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A330neo does flypast at Airbus wing factory

18/06/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Airbus flew the first A330neo up to North Wales today for a flypast at the Airbus UK wing factory. The A330neo F-WWKM flew past the Broughton site, which is located at Hawarden Airport, just after 12:30 this afternoon. The aircraft is in the colours of launch customer TAP Air Portugal. [read more]

Beluga XL – the new oversized freighter from Airbus

15/06/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

When it comes to shifting out-sized cargo Airbus Transport International pretty much rules the roost with their Beluga A300-600ST but a new king is just around the corner in the form of the BelugaXL. The BelugaXL is an all-new super transporter aircraft which is due to enter service next year. [read more]

Solid Airbus performance boosts Welsh Economy

30/01/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus saw another increase in commercial aircraft deliveries last year for the 15th year in a row giving a boost to welsh jobs and the economy. The company reached a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers over the year, more than four percent higher than the previous [read more]

Airbus A380 at Farnborough Air Show (Image: Aviation Media Co.)

No Emirates deal will kill the A380

15/01/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

It’s no secret that the Airbus A380 has been on life support for some time with Airbus cutting production but Airbus has now admitted that if it doesn’t get a new order from Emirates it will have to kill the A380 project. Emirates was widely expected to place an order for 50 [read more]

Wales gets new boost from Qatar

07/12/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Qatar has converted a tentative order for A320neo’s into a firm order for 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft for state airline Qatar Airways. The Airline, which starts flights from Cardiff Airport to Doha on 1st May 2018, chose to upgrade to the largest of the A32X family to give it maximum [read more]

What the Dubai Air Show means for Wales

16/11/2017 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The 2017 Dubai Air Show has just ended and over the 5 days it delivered surprises and shocks, and a record breaking order haul. For Wales, that record breaking order was great news as it is just one of many orders for aircraft whose wings are made in Broughton, North [read more]

Airbus A350-1000 First flight crew (Image: Airbus)

3rd A350-1000 about to come online

20/01/2017 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

The 3rd A350-100 aircraft is about to join the test fleet at Airbus. The aircraft , whose wings are made at Broughton in North Wales is the final aircraft to operate that will share the load certification testing for the type. The job of the 3rd aircraft will be to [read more]