What are the main opportunities that you see, in this space?

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The industry has gone through highs and lows both of which have brought challenges. High demand for flying means airlines recruit and offer better conditions. This makes it difficult to find people to take up regulatory posts and therefore retention becomes even more crucial. During the pandemic, the situation was the opposite, with many looking for a job but unfortunately for us, some of those who came to us for a job in those dark days left as soon as things improved in the industry. Loosing people at short notice after giving them training is a bitter pill to swallow but is something that happens in many economic sectors.

A significant change that happened in recent years is that when I first joined, we did not accept helicopters or simulators. Today, on the contrary, we regulate the full range of activities. We have examination centres in other finland mobile database countries and have quite a few projects in the pipeline. Malta offers a low fixed rate of income tax to attract individuals to Malta and this has proven to be a very successful initiative that distinguishes Malta from other countries. In a way, we have been victim of our own success, and it is now difficult to match expectations of the industry while following the procedures of the public sector.”

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are another sub sector in which Malta aims to become a main player at the international level. UAVs open the door to a multitude of services and operations.