Cypriot start-up Cobalt Air (CO/FCB) has begun scheduled operations from Larnaca this week with a 3 times daily service to Athens. On launch it announced that the routes they plan to operate include Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania, London Stansted, Manchester, Dublin and Paris. These are due to begin later this month. [read more]
A passenger on a Cardiff bound flight from Dublin has been removed from the flight after allegedly taking photographs of the flight attendants during the safety briefing. The unnamed man was asked by Flybe crew to delete the photos but when he said he couldn’t, he was escorted off the [read more]
Since Flybe expanded its operations at Cardiff Airport on June 1st 2015, 334,000 pasengers have used the low fares carrier. Over the last year Flybe has expanded its network from 4 destinations to 16 and now bases 2 modern Embraer E195 Jets at Wales’ only international airport. Flybe currently offers [read more]
Stobart Air has confirmed that the Aer Lingus Cardiff to Dublin route is ceasing from the end of october 2016. Aviation Wales contacted Stobart Air after an Aer Lingus customer asked on twitter why they couldn’t book the route in January 2017. Aer Lingus replied stating “the route is not [read more]
Cardiff Airport is expecting to see 35,000 passengers this half-term, an increase of 20% on the same half-term last year. The airport reported the passenger figures yesterday, along with the most popular destinations this half-term. Palma Majorca is the top destinations for Welsh travellers getting away this week, with Vueling, [read more]
The University of South Wales (USW) is planning to open an Aviation College in Dubai after signing a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Aviation City Corporation. The USW Aviation Academy will be located near Al Maktoum airport to the south of the city. The facility is designed to serve a rapidly growing [read more]
Cardiff Airport today received an EasyJet flight that was diverted from Bristol Airport due to it being temporarily closed by a “hole in the runway”. The EasyJet flight from Venice was one of several flights diverted to different airports as Bristol was forced to close for repairs to be carried [read more]
Teams of budding construction technicians and aircraft engineers from schools across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan have been put through their paces at special Aero and Design & Construction challenges at Cardiff and Vale College. Eighteen teams from 15 schools took part in the challenges. Held to mark National [read more]
Flybe has today notified customers that it is taking control of the Cardiff to London City route following the problems with the planned operator VLM Airlines. The route which is due to start in September was to be operated by a VLM Airlines Fokker F50 however sent emails to customers [read more]
British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) has successfully completed the first “B” check of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The long haul maintenance facility at Cardiff Airport maintains British Airway’s (BA) long haul fleet including Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Boeing 767 and now Boeing 787 aircraft. The first 787 Dreamliner (G-ZBJA) arrived [read more]
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