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No Emirates deal will kill the A380

It’s no secret that the Airbus A380 has been on life support for some time with Airbus cutting production but Airbus has now admitted that if it doesn’t get a new order from Emirates it will have to kill the A380 project. Emirates was widely expected to place an order for 50 [read more]

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Aeroflot to consolidate London flights

Russian airline Aeroflot has announced it is consolidating it’s flights to London to a single airport. The airline is cancelling its Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO/UUEE) to London Gatwick service (LGW/EGKK) with the last flight on the 25th March. The same day sees the Moscow Sheremetyevo to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) service increase with [read more]

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Airline news

Bristol Airport reports busiest ever year

Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has reported 2017 as its busiest ever year with passenger figures topping 8.1m. The South West regional airport saw an increase of over 600,000 passengers compared to 2016  which equates to an 8% increase over the year. Bristol AIrport is England’s third largest regional airport and a base [read more]

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Lloyd George Museum marks RAF 100

The Lloyd George Museum in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, is marking RAF100 today with a flypast and special exhibition. The first and only Welsh Prime minister, David Lloyd George, established an independent air force in 1918 after realising that air power was crucial to winning battles and wars. When debating the creation of an air force [read more]

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Finnair increase Edinburgh connection

Finnish airline Finnair (AY/FIN) has announced it is increasing the frequency of its link between Helsinki Vantaa (HEL/EFHK) and Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH). The summer-only route becomes a year-round operation with 3 weekly flights between the two capitals. The flight is operated by a Finnair Embraer E190 and will operate a Monday, [read more]

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Aviation safety news

2 confirmed dead in light aircraft crash

Rescue services are on the scene of a light aircraft crash at near Bredon Hill, Overbury in Worcestershire. West Midlands ambulance service has confirmed it sent 2 ambulances to the scene of the accident. Several fire engines attended the scene where it has been confirmed that two people have died. [read more]

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Cardiff Airport News

Qatar Airways recruiting for Cardiff Airport

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) has started a recruitment drive for staff at Cardiff ahead of the launch of its daily service to Doha. With flights beginning on 1st May 2018 between Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) and Doha (DOH/OTHH) the Qatari flag carrier is recruiting for the following roles: Corporate Account Manager Sales Executive [read more]

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Aviation safety news

Ryanair flight diverts to Cardiff with flap issues

A Ryanair flight that was due to land in Bristol this evening has diverted to Cardiff Airport following suspected flap issues. The flight, FR8217 was due to land at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) at 18:15 but after discovering issues with extending the flaps the pilot elected to divert to Cardiff (CWL/EGGD) due [read more]