All Hi Fly Malta articles

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    Hi Fly to operate initial refurbished A380 for Global Airlines

    2024-02-05T12:04:00Z

    Wet-lease specialist Hi Fly will operate initial Airbus A380 services for start-up Global Airlines, but the company is aiming to secure its own UK air operator’s certificate.

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    Wet-lease specialist Hi Fly acquires another pair of A330s

    2023-11-27T15:07:00Z

    Wet-lease operator Hi Fly has acquired a pair of Airbus A330-200s to expand its capacity, placing them on the Maltese register. Both aircraft are identically configured, says the company, with 269 seats – including 18 in the business-class cabin and 251 in economy. “These modern and reliable acquisitions will further ...

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    Hi Fly details pioneering A340 flight to Antarctic runway

    2021-11-22T17:08:00Z

    Wet-lease operator Hi Fly has detailed its landing of an Airbus A340-300 on an Antarctic ice runway, the first time the four-engined type has carried out such an operation. The Maltese-registered aircraft (9H-SOL) conducted the flight from Cape Town to the runway at Wolf’s Fang – a distance of some ...

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    First A330 for UK start-up Flypop arrives in Malta

    2021-10-27T10:35:00Z

    Start-up long-haul carrier Flypop’s first aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, has arrived in Malta having undergone painting in the UK airline’s new livery. The aircraft, MSN1445, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, was flown from the South Korean capital Seoul to Malta on 23 October. Flypop says it has been flown ...

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    Wet-lease operator Hi Fly to axe A380 in favour of A330s

    2020-11-03T10:03:00Z

    Portuguese operator Hi Fly is ending its Airbus A380 services, just two-and-a-half years after taking on the type to explore its potential for the wet-lease market. Hi Fly acquired a former A380, MSN6, in mid-2018. The aircraft, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines and configured with 471 seats, had been ...

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    Hi Fly to show off A380 at Farnborough

    2018-07-11T10:46:00Z

    ​Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly’s first Airbus A380 is set to make an appearance at the Farnborough air show.

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    PICTURE: Hi Fly A380 arrives in Malta for painting

    2018-07-05T09:34:00Z

    Portuguese lessor Hi Fly's initial Airbus A380 has landed in Malta having been ferried from Singapore.

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    Hi Fly to introduce 471-seat A380 by mid-year

    2018-04-05T10:36:00Z

    ​Portuguese long-haul wet-lease specialist Hi Fly is to become the latest operator of the Airbus A380, with plans to take delivery of the type around the middle of this year.

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    Hi Fly supplies A340 for commercial zero-gravity flights

    2016-04-12T19:52:00Z

    Portuguese carrier Hi Fly is to providing an Airbus A340-300 for zero-gravity flights under a co-operation agreement with commercial space firm Swiss Space Systems.