Bruce Dickinson set up Cardiff Aviation in 2012 with the help of the Welsh Government
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Cardiff Aviation agrees 5 year deal with TUI

St Athan-based Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider Cardiff Aviation Ltd has reportedly agreed a 5 year deal with TUI Airways UK. According to sources close to the company, the deal with TUI Airways will see Cardiff Aviation carry out non-routine maintenance on its Boeing 737 and Boeing 767 fleet. This [read more]

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New TUI Airways UK Summer 2018 Routes

TUI Airways UK has announced a raft of new routes for Summer 2018. This will be the first full summer for the airline operating under TUI UK titles and branding. The new routes from airports around the UK include Montenegro, Croatia, Italy, Turkey and the Greek Islands. UK Airport Destination Starts [read more]

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TUI adds Bristol to Punta Cana

TUI has confirmed it is adding a new service from Bristol to Punta Cana from April 2018. Holiday Airline TUI Airways (BY/TOM) will operate the new long-haul route, which starts on the 5th April 2018, with a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The first return flight being 12th April. Punta Cana is [read more]

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Thomson to Tui rebrand is well underway

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]

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Farewell Thomson, Hello TUI

Thomson, A familiar name and sight at Cardiff Airport will soon be disappearing as parent company TUI has decided to operate under a single brand. Both Thomsonfly (formely Britannia Airways) and First Choice (formerly Air 2000) officially became part of the TUI Group in 2007 and were rebranded as Thomson [read more]