The Welsh Government has announced plans for a new £30m research facility in Deeside, North Wales to focus on Aerospace, Nuclear and Automotive industries. Airbus, who currently build wings at its nearby Broughton site will be one of the first tenants that will use the facility. They will use the [read more]
A Wales Air Ambulance helicopter was recently targeted by a laser beam which resulted in a medic being blinded while on an emergency flight. The aircraft was on an emergency call on Saturday November 5th when it was targeted several times in the Swansea area. Wales Air Ambulance said the [read more]
Low-cost carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) has reported that despite passenger numbers being up 6.6% its profits are 27.9% down to GBP £495m. Easyjet blamed a series of “external shocks” for the drop in profits including terrorist attacks in Tunisia and Egypt, French air traffic control strikes and the loss in value [read more]
Every now and again an aircraft goes down in history. We’re not talking types here like Concorde or the Jumbo Jet, we’re talking iconic planes such as Enola Gay or the Spruce Goose, planes that everyone knows just by the mere mention of their name. Here’s our top 5 most [read more]
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has said that a “Hard Brexit” could force Ryanair to create a UK subsidiary. O’Leary said that if the UK is forced to leave the European Open skies agreement it would prevent the Irish low-cost airline from continuing UK domestic flights such as London to Belfast [read more]
Cardiff Airport has experienced more sustained growth over the last 12 months with the rolling 12 month increase now standing at 19%. According to the latest figures over 1.3 million passengers used Wales’ only international airport between November 2015 and October 2016 boosted by a host of new routes from [read more]
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that MOD Sealand in Flintshire has been chosen as the global repair hub for European F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The F-35 Program Office has chosen the North Wales site to provide maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services for F-35 avionics and aircraft components. [read more]
617 Sqn. To anyone that claims to be an aviation enthusiast, let alone the more recently termed “Avgeek”, 617 Sqn will be known to them as the infamous “Dambusters Squadron”. This Squadron was formed during the Second World War to carry out a single and especially dangerous task. This task [read more]
Airbus has begun construction this week of the brand new Beluga XL large transport aircraft at the air-framers Toulouse headquarters. The XL is will transport British made wings from the Broughton factory in North Wales to Toulouse for final assembly. The current Beluga can carry just one Airbus A350 XWB [read more]
The Circuit of Wales, a proposed race track near Ebbw Vale which would host a UK round of the Moto GP championship and bring countless jobs to one of the poorest regions in Wales and political hot potato for the Welsh Government. What’s this got to do with aviation you [read more]
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