B.737-8AS Enter Air SP-ENP 29923 20.07.19-21.07.19
B.737-8Q8 Enter Air SP-ESB 30692 22-23.05.18  
B.737-33A Cronus SX-BBU 25743 02.05.99 One day lease.
B.733-330 Lumiwings SX-LWA 25216 30.09.19-01.10.19
B.737-48E Saga Airlines TC-SGD 25773 08.05.07-__.__.__ All white livery. Previously N773SR, VT-JAM, re-registered N773SJ, VQ-BIK, N480VX.
B.737-3H9 JAT-Yugoslav Airlines YU-ANI 23416 Apr - Oct 97  
B.737-2Y5 Air New Zealand ZK-NAH 23039 Apr – Oct 96 pi 9H-ABB
B.737-2Y5 Air New Zealand ZK-NAH 23039 __.04.__ – 26.10.97  
        
 
REGISTRATION AIRCRAFT TYPE LEASED FROM C/N LENGHT OF LEASE NOTES
BAe ATP SATA Air Acores CS-TGL 2019 Oct 92 - May 94 Full Air Malta livery.
BAC 111 British Caledonian G-AWWZ   May 75 Temporary substitute for G-AYOP, which suffered tyre damage during take-off from Paris on 03.05.75.
BAC 111-530FX British Caledonian G-AYOP BAC.233 Apr 75 - Oct 75  
Bo. CRJ-701ER Nordic Aviation Group ES-ACE 10083 02.05.19-03.05.19  
DC-9-32 Austrian Airlines OE-LDC 47520 __.11.79 - __.04.80  
L. Tristar Caledonian A/Ws G-BBAE 1083 13.10.91 This may have been a one-day lease.
MD-82 European Air Charter LZ-LDN 53216 02.06.19-03.06.19, 13.07.19-15.07.19  
MD-82 Bulgarian Air Charter LZ-LDU 53204 10-18.06.18, 06-08.07.19  
MD-83 Danish Air Transport OY-RUE 49936 01.08.17, 08.07.19 These appear to have both been a one-day lease.
MD-90-30 Fly Hello HB-JIB 53553 Aircraft had been Malta based since March 2005. It first flew for British Jet, a Malta-based operator who wanted to operate low cost flights from Malta. It was later leased or sub-leased to Air Malta. Last service for Air Malta on 30.04.08 to Amsterdam, departing to Zurich Kloten later the same day. Previously N6203U, TC-KTB, N535MD, TC-JHB, N935MD, SU-BMS and N744BC. Since re-registered N919DN, N648NW, N918DH, WFU.
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
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