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Lauda Europe completes Maltese certification

Lauda Europe (LW, Malta Int'l) has received its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from Transport Malta, the Director General of the authority, Charles Pace, said on September 5.

The official register of airlines certified in Malta has yet to reflect the event.

The new Maltese subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings, which is due to replace Austria-based Lauda (OE, Vienna) by the beginning of the Winter 2020/21 season, has already taken delivery of three A320-200s transferred from its predecessor, now registered as 9H-LMG (msn 4603), 9H-LMH (msn 5015), and 9H-LMP (msn 3616). All three Airbus aircraft remain parked at Vienna for the time being.

Lauda Europe is due to take over all thirty A320-200s from Lauda, which will be closed once the transfer is completed. The Irish parent said that Maltese labour laws allow its subsidiary to operate more flexibly across the whole of Europe in comparison to Austrian rules. Lauda Europe will exclusively operate as a capacity provider for Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int'l) and will not fly under...

Malta's Lauda Europe to launch in late 3Q20

Lauda Europe (LW, Malta Int'l) has scheduled its launch for September 13, 2020, with its inaugural flight tentatively planned from Palma de Mallorca to Memmingen, analysis of parent Ryanair's internet booking engine shows.

Ryanair Holdings' new Maltese subsidiary is due to replace Lauda (OE, Vienna), which is slated for closure. Lauda Europe will take over the operation of A320-200s from Lauda and will exclusively operate as a technical wet-lease operator under Ryanair's "FR" code.

As of August 26, 2020, Lauda Europe has yet to receive its Maltese Air Operator's Certificate. As such, none of Lauda's aircraft have been transferred to the Maltese register so far. The Austrian airline, the sole Airbus operator within Ryanair Holdings, currently has a fleet of thirty A320-200s and has no plans to increase it beyond this number in the near term.

Ryanair declined to confirm that Lauda Europe would launch on September 13. In a statement to ch-aviation, the LCC only relayed its earlier press release saying that Lauda Europe...