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Bankrupt German carrier Air Berlin (AB/BER) has announced that is ceasing operations on the 28th October 2017 effectively ending its Cardiff codeshare with Flybe. Flybe entered into a codeshare with Air Berlin last year to provide connections from Cardiff to Germany but the airline which has been in bankruptcy protection [read more]

Bankrupt German carrier Air Berlin (AB/BER) has announced that is ceasing operations on the 28th October 2017. The airline which has been in bankruptcy protection since the 15th August but despite interest from airlines such as Lufthansa and Easyjet, no buyer has yet been found. Whilst Air Berlin operates primarily [read more]

If you are looking for something aviation related on TV tonight, and let’s face it, who isn’t right? You could do a lot worse than BBC Fours offering of Concorde: A Supersonic Story. Narrated by Hotel Rwanda’s Sophie Okonedo OBE, Concorde: A Supersonic Story tells the story of the worlds [read more]

According to information obtained by Sky News, BAe Systems is to announce the loss of over one thousand jobs later this week. The majority of the job losses are expected to be at its Warton site in Lancashire. Sky News made the claim today citing sources within BAe Systems, The [read more]

The collapse of travel group Monarch sent a shockwave through the industry, the cause, according to Monarch was terrorism hitting its key markets and low-cost competition. But as the dust settles, fingers are starting to point at group CEO, Andrew Swaffield and other members of the board not only for [read more]

Cardiff Airport will see a passenger number boost today as fans arrive to see if Wales’ World Cup bid continues against the Republic of Ireland. Last week Wales were aiming for a playoff place until a shock result for Serbia has Chris Coleman’s men suddenly in the running for automatic [read more]

Thomas Cook pilots have called off 8 days of strikes planned for October. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said the strikes were cancelled after the two sides agreed to enter arbitration to resolve a pay dispute. BALPA’s Union members and Thomas Cook are in dispute after the company offered [read more]

Easyjet (U2/EZY) has suggested it will be looking to the domestic German market if they are successful in the purchase of Air Berlin aircraft. The Luton based Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) has put in a bid for around 30 of the defunct German airlines Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft, based in the [read more]