Features

There is no denying that Ryanair and its chief pilot, Michael O’Leary, have had a bad week. On Monday, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Ryanair both confirmed that talks on a flight connection agreement had come to nothing. Hardly surprising, given that Mr O’ accused Norwegian of not having the resources [read more]

Qatar Airways begin flying from Cardiff Airport on May 1st, 2018 so we have selected 5 top worldwide destinations from Cardiff that are a maximum of one stop away. Let Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet you off to a world of destinations that is now available to passengers travelling from Wales [read more]

In August 2015 a major shake-up in the regional airline business was started with Loganair and bmi regional becoming part of a new group, under Chief Executive, Peter Simpson. The new holding company, Airline Investments Limited (AIL), acquired the shares in bmi regional from British Airways following its acquisition of the BMI [read more]

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Manchester Air Disaster. 55 people died when a 737 burst into flames while taking off from Manchester Airport. We look at the legacy of Flight KT28M 32-years-on. For most holidaymakers, the 22nd August 1985 started like many other. Looking forward to their holidays [read more]

Today sees the total solar eclipse of the sun across the Pacific Ocean and certain states of America. For most people, the period of totality will last around 2 minutes, for some that just isn’t long enough, so how do you see an eclipse for longer? Chase it of course! [read more]

Imagine you are 73-years-old who lives in South Africa and you want to visit your daughter in London. Now imagine you have a life-long fear of flying! That’s exactly the scenario faced by 73-year-old Ronnie Leach. After 72 years, Mr. Leach feared he would never conquer his fear of flying and [read more]

On Wednesday 10th August, leading low-fares airline Flybe (BE/BEE) cancelled its route between Cardiff Airport and London City Airport. In their press release, they cited Air Passenger Duty (APD) as the reason. Despite this “Local Champion” Alun Cairns MP has repeatedly voted to raise APD and opposed devolving it to [read more]

Former British Airways Pilot Cat Burton talks about her career in aviation and how diversity in aviation, in particular towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT), helped her fly as the person she really is. I just retired from my 45-year career as a British Airways pilot, having joined Cardiff [read more]