Universal Air

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Universal Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
VOUVLUNIVERSALAIR
AOC # MT-39
Operating bases Malta International Airport [1]
Fleet size3[ citation needed ]
Destinations8 [1]
Headquarters Luqa, Malta
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]

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History

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

Universal Air De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 in Pecs. Universal Air at Pecs Airport.jpg
Universal Air De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 in Pécs.

As of April 2024, Universal Air operates scheduled flights to the following destinations: [1]

Fleet

As of April 2024, the fleet of Universal Air comprises the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]

AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotes
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 2both stored
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 11[ citation needed ]
Total31

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 ch-aviation.com .- Malta's Universal Air to launch scheduled ops out of Malta 13 March 2024
  2. "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Codes Full Details". www.avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. B.V, Data Access Europe. "Approved Organisations & Operators AOC Holders - Transport Malta". www.transport.gov.mt. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  4. aerotelegraph.com (German) 13 February 2024
  5. Powell, Lucy (2024-03-21). "Universal Air Malta launches first flight to Pécs and Munich". LARA. Retrieved 2024-04-03.