Air Malta has received its 11th brand new aircraft out of the 12 under the ILFC agreement. The aircraft, an Airbus A320 with registration 9H-AEP was named Nadur.

Another new A320 with registration 9H-AEQ and named Tarxien, will be joining Air Malta’s fleet by the end of this month.

The company said that by that time the airline’s fleet would consist of 12 new state-of-the-art Airbus planes from the A320 and A319 aircraft family. The average age of Air Malta’s aircraft fleet will go down to 2.7 years, considered to be one of the lowest in Europe and throughout the world. Air Malta said the new fleet had brought substantial advantages and cost savings arising from fleet commonality, particularly on maintenance and flight crew deployment. All the new aircraft are equipped with a state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system.

Other cabin features include a completely new interior passenger cabin design, wider seat pitch, larger overhead stowage bins for passengers’ hand luggage and a coat compartment in the Club Class section. The aircraft incorporate the latest technology in avionics, communications and real-time maintenance monitoring. The latest safety features, such as Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) and other security features were also installed. Today Air Malta’s fleet includes six Airbus A320, five Airbus A319 and two Boeing 737-300.