Everyone loves an air display and we’re no exception, that’s why we are giving you the low down on where to see The Red Arrows in Wales this year. At the moment there are two confirmed displays by the reds which means you have three opportunities to see them. June [read more]
Citywing have announced they will operating Isle of Man TT flights this year from Cardiff Airport. TT Fans will able to take advantage of 4 special flights over the weekend flying directly from Cardiff Airport to Ronaldsway airport on the Isle of Man. Outbound flights will be on the 3rd [read more]
The Wales National Air Show (WNAS) at Swansea will still be a free event despite the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) adding massive charges to air show organisers that has already resulted in the cancellation of many air shows around the UK. The air show, which is now annual, takes place [read more]
The Welsh Liberal democrat’s launched their manifesto today and it seems it was one that is determined to keep Wales in the dark ages, at least transport wise. They announced two manifesto promises that will have an effect on Welsh economy, tourism and Cardiff Airport. First they will scrap the [read more]
Today marked the end of an era for the Royal Air Force (RAF) BAe Hawk T1 Trainer aircraft as 208(R) Squadron at RAF Valley flew for the final time. The Hawk T1’s have been in service with the RAF for 40 years as an advanced jet trainer and have been [read more]
Cardiff City Heliport has been given a new lease of life today thanks to the owners of Caernarfon Airport. Huw Evans and Roy Steptoe have a signed a lease for 50 years to operate the heliport which is owned by Cardiff City Council. The Heliport which is located next to [read more]
A Major Incident took place at Cardiff Airport today due to a civilian aircraft that was unable to communicate with Air Traffic Control. The RAF confirmed that it had scrambled two RAF Typhoon Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) aircraft to intercept an “unresponsive” aircraft. The Aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 300 (CL30 [read more]
A Major Incident took place at Cardiff Airport today due to a civilian aircraft that was unable to communicate with Air Traffic Control. The RAF confirmed that it had scrambled to RAF Typhoon Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) aircraft to intercept an “unresponsive” aircraft. The Aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 300 (CL30 [read more]
Airbus has improved the wing assembly procedure for the Airbus A350XWB at its Broughton plant in North Wales. When Airbus designed the wing for the A350 it was designed to be built horizontally as opposed to the traditional vertical build. The advantage being the wing never has to be rotated [read more]
The number of people using Cardiff Airport has risen again in March continuing the trend in growth compared to 2015. The end of March saw a 29% increase compared to the same period in 2015 meaning Cardiff Airport has now seen 10 consecutive months of growth and follows February which [read more]
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