Air Malta's first jet equipment was a pair of Boeing 720Bs leased from Pakistan International and these commenced a weekly charter series, still with Pakistani registrations until they were purchased by Air Malta a few years later. Aviaco's favoured equipment on its Dublin charter flights was the DC-8 series 50, several of which the company had inherited from Iberia.
The two former French Skyraiders which had arrived in March took to the air again on the 4th on the next leg of their flight to the USA, departing one after the other in noisy fashion from runway 35, destination Reykjavik. Two French-operated aircraft arrived to be based for survey duties; one was the IGN's brand-new Super King Air F-GALP, while a lot more interesting was DC-3 F-OCUY of Hemet Exploration. The latter was to be lost four years later when it disappeared south of Mallorca on 21 April 1981 with the loss of the four persons on board. By then it was registered as F-BJBO. Also hailing from France was naval C-47 serial 726, in the usual silver and dayglo finish worn by these machines. It too was to be lost in an accident, though a non-fatal one, when as EC-EQH it veered off the runway at Palma de Mallorca on 4 January 1991. Other piston-powered movements of note were the departure to Southend of Aer Turas's last C-54, EI-ARS, and a visit by Nor-Fly CV440 LN-MAP.
Two aircraft passed through en route to Baldonnel for demonstration to the Air Crops. These were Britten-Norman Defender G-BCMY and Cessna Titan N5432G. No orders resulted.
1 April
EI-AVG Beech Baron
G-BBEE Learjet 25B
G-BBXE PA-23-250
LN-RLD DC-9-41 SK537
3 April
AP-AMG B720B Air Malta
EC-CAK B727 IB741/2
EC-CAK B727 IB741/2
G-BATA HS125
G-BAWV PA-23-250
SE-DAT DC-9 SK537/8
SE-FNF Beech 95 Travel Air
4 April
4 April
N91935 A-1D Skyraider dep. to Reykjavik
N91945 A-1D Skyraider dep. to Reykjavik
F-GALP Beech 200 IGN
G-AWUF HS125
G-BAPG V814 BD902/3
N1720 Cessna 310
PH-HBG Fuji 200
PH-MVT Cessna 210
208 Cessna 172 Irish Air Corps
F-GALP Beech 200 IGN
G-AWUF HS125
G-BAPG V814 BD902/3
N1720 Cessna 310
PH-HBG Fuji 200
PH-MVT Cessna 210
208 Cessna 172 Irish Air Corps
5 April
EI-AYN BN-2A RE117/8
EI-BCE BN-2A
F-BSQU Falcon 10
F-BTML Falcon 20
G-ATID Cessna 337
G-BBYA Dove
G-BCGU Jetstream 200
N5432G Cessna 404
N8735 B707 TW877
222 SF260 Irish Air Corps
6 April
F-BSUX Learjet 23
F-BTML Falcon 20
G-AVXL HS125
G-AZLP V814 BMA
G-BBCL HS125-600B
SE-DAR DC-9-41 SK537
7 April
G-AWWL HS125
G-BCXR BAC 1-11 OM624/8624
N18706 B707 TW877
8 April
EI-BBL RC690 Earl of Granard
G-AWRO Beagle 206
9 April
EC-ASN DC-8 AO1133
EI-BCW Rallye
HB-CEM Cessna 172
HB-OHG PA-28R
HB-OKK PA-28R
11 April
G-BBOJ PA-23-250
HB-LFN PA-23-250
12 April
G-AWZF Trident 3B BE518/9
F-BLEU Beech 50
LN-MAP Convair 440 Nor-Fly
SE-DDE Cessna 500 Citation
13 April
HB-VDA Cessna 500 Citation
OO-TEH B737 TEA op. HE1634
17 April
AP-AMJ B720B KMC750/1
D-ABEY B737 LH
EI-ARS C-54E Aer Turas (departed after sale)
F-OCUY DC-3 (C-53) Hémet Exploration
G-AVEC Cessna 172
OY-KGB DC-9 SK
18 April
N121WT Falcon 20 IBM
N887PA B707 PA
20 April
G-BCNT P68B
OY-KGH DC-9 SAS 23 April
EC-ARB DC-8 Aviaco
EC-AUM DC-8 Aviaco
24 April
D-ABFI B727-230 LH
G-AVHJ Wassmer WA.41
G-BCMY BN-2A Defender
SE-DBT DC-9 SAS
SP-LSI Il-18 LOT
25 April
G-ASDC Carvair BAF
G-AYNR HS125-400B
G-AZVS HS125
N94 ET-29C FAA
726 C-47B French Navy c/s FYDQH
26 April
N781FT DC-8-63F Flying Tigers
27 April
F-BRSU Cessna 177
N80MD Beech 100
PH-TVA B707-123B Transavia dep. as HV998
SE-GRR Beech 200 Irish Air Corps, c/s 232B
28 April
OE-FPW PA-31
OO-TEB Boeing 720-048 HE721 (dep.)
29 April
LN-RLK DC-9 SAS
N100WK Gulfstream II
30 April
D-ABER B737-130 LH
EC-ARC DC-8 AO1712/3
EC-ATP DC-8 AO1132/3
G-BCDC PA-18-95 Super Cub
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