AirX Charter
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| Founded | 2011 | ||||||
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| AOC # | MT-23 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Malta International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Smart City, Malta | ||||||
| Key people | |||||||
| Employees | 300 | ||||||
| Website | airx.aero | ||||||
AirX Charter is a private charter airline based in Malta.
Operations
AirX Charter holds a European air operator's certificate (AOC) in Malta[2] and operates a fleet of 20 aircraft. The Head Office is located in Malta, with other offices in London, U.K. AirX Jet Support is based in Stansted Airport and Malta[3] and has two EASA Part-145 Certificate of Maintenance[4] issued by EASA and maintains both the AirX fleet and third party aircraft.
In 2026, AirX reported increased demand for private jet charter flights during heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as clients sought to leave the region. Founder John Matthews stated that demand had increased as commercial airline schedules became limited or unreliable.[5]
In 2024, VistaJet’s founder filed legal proceedings against AirX and British financier Timothy Horlick claiming a smear campaign had been launched against VistaJet. The filing also claims that AirX founder John Matthews used a burner email address with a fabricated identity to send emails to business contacts of VistaJet, bypassing court-ordered confidentiality.[6]
Fleet
As of June 2025, AirX operated the following aircraft:[7]
- 1 Airbus A340-300 (as of August 2025)[8]
- 1 Boeing BBJ
- 8 Bombardier Challenger 850
- 4 Embraer Legacy 600
- 5 Embraer Lineage 1000[7][9]
References
- ^ "Bank backs Matthews to take controlling AirX stake | Magazine | Business Air News".
- ^ "Transport Malta - List of AOC Holders". Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "AirX support and charter are on the march in Malta | Magazine | Business Air News".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Super-rich travelers are using private jets to escape Middle East conflict". CNN. 2026-03-12.
- ^ Meddings, Sabah. "WhatsApps, Fake Names and an Alleged Conspiracy Against VistaJet". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 20.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - AirX Charter". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 66.
- ^ "AirX lands a good deal with Lineage pair | Magazine | Business Air News".
External links
Media related to AirX Charter at Wikimedia Commons