Sunseekers wanting to discover paradise next year will now have even more choice as British Airways launches direct flights to the Seychelles, one of the world’s most desirable holiday destinations. From March 24th, 2018 customers will be able to fly direct from Heathrow Terminal 5 to the Seychelles, making British [read more]
Qatar Airways begin flying from Cardiff Airport on May 1st, 2018 so we have selected 5 top worldwide destinations from Cardiff that are a maximum of one stop away. Let Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet you off to a world of destinations that is now available to passengers travelling from Wales [read more]
Qatar Airways has today confirmed the details of daily flights from Cardiff to Doha which begin May 1st next year. The flights mean that passengers will be able to connect to worldwide destinations including Australia and Asia via Doha. The flights will commence on the 1st May 2018 and will [read more]
Airbus is preparing the A340 Blade aircraft for its first flights to test a breakthrough new wing with a laminar profile to help reduce fuel usage and increase efficiency. The Blade (Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe) is no stranger to testing as it is the 25-year-old A340-300 prototype MSN0001, registered as F-WWAI. [read more]
Australian carrier Qantas has said it is switching the transit point for flights between the UK & Europe to Australia from Dubai to Singapore. The changeover will be effective from March 2018, a move that coincides with the airline launching a direct service from London to Perth. The moving of [read more]
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency directive regarding a potentially explosive Airbus A350 fault. The directive, Number 2017-0154-E, relates to the hydraulic fuel cooling system which is located in the fuel tanks. It has been found that there is an overheat failure mode of the hydraulic pumps [read more]
Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is known as a bucket and spade airport thanks to the majority of routes being to the traditional holiday destinations such as Spain, Greece and Portugal. But take away the likes of the Thomson, Thomas Cook & Flybe and you still have an airport that’s busy, just not [read more]
Bumper passenger numbers at Cardiff Airport for June 2017 have brought the rolling year total to over 1.4 million, the highest they have been since 2010. There was a 19% hike in passengers for June compared to the same period in 2016, an increase that saw 185,787 passengers use Cardiff Airport. The [read more]
Boeing has beaten Airbus for the most orders at the 2017 Paris Airshow with the Seattle-based airframer racking up orders worth $74.9bn. The annual race to get the most orders during the airshow, and what aircraft are ordered has become a significant marker for both the health of the industry [read more]
Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) have today announced that they are to launch flights from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in 2018 to the Qatari capital Doha (DOH/OTHH). Attracting long haul carriers has long been a target for Wales’ National Airport with Thomson and Thomas cook already offering Montego Bay, Orlando and Barbados as [read more]
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