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Boeing CV-22 Osprey aircraft of the US Air Force were operating in South Wales yesterday as part of a military exercise which used MOD Saint Athan. MOD Saint Athan also saw British Army Westland Lynx aircraft as well as US Airforce MC130J Hercules from RAF Mildenhall. The exercise which took [read more]

Cabin Crew for UK holiday airline Thomas Cook (TCX) are voting on whether to take industrial action during the May half-term holiday. The action could see disruption to Thomas Cook flights at 10 UK airports including Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and Manchester. The Unite union which represents 1000 Cabin Crew say [read more]

According to the Daily Post, Mysterious aircraft have been flying over North Wales leaving mysterious trails behind them. The mystery deepened when the Daily Post checked 2 web sites which show live aircraft information. This revealed “no sign of any aircraft circling over North Wales at the time”. Their readers [read more]

The annual Routes Europe expo has been going on this week in Krakow Poland. The expo is the perfect opportunity for Airports and Airlines to get together and develop new and existing routes. Routes Europe is the largest regional Routes event for companies with an aviation focus from the European [read more]

Airbus has said that it faces a “challenging year” when it released its 1st Quarter update. The airframer which employs over 6000 people in Wales had anticipated the challenging start to 2016 however it does expect the commercial outlook to improve as the year progresses. The new orders for the [read more]

KLM’s new routes could prove to be great news for Welsh travellers thanks to regular  KLM flights from Cardiff Airport. The Dutch carrier is one of Cardiff Airports longest serving airlines and offers three daily flights to Amsterdam, KLM’s main hub where Welsh passengers can connect to entire KLM network [read more]

Airbus and Rolls Royce have signed a deal with South East Asia airline Garuda Indonesia worth £4bn. The deal to upgrade Garuda’s fleet of Airbus A330 to A330NEO aircraft is estimated to be worth around £1bn to the UK economy with the wings being made at Airbus Broughton in North [read more]

Everyone loves an air display and we’re no exception, that’s why we are giving you the low down on where to see The Red Arrows in Wales this year. At the moment there are two confirmed displays by the reds which means you have three opportunities to see them. June [read more]