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The Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC) relies on charitable donations as it receives NO public funding from the government. Despite this they manage to operate multiple helicopters and save lives every day across Wales. That why in 2017 we are running multiple fundraising events for Wales Air Ambulance starting with [read more]

2017 is going to be an exciting year for Cardiff Airport, here’s why. New airlines/routes: Airline Destination Start Date Cobalt Larnaca LCLK/LCA Summer 2017 Alba Star Palma LEPA/PMI Summer 2017 BH Air Burgas LBBG/BOJ Summer 2017 Norwegian Air Shuttle Tenerife South GCTS/TFS Summer 2017 Blue Islands Guernsey EGJG/GCI 02/05/2017 Iberia [read more]

It’s always nice to see something different at Cardiff Airport and when the RAF’s latest transport plane drops in as a weather diversion its always a bonus. Especially when we got the view from inside the next day! Designed to replace the Lockheed C130 Hercules, The Airbus A400M “Atlas” is [read more]

Looking for a last minute gift for the avgeek in your life? Here’s our top 5. SR-71 Flight Manual – The Official Pilot’s Handbook – Amazon £39.00 View on Amazon This is the reprinted facsimile edition of the manual issued to crew members of the US Air Force’s sleek SR-71, [read more]

This week we sat down with Welsh Conservative leader and South Wales Central Assembly Member (AM) Andrew RT Davies to talk Airports, Cardiff Aviation and Air Passenger Duty. Aviation Wales – Hi Andrew, Lets dive straight in, The Welsh Conservatives were very vocal about the Welsh Government buying Cardiff Airport. [read more]

The leader of the RAF’s Red Arrows display team David Montenegro, better known as “Red One”  recently sat down to talk about why rank doesn’t  engender trust, it has to be earned. You lead the formation. What exactly does that entail? David Montenegro: I have the glory of being able [read more]

Every now and again an aircraft goes down in history. We’re not talking types here like Concorde or the Jumbo Jet, we’re talking iconic planes such as Enola Gay or the Spruce Goose, planes that everyone knows just by the mere mention of their name. Here’s our top 5 most [read more]

617 Sqn. To anyone that claims to be an aviation enthusiast, let alone the more recently termed “Avgeek”, 617 Sqn will be known to them as the infamous “Dambusters Squadron”.  This Squadron was formed during the Second World War to carry out a single and especially dangerous task.  This task [read more]