Universal Air
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| AOC # | MT-39 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Malta International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Luqa, Malta | ||||||
| Employees | 110 | ||||||
| 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.[citation needed]
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.
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. Its scheduled inaugural flights took place on 26 March 2024 between Malta and Pecs.
In May 2025, Universal Air announced it would terminate all scheduled operations by 30 May 2025 and will focus solely on charter flights and ACMI services.
Destinations
As of April 2024, Universal Air operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:
Africa
Asia
- Larnaca - Larnaca International Airport Terminated
- Paphos - Paphos International Airport Terminated
- Haifa - Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport Terminated
Europe
- Debrecen - Debrecen International Airport
- Pécs - Pécs-Pogány International Airport Terminated
- Luqa - Malta International Airport base
Fleet
Current fleet
As of July 2026[update], Universal Air operates the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 | 1 | — | Stored |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-8-Q400 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 |
Former fleet
As of August 2025[update], Universal Air operated 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 and 3 De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400.
References
- 1 2 3 4 ch-aviation.com .- Malta's Universal Air to launch scheduled ops out of Malta 13 March 2024
- ↑ B.V, Data Access Europe. "Approved Organisations & Operators AOC Holders - Transport Malta". www.transport.gov.mt. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com (German) 13 February 2024
- ↑ Powell, Lucy (2024-03-21). "Universal Air Malta launches first flight to Pécs and Munich". LARA. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ independent.com.mt 16 May 2025
- ↑ "Universal Air Discontinues Scheduled Operation in late-May 2025". 16 May 2025.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2026 - Universal Air". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 19.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Universal Air". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 66.
