The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed to a 50% increase in permitted flights to China raising the potential weekly flights from 100 to 150. The move is designed to allow for a huge expansion in routes and capacity for flights to China from the UK. One of the [read more]
Icelandair is ending its Reykjavik to Birmingham service in January 2018. The main airline of Iceland had previously announced it would switch the twice-weekly service from a Boeing 757 to one of their new Boeing 737 Max aircraft but have since decided to withdraw the service completely. Icelandair has seen significant growth [read more]
Thomas Cook Airlines (UK) (MT/TCX) is planning to launch a service from Manchester to Marrakech starting in winter 2018. The UK holiday airline will operate the service twice-weekly using one of the airlines A321 aircraft. Marrakech is the 4th largest city in Morocco and is home one of the best Medinas [read more]
Qatar has converted a tentative order for A320neo’s into a firm order for 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft for state airline Qatar Airways. The Airline, which starts flights from Cardiff Airport to Doha on 1st May 2018, chose to upgrade to the largest of the A32X family to give it maximum [read more]
Two Air Bridges have arrived at Cardiff Airport ready to be installed ahead of the start of Qatar Airways flights in 2018. The Air Bridges, which allow passengers to board an aircraft directly from the terminal and avoiding the Welsh weather, were reportedly purchased from Gatwick Airport. They will now [read more]
Irish Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) Ryanair (FR/RYR) has applied for enough slots to base 9 aircraft at Berlin’s Tegel airport (TXL/EDDT) following a deal which saw Easyjet pick up former Air Berlin slots. Easyjet and Lufthansa both purchased aircraft and slots when Air Berlin collapsed earlier this year in a deal [read more]
Wales Air Ambulance have opened their 4th permanent base today at Cardiff Heliport on the Tremorfa foreshore. The Children’s Wales Air Ambulance for paediatrics and neonatal care will be now be based permanently at the site which will also see training and briefing facilities at the site for the crew [read more]
Start-up Ski airline Powdair has said its found a new backer for the venture but it wont fly this winter cancelling the bookings of around 5000 passengers. The airline was due to begin operations later this month from Sion (SIR/LSMS) to destinations across Europe including 6 UK airports. The idea [read more]
Bruce Dickinson has said that Cardiff Aviation must have cash invested in the company to continue its Maintenance & Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility at St Athan. At an organised press event Mr Dickinson claimed that he had “credible overseas investors” lined up ready to invest around £15m into the [read more]
Newcastle International Airport (NCL/EGNT) has been named Airport of the Year at the North of England Transport Awards. A recent £20 million upgrade project which included a state of the art radar system, gate modernisation and digital signage helped Newcastle see of competition from Liverpool John Lennon (LPL/EGGP) and Doncaster [read more]
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