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In Review: DJI Mavic Mini

15/10/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News 5 minute read

The DJI Mavic Mini was introduced as an affordable, yet powerful drone and primarily aimed at those looking for a bit more than the standard holiday photos. One of its big selling points is the weight, at 249grams it doesn’t require you to register with the Civil Aviation Authority or [read more]

Geneva – A city of contrasts and views

09/10/2018 Written by: Nick Harding 6 minute read

I’ve recently got back from a weekend in Geneva and, if i’m honest, I wasn’t sure entirely what to expect when I headed off but I came back wanting to go again. Arriving at Bristol Airport early on a Friday morning found a busy check in area and a notable [read more]

Review: 2018 Yeovilton Air Day

16/07/2018 Written by: Pete Harrison 6 minute read

The Royal Navy has a long and strong history of flying, and their Airshow held annually at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS HERON) is to help commemorate that and showcase some of the things they do. It is a large event on the airshow calendar, attracting aviation geeks and families from all [read more]

Weston Air Festival (Image: P. Harrison)

Review: Weston Air Festival 2018

25/06/2018 Written by: Pete Harrison 6 minute read

Held annually, this free event takes place along the seafront with family attractions on the Beach Lawns. As always a mixture of flying displays from acrobatic aircraft, historic aircraft and modern fighter jets combined with a celebration of our armed forces with active ground demonstrations , exhibits and bands to [read more]

On the ground at Cardiff Airport Eastern J41

Cardiff to Anglesey – a great service, shame about the weather!

14/06/2018 Written by: Nick Harding 5 minute read

The Intra-Wales air service started out in 2007 to provide an air route between North Wales (Anglesey VLY/EGOV) and South Wales (CWL/EGFF). One of its roles was to make it easier for Welsh Assembly Members (AM’s) to travel between the two ends of the country and allow North Wales AM’s [read more]

Firnas Airways: How not to start an airline

14/06/2018 Written by: Nick Harding 3 minute read

Last night Channel 4 aired a documentary called “How to start an airline” which followed one man’s dream to start an airline with no previous experience and using other peoples money. The programme followed perfume seller turned self-styled “Halal Richard Branson” Kazi Shafiqur Rahman as he embarked on a journey [read more]

Qatar Airways A350-900 arrives into Cardiff Airport

On-board the first Qatar Airways flight from Cardiff

10/05/2018 Written by: Harrison Sharp 7 minute read

A little over a year ago, Qatar Airways and Cardiff Airport announced a new route from Cardiff to Doha, Qatar, with onward connections to over 150 destinations worldwide, including New Zealand, Australia, China, Thailand and India. The 1st May 2018 saw all the years of hard work by the teams [read more]

Is flying Ryanair as bad as everyone thinks?

25/01/2018 Written by: Nick Harding 4 minute read

Every now and again you need to get somewhere cheap and when it comes to fares, rarely is anyone cheaper than Ryanair. But that cheap air fair comes at a cost right? Given the choice I would go full-service every time, nothing beats slipping into that plush business class seat [read more]

Prepare for take-off at Aerospace Bristol

03/01/2018 Written by: Nick Harding 4 minute read

Aerospace Bristol is a brand new aerospace attraction on the site of the old Filton Airfield and whilst it might be the new kid on the block in terms of aviation museums, it packs a very pointy punch! From the moment you step into the Aerospace Bristol building, you know [read more]