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The Qatar Airways Cardiff to Doha service has been cut from a daily service to 5 days per week until at least June 18th. The new long-haul Cardiff to Doha service, which starts on the 1st May 2018, was due to operate daily during summer ’18 before cutting back to 5 [read more]

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has set a new record this month after seeing over one million passengers pass through its terminal in January. The latest figures mean that for the first time the airport has had 12 consecutive months of one million+ passengers. January saw 1,021,954 passengers travel through the airport [read more]

Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has appointed Dave Lees as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stating 1st August 2018. Mr Lees has overseen the growth at Southampton Airport where he is currently Managing Director. The airport has achieved record passenger numbers and customer satisfaction scores during his time at the helm. Before [read more]

Blue Islands (SI/BCI) has confirmed it will return to Cardiff Airport in summer 2018. The Saint Peter Port headquartered airline will once again operate a twice-weekly service between Guernsey (GCI/EGJB) and Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) under a Flybe franchise. The flights, which are bookable through the Flybe.com website are scheduled to begin on [read more]

Salisbury Group, a leading provider of building energy and facilities management solutions, has completed a landmark contract with Cardiff Airport to transform its energy usage. The project will reduce lighting bills by over 50% and save around £1.7 million to 2030 – a direct saving for Cardiff Airport. Cardiff Airport [read more]

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has recognised ground-breaking work to safely reduce the disruption volcanic ash can cause to aviation with a safety award. Rolls-Royce Engineer, Rory Clarkson, who won the award has been a leading figure in the industry’s efforts to safely reduce the disruption that volcanic ash can [read more]

The UK Government has appointed a General Aviation Champion to help identify a network of UK aerodromes that are most important for non-scheduled flying to flourish. Former Police Detective and Conservative politician Byron Davies has been given the newly created role which was announced by Minister for Aviation, Baroness Sugg at Elstree airfield. [read more]

A plane crash near Builth Wells which killed two people was the result of an “inadvertent manoeuvre” according to the official accident report. Both men, Nick Jefferies and Scott Penlington, died at the scene of the crash at Cwmbach near Builth Wells in September 2016. The pair were flying in an Ev-97 [read more]