Irish Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) Ryanair (FR/RYR) has warned it may cut fares by around 8% sparking an airline fares price war as carriers compete for passengers this summer. Competition in the airline sector and in particular the low-cost carrier market has been intensifying recently and that is expected to continue to [read more]
The Welsh Government has sought to distance itself from Cardiff Aviation this week as financial problems continue to dog the St Athan based business. We have been contacted by numerous current and former employees who are still owed wages from May. Financial problems hit Cardiff Aviation Ltd towards the end [read more]
St Athan based Maintenance Repair Operation (MRO) Cardiff Aviation is making 25 redundancies as work continues to dry up. Staff have also not been paid again this month. The move was announced by Managing Director Martyn Anderson who said that the downturn in work was “more significant than anticipated”. Cardiff [read more]
Cardiff Airport has a hat-trick of airlines in the top 10 world’s safest low-cost airlines with Flybe, Thomas Cook and Vueling all featuring. Australian airline Qantas came top overall in the rankings by website airlineratings.com. Flybe, who have 2 based aircraft at Cardiff Airport, operate a network of routes across [read more]
According to a joint statement from Cardiff Aviation and the Welsh Government, an agreement has been reached over the unpaid rent that Cardiff Aviation has accrued for the twin peaks hangar at St Athan. The details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed but rent from 2012 is due [read more]
Concerns about Cardiff Aviation continue to grow as it has emerged that the St Athan based company is two weeks overdue paying its staff. A number of members of staff have voiced concerns over the stability of the company since the Welsh Government announced that Cardiff Aviation hadn’t paid rent for the [read more]
DAS Aviation Solutions Ltd announced today on facebook the approval for the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at St Athan has finally been approved for use by the Military Aviation Authority (MAA). However, in a bizarre twist in this story, we spoke to David Smillie, Director of DAS Aviation Solutions Ltd [read more]
Cardiff Aviation will get round the table for talks with the Welsh Government today to discuss the fact that they have never paid rent at their St Athan site, leaving a large debt owed to the Welsh taxpayer. Cardiff Aviation took over the Twin Peaks facility at St Athan in [read more]
The ban on laptops and tablets being introduced by the UK and US Governments is based on a credible threat from so-called Islamic State according to US sources. The ban due to come into force in the coming days means all electronics larger than 16cm such as Laptops, Tablets, DVD [read more]
The sale by Air Berlin of its stake in Austrian low cost carrier (LCC) Niki to Abu Dhabi based Etihad has paved the way for Etihad and Tui to create a super low cost carrier operation based in Germany. The 49.8% stake in Niki will be used by Etihad as [read more]
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