About Malta Air

Malta Air is a low-cost airline based in Malta. In timetables it appears as MW; in flight plans as MAY. Malta Air operates from Malta (MLA) and Milan Malpensa (MXP). The fleet includes the Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 200. It belongs to Ryanair.

Malta Air recruits its own pilots. The link to the pilot careers portal is in the profile on this page. This page sets out the selection in 4 stages.

The four phases

• Ryanair

Malta Air at a glance

IATA / ICAO

MW / MAY1

Country

Malta

Hubs

Malta (MLA), Milan Malpensa (MXP)1

Fleet

Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 2001

1. 1Malta Air · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Ryanair Careers: Get To Know Our Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
3. 3Ryanair Careers: Direct Entry Pilots · accessed 11 Oct 2026