Since mid-2022, the airline Air Malta has been using the Abu Dhabi-based consulting firm Knighthood Capital to work for it at a cost of 200.000 euros per month. This has caused criticism in the Maltese parliament, as the carrier will cease operations at the end of March 2024. The opposition submitted a parliamentary inquiry. In this, the activities of the company, which was founded by former Etihad Airways boss James Hogan, were critically questioned. After all, Air Malta has no future, as the government wants to relaunch the carrier as KM Malta Airlines plc. Following the example of the many Alitalia start-ups, it is to continue almost seamlessly, although some routes will no longer be included in the successor's route network. Malta's Finance Minister Clyde Caruana had to answer the opposition's inquiry for legal reasons. According to the agreement, the Hogan company is to provide support in discussions with the EU Commission, in drawing up a fleet and network plan, in drawing up a business plan for the next five years, in developing a communication plan and in adapting the processes to the general industry standard. An accounting system is also said to have been configured. It is also noteworthy that the Finance Minister's response shows that the consulting company was also commissioned to provide appropriate support in ensuring an economic discontinuity between today's Air Malta and KM Malta Airlines plc, which will fly under the Air Malta brand name. The rights to the brand are held by the state, so the "old company" does not even have to be asked about this. The first consulting contract was signed in mid-2022 by James Hogen, who was then