Airline news

European Airframer Airbus has seen a 63% drop in profits for 2016 despite a 4th Quarter rally on deliveries. Airbus, who make wings for its aircraft at Hawarden, North Wales saw its group income sink to below $1bn against a profit of $2.8bn the previous year. The drop is largely [read more]

The European air framer, Airbus has started retiring the Airbus A380’s used for flight testing with the transfer of MSN4 (F-WVND) to the Musée de l’air et de l’espace (Museum of Air and Space) at Le Bourget, Paris. The Airbus A380, whose wings are made in Wales is the worlds [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]

Cypriot startup Cobalt Air (CO/FCB) have added Cardiff to their list of destinations served from Larnaca (LCA/LCLK), Cyprus according to their website. The airline, which aims to be Cyprus’ flag carrier, launched last year with the intention of “redefining the low-cost travel sector by combining the price flexibility and cost [read more]

Airbus has received its first airliner order of 2017 and it’s from US-based leasing company Aviation Capital Group. The order for 35 aircraft including 30 x A320NEO, 2 x A320 and 3 x A321NEO also includes and option for a further 10 A320NEO. The Airbus A320 family. The deal is [read more]

A series of airline and airport strikes across the UK could cause misery for travellers wanting to get away this christmas. British Airways Cabin Crew are set to walk out for 48 hours on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in action called by the Unite union. In a second swipe [read more]

The first flight has taken place of the Airbus A350-1000 XWB, Airbus’s latest aircraft and Europe’s largest twin-engined aircraft. The aircraft, MSN059, first flew for around 4 hours on Thursday 24th November on a flight that marked the beginning of the test phase. It is one of three airframes that [read more]

Fog is causing problems across South Wales and West of England with flights being cancelled, delayed or diverted to other airports. So far Flybe have cancelled their morning Paris Charles De Gaulle flight from Cardiff and their later flights are showing as delayed. Bristol however has seen several flights diverted [read more]