Aviation Features and Insight from the UK Aerospace and Air Travel Industry
For the last 14 years, Kelle Goodwin has been the Vice President of Florida Jet Charter. She has over 25 years of experience in the industries of travel and aviation. Her past experience includes working for both American Express Corporate Travel and Duncan Aviation. She is a master in company [read more]
The Fenestron is now a familiar sight on helicopters produced by companies like Aérospatiale, sud-aviation and later Airbus but before 1968 the safety-improving device didn’t exist, We look back at 50 years since the invention of the Fenestron. Invented by Paul Fabre and René Mouille the shrouded tail rotor was initially developed [read more]
A keen eye from a photographer camped out at Airbus, Toulouse has caught sight of British Airways’ new livery when their latest A320 was left parked in plain sight. The move to the new livery sees the airline keep its “Union Flag” design but takes on the Red and Yellow [read more]
Those in Wales are finally shaking off the Beast from the East and gearing up for getaways to sunnier climates, with March seeing a year on year increase in Google searches for cheap Easter holidays. However, the rush to fly off means that a new trend is emerging with 730,000 [read more]
International Women’s Day 2018 is a chance to celebrate women and in aviation, they don’t come any bigger than Amy Johnson. Amy Johnson CBE was born in Kingston Upon Hull in 1903 and after leaving university with a degree in Economics took up a job in London as a solicitors secretary. [read more]
Being an Aviation Enthusiast or “AvGeek” used to involve sitting around an airport and the only people you would meet were other local enthusiasts or perhaps, from further afield at airshows. But thanks to the internet and in particular, Facebook, you can now share your passion, news and photos with [read more]
With ambitious aims to reach 2 million passengers by 2020 and 3 million by 2025, we look at what Cardiff Airport needs to do to achieve this. Recent passenger figures showed Cardiff Airport grew by 9% in 2017 which, comparing to other airports around the UK is around the average [read more]
Every now and again you need to get somewhere cheap and when it comes to fares, rarely is anyone cheaper than Ryanair. But that cheap air fair comes at a cost right? Given the choice I would go full-service every time, nothing beats slipping into that plush business class seat [read more]
As we enter the new year with exciting times ahead for lots of areas of the welsh aviation industry in Wales, we take a quick look back at what made the headlines in 2017. A year of highs and lows for our airports and aerospace industry. January 2017 saw the beginnings [read more]
Still looking for that ultimate Christmas gift for the AvGeek in your life? Never fear as we have the best Christmas gifts for aviation enthusiasts sorted, and you can still get them in time for the big day! Boeing 747-400 Flight Simulator Experience This is perhaps THE ultimate gift, a whole hour [read more]
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