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Iron Maiden’s iconic Boeing 747 Ed Force One took off from Cardiff Airport today to start the Book of Souls World Tour. The plane, fully decked out in Iron Maiden livery, took off just after 12pm today and some of the Aviation Wales Team were on hand to capture the [read more]

A little later than planned but Ed Force One has arrived in Cardiff! The Boeing 747-428 TF-AAK touched down on Cardiff Airport’s runway 30 a little after 11pm this evening to a waiting crowd of aviation enthusiasts and iron maiden fans. The aircraft has been beautifully decorated in the Book [read more]

As you may have noticed earlier this week we broke the exclusive news that Ed Force One, Iron Maidens Personal Boeing 747 is arriving to Cardiff Airport this evening. It’s due to arrive at 22:00hrs and is currently en-route from Sharjah. To help out all our fellow maiden fans who [read more]

With the recent news that a Virgin flight to New York had to return to Heathrow due to an laser injury to the First Officer, is there more that could be done to protect Pilots from Lasers? Virgin flight 25 (VS25) departed London Heathrow at 20:13hrs on Sunday evening when [read more]

Romance is in the air this valentines day and a recent twitter post by KLM leaves us wondering if KLM could be hinting at a deal with Virgin Atlantic. Guess who’s in love with us? 😉 (@VirginAtlantic) #ValentinesDay pic.twitter.com/S6gzCk81T0 — Royal Dutch Airlines (@KLM) February 13, 2016 The tweet which [read more]

Thomson, A familiar name and sight at Cardiff Airport will soon be disappearing as parent company TUI has decided to operate under a single brand. Both Thomsonfly (formely Britannia Airways) and First Choice (formerly Air 2000) officially became part of the TUI Group in 2007 and were rebranded as Thomson [read more]

Cardiff Airport’s Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Debra Barber has stated Air Passenger Duty is hindering growth at Cardiff Airport. In a statement released today Ms Barber said Our priority is always to provide our customers and passengers with the best possible experience, a great choice of affordable routes [read more]

In what must clearly be a candidate for the shortest 747 flight in history an Ex British Airways Boeing 747-400 took off from Cardiff Airport and landed at MOD St Athan. A total distance of 3.67miles as the crow flies. The ex BA bird reached the dizzying height of just [read more]