South-Wales based Caerdav (formally Cardiff Aviation Ltd) is opening a line maintenance station for ASL Airlines France at Cardiff Airport with technicians from its facility at St Athan. The facility is part of Caerdav’s new operator support service which it now offers in addition to worldwide Aircraft of Ground (AOG) [read more]
Flights to the US from the UK have got cheaper and cheaper in recent years thanks for low-cost long-haul carriers but one of them, Norwegian.com has just made it even cheaper! The airline, which operates flights to top US destinations from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK), has just launched its biggest ever [read more]
With just 4 weeks to go until the bi-annual Farnborough Airshow, we take a look at the top exhibitors and events for both trade and public. The Farnborough Airshow alternates with Paris as Europes premier aviation trade event. Its held on even years (the next one will be 2020) and [read more]
The Bank Holiday weekend saw some interesting movements in the skies over South Wales thanks to some unusual happenings in the region. BBC Music’s biggest weekend saw a raft of stars including Taylor Swift, Rita Ora and Camilla Cabello descend on Swansea which saw several private jets fly into Cardiff [read more]
An amazing year of growth has seen Primera Air ranked 6th best in the Anna.aero list of top global airlines for low-cost long-haul flights. Following a year that saw the airline grow 125.8% overall, the Danish low-cost carrier (LCC) has been rapidly expanding in the UK introducing new long-haul and [read more]
Key US airline Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has ordered 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft from the European airframer in a snub to US-based Boeing. Traditionally a Boeing operator, the Atlanta based airline has chosen the Airbus A321neo over the Boeing 737max10 in order to refresh its fleet of ageing 737’s & A320 aircraft. [read more]
Key US airline Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has ordered 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft from the European airframer in a snub to US-based Boeing. Traditionally a Boeing operator, the Atlanta based airline has chosen the Airbus A321neo over the Boeing 737max10 in order to refresh its fleet of ageing 737’s & A320 aircraft. [read more]
In a bid to halt the stagnant sales of the Airbus A380, Airbus have announced the A380plus, an upgraded version of the super-jumbo which entered service in 2007. The Airbus A380, who’s wings are made at the Airbus UK site at Broughton, North Wales has seen declining sales and cancelled [read more]
The worlds largest aerospace company Boeing recently selected London as its new European headquarters despite fears of Brexit. The seattle based airframer, which already employs 2000 staff and has invested nearly £2bn in the UK, has said that the Brexit vote would not effect its decision to base its entire [read more]
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