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Hi Fly Malta was reactivated that September with the re-registration of one A340-300 from the [[Hi Fly (airline)|parent Portuguese company]] on the Maltese registry and a second A340-300 was added in early 2016 that had previously flown for [[Sri Lankan Airlines]].<ref name=zerog>[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/hi-fly-supplies-a340-for-commercial-zero-gravity-fli-424119/ Hi Fly supplies A340 for commercial zero-gravity flights]</ref> Several former [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] A340-300 frames were added in 2017.
Hi Fly Malta was reactivated that September with the re-registration of one A340-300 from the [[Hi Fly (airline)|parent Portuguese company]] on the Maltese registry and a second A340-300 was added in early 2016 that had previously flown for [[Sri Lankan Airlines]].<ref name=zerog>[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/hi-fly-supplies-a340-for-commercial-zero-gravity-fli-424119/ Hi Fly supplies A340 for commercial zero-gravity flights]</ref> Several former [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] A340-300 frames were added in 2017.


In the summer of 2018, Hi Fly became the first airline to order secondhand [[Airbus A380]] aircraft, placing an order for two aircraft. In autumn 2017, Hi Fly, in a sponsorship of the [[Turn the Tide on Plastic]] yacht team in the [[Volvo Ocean Race]], painted one of its A330s in a livery similar to the yacht, with the port side bearing a dirty oceans livery and the starboard side a clean oceans livery.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://mirpurifoundation.org/mirpuri-news/volvo-ocean-race-2017-18/new-turn-the-tide-on-plastic-aircraft/|title=New Turn the Tide on Plastic aircraft|work=Mirpuri Foundation|date=20 October 2017|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.airlive.net/portuguese-airline-hi-fly-to-acquire-two-used-a380/|title=Portuguese Hi Fly acquires two used Airbus A380 {{!}} AIRLIVE.net|website=www.airlive.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-19}}</ref> On 19 July, 2018, its newly painted Airbus A380, registered as 9H-MIP, arrived at the [[Farnborough Airshow]], carrying the Save the Coral Reefs livery.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/farnborough-colourful-hi-fly-a380-makes-air-show-a-450505/|title=PICTURES: Colourful Hi Fly A380 makes Farnborough bow|work=FLIGHTGLOBAL|date=19 July 2018}}</ref> Hi-Fly's A380 saw a brief lease to [[Norwegian Long Haul]] in August 2018, which operated the aircraft following engine problems with their Dreamliner fleet.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Hugh |title=Budget fliers to New York could be upgraded to luxurious first class after Norwegian forced to lease A380 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/norwegian-a380-london-new-york/ |website=The Telegraph Online |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> Norwegian leased the A380 again in late 2018 to help deal with the passenger backlog as a result of the [[Gatwick Airport drone incident]].
In 2018, Hi Fly Malta became the first secondhand operator of the [[Airbus A380-800]], adding two former [[Singapore Airlines]] aircraft.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.airlive.net/portuguese-airline-hi-fly-to-acquire-two-used-a380/|title=Portuguese Hi Fly acquires two used Airbus A380 {{!}} AIRLIVE.net|website=www.airlive.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-19}}</ref>


==Destinations==
==Destinations==

Revision as of 21:40, 16 February 2019

This article is about the Maltese charter airline. For its Portugese parent company, see Hi Fly (airline).
Hi Fly Malta
IATA ICAO Call sign
5M HFM MOONRAKER
Founded2013
AOC #MT-24
Operating basesMalta International Airport
Fleet size8
Parent companyHi Fly
HeadquartersSkyparks Business Centre, Malta International Airport
Websitehifly.aero

Hi Fly Malta is a Maltese charter airline based at Malta International Airport and a subsidiary of the Portuguese Hi Fly.

History

Hi Fly Malta Airbus A340-300 in Swiss Space Systems livery.
Hi Fly Malta Airbus A340-300

Hi Fly Malta started operations in early 2013 with one Airbus A340-600 formerly operated by Virgin Atlantic with one more pre-owned on order.[1] The airline had also applied for an Air Operators Certificate[2] and planned to start scheduled operations to destinations in North America.[3] During 2015, all of the airlines' aircraft had been stored and in May 2015 the A340-600s were sold to Al Naser Airlines, a front company for Mahan Air.[4]

Hi Fly Malta was reactivated that September with the re-registration of one A340-300 from the parent Portuguese company on the Maltese registry and a second A340-300 was added in early 2016 that had previously flown for Sri Lankan Airlines.[5] Several former Emirates A340-300 frames were added in 2017.

In the summer of 2018, Hi Fly became the first airline to order secondhand Airbus A380 aircraft, placing an order for two aircraft. In autumn 2017, Hi Fly, in a sponsorship of the Turn the Tide on Plastic yacht team in the Volvo Ocean Race, painted one of its A330s in a livery similar to the yacht, with the port side bearing a dirty oceans livery and the starboard side a clean oceans livery.[6][7] On 19 July, 2018, its newly painted Airbus A380, registered as 9H-MIP, arrived at the Farnborough Airshow, carrying the Save the Coral Reefs livery.[8] Hi-Fly's A380 saw a brief lease to Norwegian Long Haul in August 2018, which operated the aircraft following engine problems with their Dreamliner fleet.[9] Norwegian leased the A380 again in late 2018 to help deal with the passenger backlog as a result of the Gatwick Airport drone incident.

Destinations

Hi Fly Malta has no scheduled destinations. Its planes operate on a charter and ACMI basis. One of its planes was to have been reconfigured for Swiss Space Systems prior to its liquidation, and retained a black livery with the Swiss Space Systems logo on the stabilizer prior to its retirement, while all other frames are unmarked except for registration.

Fleet

As of July 2018, the Hi Fly Malta fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]

Hi Fly Malta Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
F C Y Total
Airbus A330-300 1 — — 12 313 325
Airbus A340-300 2 — 12 42 213 267[11]
2 — — 24 271 295[12]
2 — — 12 288 300[13]
Airbus A380-800 1 — 12 60 399 471
Total 8 —

References

  1. ^ Hi Fly-ers head to Malta
  2. ^ Hi Fly apply for air operator certificate
  3. ^ http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/hi-fly-malta-hfm
  4. ^ http://www.airliners.de/mahan-air-airbus-a340-600/35656
  5. ^ Hi Fly supplies A340 for commercial zero-gravity flights
  6. ^ "New Turn the Tide on Plastic aircraft". Mirpuri Foundation. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Portuguese Hi Fly acquires two used Airbus A380 | AIRLIVE.net". www.airlive.net. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  8. ^ "PICTURES: Colourful Hi Fly A380 makes Farnborough bow". FLIGHTGLOBAL. 19 July 2018.
  9. ^ Morris, Hugh. "Budget fliers to New York could be upgraded to luxurious first class after Norwegian forced to lease A380". The Telegraph Online. The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  10. ^ "fleet". hifly.aero. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  11. ^ http://www.hifly.aero/en/a340/9h-jai.html
  12. ^ http://www.hifly.aero/en/a340/9h-sun.html
  13. ^ http://www.hifly.aero/en/a340/9h-tqm.html
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