Cardiff Airport Terminal (Image: Cardiff Airport)
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Cardiff Airport sees 9% rise in passenger numbers

Cardiff Airport (CWL-EGFF) has seen a 9% rise in passenger numbers for 2017 according to the airport’s own figures. The airport says that 1.46 million passengers used its terminal in 2017 although official Civil Aviation Authority figures have yet to be released. The Welsh-Government-owned airport, which posted a pre-tax loss [read more]

Boeing 787-10 gets FAA certification
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Boeing 787-10 gets FAA certification

The largest variant of the Dreamliner family, the Boeing 787-10, has achieved US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, paving the way for its first delivery to Singapore Airlines in the first half of 2018. The 787-10 is 18ft longer than the 787-9 and seats 330 passengers in typical a two-class configuration. Its range [read more]

Bristol to Gothenburg flights get underway
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Bristol to Gothenburg flights get underway

The latest new route from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) got underway today when passengers embarked on the first flight from Bristol to Gothenburg Sweden. The new service with BMI Regional got underway this with the passengers at Bristol Airport travelling on board the first flight being treated to delicious Swedish ‘fika’, [read more]

Gatwick could have dual runway operations by 2019
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Gatwick could have dual runway operations by 2019

London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK), the worlds busiest single runway airport, could have dual runway operations by 2019 according to the Airports Cheif Executive. Currently, the 2nd runway (08L/26R) is only used for contingency during runway maintenance work or if the main runway is closed however Stewart Wingate, Cheif Executive of Gatwick Airport Limited [read more]

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British Airways upgrades Angola to a Dreamliner

British Airways (BA/BAW) has upgraded its twice-weekly service to the Angolan capital Luanda for Summer 2018 to a Dreamliner aircraft. The flight which operates out of London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) on Thursdays and Sundays is currently operated by a Boeing 777-200ER. The Boeing 787-9 is the most modern aircraft in the [read more]

Airbus A380 at Farnborough Air Show (Image: Aviation Media Co.)
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Emirates gives Airbus an A380 lifeline

Emirates has given the Airbus A380 a lifeline when it finally ordered 36 more of the super-sized jets. The deal worth around £11.5bn came just days after outgoing Airbus sales chief John Leahy said that the A380 project was dead if Emirates didn’t place the order that was expected to [read more]

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Turkish Airlines increase capacity at Manchester

Turkish Airlines is increasing capacity at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) on its service to Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport (IST/LTBA) The airline will switch the 3-weekly TK1995 / TK1996 service from a Boeing 737 to an Airbus A330 for Summer 2018. The switch happens on 4th June lasting until 14th September. Turkish Airlines [read more]