The international conference, Opportunities in Business Jets, is set to take place in St. Julian’s, Malta on March 25. The event is a networking forum that offers delegates the opportunity to meet with senior industry decision makers. Here is some advice necessary if you are planning a trip to the conference.
Maltese immigration
Non-EU Citizen Crew
All crew members require passports
Crew members are required to be listed on General Declaration and required to hold an airline identity card
Non-EU Citizen Passengers
Some nationalities need to organize a Visa Schengen prior arrival, whilst others are allowed to remain 3 months without visa
EU Citizen Crew
All crew members require their passport and crew airline ID and EU country ID
EU Citizen Passengers
Passport or EU country ID allow them to stay 3 months without visa
Baggage Clearance
Baggage is cleared at the airport of entry in Malta.
Exempt: baggage of transit passengers with a destination outside of Malta, provided the onward flight is within 24 hours. Otherwise, baggage has to be labelled to Malta and is cleared at the first airport of entry in Malta.
Currency
Local currency is Euro-EUR
Airport
Malta International Airport is the only airport in Malta. It is located between Luqa and Gudja, 5 km southwest of Valletta.
Malta, MLT
N 35° 51.5′ E 14° 28.6′ Mag Var: 1.3°E
Elevation: 300′
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A-1
Time Zone Info: GMT+1:00 uses DST
Regulations
Overflight / Landing permits are not required for private flights
Overflight / Landing permit required for non-scheduled commercial flights
Lead time for overflight / landing is 3 days in advance of the operating date
Fuel Service
UAS offer supply via truck browser fuel delivery. JET A1 is readily available.
No significant NOTAMs
Transport
Bus
The bus system is simple to use and prices are low by European standards
A standard ticket valid for 1 day costs €1.50
Hop-on-Hop-off Bus
An open top bus for sightseeing tours
Taxis
You can flag down any of the white taxis – figure on paying between €15 for short hops to €35 for a trip across the island.
Government approved fares for taxis from the airport range from €10-30.
For cheaper local taxis use one of the local ‘black cab’ taxi firms, but these must be pre-booked.
The approximate cost of a transfer from Malta Airport to Valletta is €15-18 for a sedan and €17-25 for a minibus.
If you would like a taxi tour, it is a good idea to book it in advance with an agreed price and arrange to be picked up from your hotel or apartment.
Car
Renting a car in Malta is inexpensive but it’s cheaper to pre-book a rental car online.
Popular leading car hire companies in Malta include Avis, Europcar, Hertz, First Car Rental and Active Car Renta.
Many companies offer car hire at Malta International Airport.
Driving
Unlike most of Europe, vehicle in Malta drive on the left
Driving conditions and road systems are good
Accommodation
The following hotels are less than 5 minutes from Malta International Airport:
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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