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Rolls-Royce to cut 4,600 jobs

14/06/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Rolls-Royce has said it needs to cut 4,600 jobs over the next two-years in a reorganisation of the company. The reorganisation comes as the Derby based powerplant manufacturer tries to focus more on its core business of Civil Aerospace and Defence Power systems. The majority of the cuts are expected to [read more]

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New Trade Marketing Manager for Manchester Airport

13/06/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Olivia Bussey has been appointed as the new Trade Marketing Manager at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) as it gears up for its busiest summer ever. Having graduated from the Univesity of Sunderland with a first class honours degree, Olivia joins the airport having previously worked as a travel consultant for TUI. Her [read more]

Airbus deliveries lowest since 2011 as engine woes bite

27/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Hold-ups with the next generation engines powering the A320neo family has caused Airbus deliveries to drop to the lowest levels since 2011. Airbus delivered just 121 jets in the first quarter of 2018, the lowest since the third quarter of 2011 but the European airframer still plans to deliver 800 [read more]

Cardiff Airport must secure a US link if wants to hit 2020 target

Cardiff Airport must secure a US link if it wants to hit 2020 target

26/01/2018 4 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

With ambitious aims to reach 2 million passengers by 2020 and 3 million by 2025, we look at what Cardiff Airport needs to do to achieve this. Recent passenger figures showed Cardiff Airport grew by 9% in 2017 which, comparing to other airports around the UK is around the average [read more]

Inverness to host consultation on future investment for aviation

15/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Innovate UK, the business funding agency arm of Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, is consulting with businesses about future investments in aviation and where they should be made to create efficiencies in the way we move people and goods. Inverness plays host to the final consultation workshop on [read more]

Lufthansa Planning ‘New Alitalia’

25/10/2017 3 minute read
Written by: William Hogarth

It’s emerged in the last few weeks that Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa has been in talks with Alitalia and the Italian Government to acquire some of the failing airline’s assets. In particular, Lufthansa wants to buy the Italian airlines Aircraft, Runway slots and their route network. The German carrier has said [read more]

Aerfin’s new acquisitions bring major revenue boost

11/10/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Caerphilly-based aircraft end-of-life management company AerFin has seen its turnover boosted thanks to acquisitions made over the last 2 years. AerFin specialises in aircraft end of life services, offering leasing, technical consulting, trading and supply of equipment from entire aircraft through to piece part components. In the last 12 months, [read more]