Aviation Manager – Enemed<!–more–>Ian Stafrace, a Mechanical Engineer by profession, is Enemed’s Aviation Manager and has been occupying this position since September 2020. Ian graduated as a mechanical engineer from the University of Malta in 1994 and obtained his Masters degree in

Joseph Galea is a former Director for International Marketing for the Malta Tourism Authority and a former CEO at AirMalta when he led the airline up to October 2018. Following AirMalta Joseph has branched out into private consultancy, in the fields of

Marvic Bugeja was appointed CEO of MAviO in 2018, after she had joined the organising committee way back in 2015. Her flair in dealing with people and above average skills as a leader did not go unnoticed and Marvic was asked to

Victoria Grech graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Malta in 2019 and has been involved in the aviation industry ever since. Starting off as a Quality Engineer in a Maintenance Repair & Overhaul organisation, her interest grew stronger in the

Joanne joined the MAviO ranks way back in 2012 and she has been running the MAviO Awards since 2013. Joanne is a banker by profession and her meticulous approach to anything she is entrusted with has led to the growth in stature

Chris Balzia has been working in the aviation industry for 18 years – first within the aircraft maintenance sector where he was employed with a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul organisation, and eventually moved on to the regulatory aspect. He joined the Civil

From partying with A-list celebrities to escaping a military uprising in the ‘stans’, the life of an aviation journalist can take some unexpected paths. In his 20-year career, Richard Maslen has travelled across the globe to report on developments in the aviation

Venrose Caruana is the latest recruit to join the MAviO board, taking over from Louise Vella who has moved to pastures new. Venrose hails from Ghaxaq hence her love for everything aeronautical. As a young girl she has spent countless days at

Gordon Smith is Editor-at-Large at Airliner World, the biggest selling commercial aviation magazine globally. Since joining the team in 2018, he has interviewed some of the biggest names in the business, including the CEOs of Etihad, TAP Air Portugal and Finnair. He

Captain Sinclair Portelli has got more than 6000 flying hours under his belt and he has been in the employ of Air Malta as cabin crew, Medavia and Jet Magic amongst others. He has flown on an array of aircraft from the