G-WASN UHW Hospital Helipad (Credit Nick Harding/Aviation Wales)
General aviation news

Wales Air Ambulance shortlisted for 2017 Charity Awards

Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC) has been shortlisted for the 2017 Charity Awards. The Llanelli based charity has been nominated for an award in the Healthcare and Medical research category. Wales Air Ambulance operates 4 helicopters across Wales providing life saving medical care and rapid transport to hospitals for seriously [read more]

Qatar Airways A380 (Image: Aviation Wales)
Airline news

Qatar Airways to launch flights from Cardiff Airport

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) have today announced that they are to launch flights from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in 2018 to the Qatari capital Doha (DOH/OTHH). Attracting long haul carriers has long been a target for Wales’ National Airport with Thomson and Thomas cook already offering Montego Bay, Orlando and Barbados as [read more]

Cardiff Airport News

Champions League trophy arrives in Cardiff

The UEFA champions league trophy arrived in Cardiff yesterday via Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF). The coveted trophy touched down at Cardiff Airport on-board a specially chartered Embraer ERJ145 aircraft from Enhance Aero Group. Once “football loving” AM’s & officials had poured over it at the airport, it was paraded through the [read more]