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Thomson Holidays have recently announced their 2018 Holidays including the addition of the Dreamliner flight from Cardiff to Montego Bay (MBJ/MKJS) for the winter 2017/2018 season. According to Thomson, The first Jamaica-bound Dreamliner, TOM 754, departs Cardiff on Tuesday 19th December 2017 at 10:10 for the 9hr flight to the [read more]

When Norwegian’s LN-LNG departed back to Oslo yesterday it marked the completion of a maintenance round for 7 Norwegian Long Haul (DU/NLH) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft carried out by British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC). BAMC is an official Boeing maintenance partner which demonstrates the high standard of work carried out [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]

GE Aviation Wales has been awarded a contract worth £20m at its plant in South Wales securing not only the future of the site but hundreds of existing jobs as well as creating new ones. GE Aviation Wales plant in Nantgarw repairs and overhauls GE’s range of turbofan jet engines [read more]

The European air framer, Airbus has started retiring the Airbus A380’s used for flight testing with the transfer of MSN4 (F-WVND) to the Musée de l’air et de l’espace (Museum of Air and Space) at Le Bourget, Paris. The Airbus A380, whose wings are made in Wales is the worlds [read more]

British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has posted record losses totalling £4.6bn. Rolls-Royce, who make jet engines for aircraft including the Trent series used on Boeing 777, 787 and A380, blamed the weak pound and the settlement following the bribery and corruption case brought against them by the US and the UK. [read more]

Thomson liveried aircraft flying British holidaymakers off on package holidays have always been a common sight at UK airports including Cardiff Airport but the Tui rebrand is now well underway. Thomson Holidays bid farewell to the British public in an emotional TV advert in december but have stressed that while [read more]

Cardiff Airport to Dubai flights are due to commence this evening as part of Thomson Cruise holidays 2017 schedule. The first flight which leaves Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) at 23:50 this evening will take passengers to Dubai World Central Airport (DWC/OMDW) to begin their “Arabian Nights” cruise. Operated by Thomson Boeing [read more]