With ambitious aims to reach 2 million passengers by 2020 and 3 million by 2025, we look at what Cardiff Airport needs to do to achieve this. Recent passenger figures showed Cardiff Airport grew by 9% in 2017 which, comparing to other airports around the UK is around the average [read more]
Aviation skills specialist, Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP), has spelt out its vision to create the next generation of aviation professionals. Speaking on the organisation’s fifth birthday at its annual Aviation Skills Manifesto update at the House of Commons, ASP founder and chief executive, Simon Witts, said stakeholders across the industry [read more]
Ryanair has announced a major expansion at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) today including more based aircraft and new routes. The Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) will now base 3 additional Boeing 737-800 aircraft at the airport in the summer, stating in June. In addition to the based aircraft, Ryanair also announced 10 [read more]
An amazing year of growth has seen Primera Air ranked 6th best in the Anna.aero list of top global airlines for low-cost long-haul flights. Following a year that saw the airline grow 125.8% overall, the Danish low-cost carrier (LCC) has been rapidly expanding in the UK introducing new long-haul and [read more]
Every now and again you need to get somewhere cheap and when it comes to fares, rarely is anyone cheaper than Ryanair. But that cheap air fair comes at a cost right? Given the choice I would go full-service every time, nothing beats slipping into that plush business class seat [read more]
2017 at Birmingham Airport was its busiest ever with nearly 13 million passengers passing through the airport. In total, 12,983,436 passengers travelled through the Midlands airport over the year, an increase of 1.3 million passengers over 2016 which equates to an 11.5% rise. The busiest month was August which saw [read more]
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]
Stobart Group has today announced that they launch commercial and business flights on the 4th June 2018 from Carlisle Airport (CAX/EGNC). The Group which owns the airport also operates Stobart Air which is one of the airlines likely to use Carlisle as a gateway to the Lake District offering connections [read more]
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]
Just when the Airbus A380 looked to be on its last legs it has been given a lifeline by Dubai based Emirates who finally signed an order. The deal, which is worth around £11.5bn was signed just days after outgoing Airbus sales chief John Leahy said that the A380 project was [read more]
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