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In the latest figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) 2015 saw a 13% boost in passenger numbers over the previous year at Cardiff Airport. 2015 saw new routes from Ryanair and Flybe along with growth for Thomson and Vueling. This became even more significant during december, a traditionally [read more]

Flybe have announced two new flights to cater for Wales fans to support their team in the Euro 2016 tournament, Wales’ first major tournament for the first time in 57 years. There will be 2 destinations available on the 11th and 20th June 2016 for Welsh fans heading to france. [read more]

Cardiff Airport has announced that Debra Barber has become the Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. Ms Barber has been in the role since September 2014 and has been instrumental in many of the Cardiff Airport’s positive news over the past 2 years including Flybe’s new base and a growth [read more]

The UK Government has today announced a delay until at least next summer for the question of airport expansion in the UK in a move that has been described as “cowardly” by business leaders. The decision on a third runway at Heathrow or a second runway at Gatwick has been [read more]

The First Minister Carwyn Jones has said that Cardiff Airport will stay under Welsh Government control despite calls for it to be privatised within the next 5 years. He told Assembly Members that he would not “give away” a controlling interest in the airport during First Ministers Questions but stated [read more]

The trial of an Anglessey man charged with endangering aircraft has been halted at Mold Crown Court. John Arthur Jones, 64, of Bodffordd, Anglesey has denied a total of 13 charges of endangering RAF Valley based aircraft using the Islands Mona airfield by shining a bright light at the fast [read more]

A 65-year-old man has appeared at Mold Crown Court today charged with 13 counts of recklessly or negligently acting in a manner likely to endanger aircraft or persons in an aircraft John Arthur Jones (65) from Bodffordd, Anglesey is accused of shining bright lights into the cockpits of RAF aircraft [read more]

Many aviation enthusiasts love to use flight sim too and for fans of Wales and Welsh Aviation, there is an abundance of ways to increase the region. What kind of flight sims are there? The benchmark is still Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X. Although discontinued by Microsoft some years ago it [read more]