Cardiff Airport News and Information

Global Trek officially opens new FBO at Cardiff Airport

30/07/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Global Trek has formally opened its new Fixed Based Operator (FBO) service at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF). The Prestwick headquartered company soft-launched its operation at Cardiff Airport in May and has …

More woes for Cardiff Airport as Vueling cut capacity

29/07/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been hit with fresh woes this week as it emerged Spanish airline Vueling will cut capacity on one of its key routes from the Welsh Government-owned …

British Airways 747 G-CIVI at Cardiff Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Wales could get devolved Air Passenger Duty by 2021, with a catch!

11/06/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

The Welsh Affairs Committee has recommended that control of Air Passenger Duty at Welsh Airports be handed over to the Welsh Government by 2021 but with a caveat to link …

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 preparing for take-off at Cardiff Airport (Image: Nick Harding / The Aviation Media Co.)

Welsh First Minister deals blow to Cardiff Airport masterplan

05/06/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

Welsh Government First Minister Mark Drakeford has dealt a blow to Cardiff Airport’s masterplan by cancelling a vital road link that would have allowed greater freight transport from the Airport …

Global Trek’s new FBO at Cardiff Airport opens

14/05/2019 Nick Harding 1 minute read

Fixed Base Operator (FBO) Global Trek Aviation has soft-launched its latest facility at located at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in Wales. The brand new state-of-the-art VIP FBO facility at Cardiff Airport …

Flybe at Cardiff Airport (The Aviation Media Co.)

Flybe to close Cardiff & Doncaster bases and cull Exeter

03/04/2019 Nick Harding 4 minute read

Flybe is to close its ejet bases at Cardiff (CWL/EGFF), Doncaster (DSA/EGCN) Airports and end ejet flights from Exeter (EXT/EGTE) and Norwich Airports (NWI/EGSH) at the end of Summer 2019. …

A Smartlynx Airbus operating for Thomas Cook at Cardiff Airport

Thomas Cook cuts Summer ’19 flights from Cardiff Airport

25/02/2019 Nick Harding 1 minute read

Some Thomas Cook customers who have booked flights from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) this summer have been forced to take alternative flights after the Airline decided to cut several flights from …

AAIB to conduct search for aircraft missing near Alderney

30/01/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) has announced that is to conduct an underwater seabed search for the aircraft that went missing with Cardiff City football player, Emiliano Sala onboard. …

Ryanair 737 at Cardiff Airport (Aviation Media Agency)

Ryanair to launch Cardiff Airport to Malaga flight this summer

25/01/2019 Nick Harding 1 minute read

Ryanair is launching a direct flight from Cardiff Airport to Malaga this summer according to its website, bringing the number of destinations served from Wales’ national airport to six. The …

An Embraer Executive Jet arrives at Cardiff Airport. Aircraft like these will now be handled by Global Trek Aviation (Image: The Aviation Media Agency.)

Cardiff Airport chosen by Global Trek Aviation as it expands FBO

17/01/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Global Trek Aviation has chosen Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) to be its second location as it expands its Fixed Based Operator (FBO) services beyond Belfast. The company will join existing FBO, …