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Sep 02, 2020 (newstodate): The Maltese subsidiary of the Lithuanian charter and ACMI carrier GetJet Airlines is now in commercial service.
   Branded Airhub Airlines, the carrier performed its first commercial operation on behalf of its owner on August 25, 2020, as a charter flight between Vilnius and Heraklion.
   The carrier's single Airbus A320, leased from Gladiator Leasing, was transferred to Airhub Airlines from its parent, GetJet Airlines.
   Airhub Airlines was granted its AOC from Malta's MAviOon in July 2020 and landed its Foreign Air Carrier Permit issued by the US DOT on August 27, 2020, allowing it to operate charter services between EU and the United States.
   GetJet Airlines was the third Baltic carrier to seek shelter for new business in Malta's liberal aviation environment.
   First out, the Latvian ACMI carrier SmartLynx obtained its AOC issued by Malta's MAviOon April 18, 2019, and is thus cleared to offer charter and ACMI services through its Maltese subsidiary SmartLynx Malta that started out with one Airbus A320, leased from Aercap and delivered March 25, 2019, in the fleet.
   Next, Lithuania's Avion Express' subsidiary Avion Express Malta obtained its Maltese AOC in May 2019, starting out with one Airbus A320 aircraft that commenced flights for Norwegian on May 20, 2019, under an ACMI contract for the 2019 summer peak season.
   Avion Express Malta applied for Foreign Air Carrier Permits and Exemption Authority by the US regulator DOT on July 3, 2019, and was granted rights on August 22, 2019, opening up for new business potentials as a provider of ACMI narrow-body services in the US market.