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Cardiff Aviation gains FAA approval

22/05/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Fortunes continue to improve for South Wales based Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) company, Cardiff Aviation Ltd, as it announced today it had gained an approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) The FAA has approved Cardiff Aviation as a Part 145 Repair Station which means it can now carry [read more]

Cardiff Aviation carrying out work on a TUI Boeing 757

Cardiff Aviation wins repeat TUI Contract

01/05/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

St Athan based Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) company, Cardiff Aviation, has been awarded a repeat contract by UK holiday airline TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM). The contract gives TUI a flexible maintenance facility away from its main engineering line and will see Cardiff Aviation carry out work on TUI Airways [read more]

Boeing unveils 777X in a scaled down event

14/03/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Boeing was set to unveil its latest airliner, the Boeing 777X to a hail of fanfare and publicity yesterdat but the recent events regarding the Boeing 737 Max led to the company scaling back the event. They did, however, continue with the reveal of the aircraft, and what an amazing [read more]

Manta Air operate a pair of ATR600's in the Maldives

The Kent-based company that’s helping airlines go paperless

06/03/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Going paperless is a good thing, having a digital audit trail not only makes it easy to trace things but using no paper is great for the environment so meet Centrik, the company that is helping Airlines worldwide to do just that. Centrik is based at Biggin Hill in Kent, [read more]

Bruce Dickinson set up Cardiff Aviation in 2012 with the help of the Welsh Government

Cardiff Aviation suspends Managing Director & hires restructuring expert

16/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

St Athan-based aircraft maintenance company, Cardiff Aviation Ltd, has suspended Managing Director Martyn Anderson and terminated his appointment as a director. The company didn’t comment on the exact reasons but sources within the company have cited ‘operational irregularities’ which are currently under investigation. At the same time that Cardiff Aviation [read more]

Airbus A380 MSN4 (Image: Aviation Media Co.)

The A380 is dead, its official

14/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus has formally announced it cease production of the Airbus A380 superjumbo after the biggest operator slashed its order for the aircraft. As reported yesterday, Emirates (EK/UAE) was in talks with Airbus to convert most of its remaining A380 orders into orders for twin-jet aircraft. The airline has cut its [read more]

Airbus BelugaXL (Image: S. Ramadier/Airbus)

Where to see the Beluga XL’s first UK visit

14/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Beluga XL, Airbus’ latest special transporter aircraft is to make its first visit to the UK today as it heads from Tolouse to the wing factory at Airbus Broughton in North Wales. En-route the aircraft is exspected to do a flypast of the Airbus facility at Filton, Bristol giving [read more]

Airbus A380 at Farnborough Air Show (Image: Aviation Media Co.)

A380 life support to end after Airlines cancel orders

13/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus is expected to officially cancel the Airbus A380 project as early as tomorrow after a run of cancellations for the superjumbo. Qantas recently cancelled an order for 8 aircraft and sources have indicated that Emirates, the largest user of the A380, is to convert the order for 36 aircraft [read more]

Concorde Alpha Foxtrot at Aerospace Bristol

Plans to get Concorde nose drooping again

12/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Work is underway at Aerospace Bristol to get the nose of Concorde “Alpha Foxtrot” dropping again, reviving one of Concorde’s most iconic features. The hydraulic nose drooping system is a feature of concorde designed to improve ground visibility for the crew when during take-off and landing. The crew was able [read more]

A330neo gets ‘beyond 180 minutes’ ETOPS certification

28/01/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The Airbus A330-900neo has been granted ‘beyond 180 minutes’ ETOPS certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) clearing the way for operators of the type to use it on long haul routings. ETOPS (Extended Twin Engine Operations) is a set of rules initially introduced by International Civil Aviation Organisation [read more]