The Qatar Airways Cardiff to Doha service has been cut from a daily service to 5 days per week until at least June 18th. The new long-haul Cardiff to Doha service, which starts on the 1st May 2018, was due to operate daily during summer ’18 before cutting back to 5 [read more]
The latest member of the Airbus A330 family, the A330-800neo (MSN1888) has broken cover from the paint shop in Toulouse, France. Built on the success of the Airbus A330 family, the A330neo (new engine option) offers an upgraded A330 with Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, built on the technology designed for the [read more]
Airbus saw another increase in commercial aircraft deliveries last year for the 15th year in a row giving a boost to welsh jobs and the economy. The company reached a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers over the year, more than four percent higher than the previous [read more]
As we enter the new year with exciting times ahead for lots of areas of the welsh aviation industry in Wales, we take a quick look back at what made the headlines in 2017. A year of highs and lows for our airports and aerospace industry. January 2017 saw the beginnings [read more]
The 2017 Dubai Air Show has just ended and over the 5 days it delivered surprises and shocks, and a record breaking order haul. For Wales, that record breaking order was great news as it is just one of many orders for aircraft whose wings are made in Broughton, North [read more]
European airframer Airbus has suffered a setback on day one of the Dubai Airshow with a planned announcement for an A380 deal failing to materialise as Boeing wins big orders instead. Emirates (EK/UAE) was expected to give the Airbus A380 a lifeline but instead has chosen to delay that deal [read more]
British Airways has said it plans to keep the Boeing 747-400 Jumbo-Jet flying until 2024. Speaking to International Airlines Group (IAG) investors, Chief financial officer Steve Gunning, said that new jets coming into the fleet were “30% more efficient than the 747” and the airline was moving through a fleet modernisation phase. [read more]
The Airbus A330neo has taken to the skies for its maiden flight from Toulouse, France. Departing from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport on Thursday 19th October, No. 1 A330neo was put through its paces during a four hour and 13-minute flight to evaluate the basic handling and operation of the aircraft. Airbus employees [read more]
A Fair Tax On Flying, an umbrella group of airlines and travel companies committed to the reduction of Air Passenger Duty, has gained the support of many MP’s at a pre-budget event at Parliament. The group aimed to get MP’s to sign a model of an Airbus A350-900 and pledge their [read more]
Katherine Bennett has been promoted to head Airbus UK following a shake-up of its management team in the UK. Having previously held the post of Senior VP (Vice-President), Public Affairs Ms Bennett’s new role will be as Senior VP, Airbus in the UK. The move follows the departure, by mutual [read more]
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