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Malta Air Traffic Services (MATS) Ltd. is a registered limited liability company that provides Air Navigation Service Provision (ANSP) to the Maltese FIR. (even called UIR).  Its origin dates back to 1979, when the British forces left Malta, and the Maltese authorities took over the ports including air traffic services.

With the Government of Malta as the main shareholder of the Company, MATS assumed control of all air traffic, technical support services for all the CNS infrastructure, and also provision of AIM services within the (FIR) as from 1st January 2002 in accordance with the Air Navigation License granted by the Civil Aviation Directorate of Transport Malta (TM-CAD). MATS is a completely independent Air Navigation services organisation, it is regulated in line with EU rules by the local aviation regulator TM-CAD, under EASA.  It is also an ATCO Training Organization.

As from the same date, MATS also assumed responsibility for all assets previously owned and operated in the provision of ATC and ancillary services.  MATS is also certified under the provision of SES as “providers of communication, navigation or surveillance services”

MATS provides air traffic services to commercial and military aircraft, flying in the Malta Flight Information Region (lower & upper), a delegated airspace, Search and Rescue services, terminal and aerodrome services for the Malta International Airport.  It also provides Aeronautical Information Services and is certified as an ATC training organisation.

As an organization, MATS has a fully-fledged Safety, Quality and Security Management section which ensures that al the MATS management systems are managed under the Integrated Management System.  The same section manages the regulatory compliance of the organisation internally and with external stakeholders.

MATS is an ISO 9001-2015 certified organisation.

Besides being an active member of the Blue Med FAB, during the last years, MATS has successfully ventured, into projects, amongst them TEN-T, Horizon 2020, SESAR, and local R&D initiatives.

The year 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of MATS as a limited Company,  an account that was made possible thanks to an enduring workforce

Requesting Information

A request for document/ information electronic form must be completed. This can be downloaded from
https://secure2.gov.mt/FOI/downloads?l=43B1FE761FE51D49B79B53A17BBED958E92687B53C6D6161
https://secure2.gov.mt/foi/news-details?l=43B1FE761FE51D49B79B53A17BBED958E92687B53C6D6161&i=388FF22C25DD350F9B8967FF70AFEB42CF38FBBD5D4B6161

Completed requests for information or documents are to be sent by email on  foi.mats@maltats.com or in writing to:

MATS FOI Officer
Malta Air Traffic Services Ltd.
Gate 4, Malta International Airport,
Triq tal-Isqof, L-Imqabba MQB 9057
Contact numbers
MATS FOI Officer: 2235 5537 / 5335

Category of Documents and Manuals held by MATS:

  1. General Administrative Documents and Policies
  2. Human Resources Documents and Policies
  3. Operations documents
  4. Technical documents
  5. SSQC section documents
  6. Aeronautical Information Management section documents
  7. Corporate Training Documents
  8. Annual Reports
  9. Minutes of Meetings
  10. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policy
  11. MATS Integrated Management System Manual
  12. Integrated Management System Policy
  13. ICAO/ EUROCONTROL related aviation document
  14. EUROCONTROL, EASA, ICAO, EU and other documentation in force for Air Navigation Service Providers
  15. Other documents that MATS may introduce from time to time to meet its Business and /or Operational and Regulatory requirements

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