Airbus has netted orders worth £26bn at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) from airlines across the globe. The European airframer came to Farnborough with a heavy focus on its New Engine Option (NEO) aircraft including the Airbus A330NEO and A320NEO Family. Single aisle airliners accounted for the majority of [read more]
European aircraft maker Airbus has confirmed its UK operations will continue as normal following the Brexit vote in the UK. The company that currently makes Wings for aircraft including the A380 super jumbo at its Flintshire based plan has said jobs and operations will not be affected by the decision [read more]
Airbus has said that it faces a “challenging year” when it released its 1st Quarter update. The airframer which employs over 6000 people in Wales had anticipated the challenging start to 2016 however it does expect the commercial outlook to improve as the year progresses. The new orders for the [read more]
Airbus and Rolls Royce have signed a deal with South East Asia airline Garuda Indonesia worth £4bn. The deal to upgrade Garuda’s fleet of Airbus A330 to A330NEO aircraft is estimated to be worth around £1bn to the UK economy with the wings being made at Airbus Broughton in North [read more]
Airbus has improved the wing assembly procedure for the Airbus A350XWB at its Broughton plant in North Wales. When Airbus designed the wing for the A350 it was designed to be built horizontally as opposed to the traditional vertical build. The advantage being the wing never has to be rotated [read more]
Following a rise in underlying profits of nearly £4.1bn Airbus has decided to ramp up production of its A330 and A350XWB aircraft up to 7 and 10 per month respectively. The news secures up to 6000 jobs at Airbus Broughton factory in North Wales which produces the wings for both [read more]
The Welsh Government has announced that the latest part of Cardiff Airports £13million loan from the Welsh Government will consist of £3million from its capital reserves. £2.7million will also be made available to Airbus to create training facilities at Swansea University and Coleg Cambria in Deeside, Flintshire. The money comes [read more]
Thomas Cook’s (TCX) one-off flight from Cardiff (EGFF/CWL) to Orando International (KMCO/MCO) departed today at 11:45 with an almost full flight. The route, which was a package holiday offering, has proved popular amongst welsh travellers and offers encouragement for future holidays of this type to Florida and other long haul [read more]
Airbus has today started production of the new wing for the Airbus A350-1000 XWB aircraft at Broughton in Flintshire, North Wales. Measuring 32 metres long and 6 metres wide it is the largest carbon fibre wing ever made for a commercial airliner. It was designed by Airbus in Bristol and [read more]
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