Caerdav’s name has been officially unveiled by Chairman Bruce Dickinson (L) and CEO Joachim Jones (R).
Aviation engineering news

Goodbye Cardiff Aviation, Hello CAERDAV.

St Athan-based Aircraft Maintenance and Training company Cardiff Aviation Ltd has unveiled that it’s changing its name to Caerdav from today. The change of name coincides with the companies plans to roll out a range of new training and maintenance support services which will include Cabin Crew Attestation services and [read more]

The Long EZ outside Horizons hangar at St Athan (Image: Nick Harding/Aviation Wales)
Features

Is General Aviation alive and well in Wales?

9am on a Saturday morning would normally see me sipping a coffee, maybe checking some emails and catching up with the worlds overnight events but today is different, today it finds me handing my passport over to the Military Police. The reason? I’ve been invited to spend some time with [read more]

BAe Hawks from RAF Valley (Credit N Harding)
MOD St Athan

RAF Hawks are coming to St Athan

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recently announced the RAF Hawks currently based at RAF Valley in North Wales are being relocated to MOD St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan. The BAe Hawk T2 aircraft are relocating on the 25th July for a period of around 1 month whilst the [read more]

Vulcan XH558 (Credit Nick Harding)
General aviation news

South Wales Bids Goodbye to Vulcan XH558

Its a day that many have feared for some time, the last remaining Avro Vulcan XH558 is being grounded and to be put on permanent museum display. Before this however the Doncaster based aircraft is carrying out a farewell tour of the UK giving as many people as possible the [read more]