Cardiff International Airport Update

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B734 9H-VVB at Cardiff with Bruce Dickinson at the controls for a flight (SGO666) to Paris (Cardiff Airport) on August 27, 2015​

CALL SIGN MAIDEN-001: CARDIFF AVIATION’S FIRST ACMI AIRCRAFT ENTERS SERVICE​

THU, SEP 03, 2015 12:37 CET

The first aircraft for the new ACMI airline from Cardiff Aviation has now formally entered service.

The Boeing 737-400 has also lived up to its call sign, transporting lucky Iron Maiden fans to Paris from Cardiff Airport for an exclusive listening party for the forthcoming new album, The Book of Souls – with Cardiff Aviation Chairman and Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson handling piloting duties.

The aircraft is now available for ACMI operations under the VVB brand. Interest in the aircraft has already started to exceed its availability, so the airline intends to add to its roster promptly within the next few months.

The aircraft had already flown several operations in its first few days of service, including flights for Italian carrier Mistral Air and Iraqi Airways, carrying passengers between Malmo, Manchester and Gatwick.

Dickinson says: “This new aircraft marks Cardiff Aviation’s full entry into ACMI airline work. We’ve delivered on the promise we made two years ago to move into this area of operations. The airline, MRO and training facilities are a perfect fit for each other.”

Cardiff Aviation Training will shortly install a 737 simulator alongside the existing 747 and Sikorsky S61 sims at its Cardiff Airport facility. Maintenance work will be carried out at Cardiff Aviation’s world-class facility located at St. Athan, adjacent to Cardiff Airport.

The new 737 operates under an EASA-compliant AOC for full operation across Europe. The new aircraft’s entry into service marks the completion of a key strategic long-term goal for Cardiff Aviation, which is now setting its sights on further growth in both training provision and ACMI operations.
 
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PH-CDF Boeing 737-804/W (28227) Corendon Dutch Airlines ..arrived 04/11/15 from Cardiff as CND9103 for maintenance (was inbound 02/11/15 from Amsterdam but diverted to Cardiff due to low visibility) ..departed 19/11/15 back to Schipol as CND9104 ..returned 19/12/15 as CND9203 ..departed 21/12/15 back to Schipol as CND9204

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TF-FIZ Boeing 757-256/W (30052) ex Icelandair ..arrived 31/10/15 from BIKF/Keflavik as ICE6050 ..re-registered N530DH 09/11/15 ..departed 28/11/15 as SXA1266 "Ferry 1266" to KVQQ/Cecil via KBGR/Bangor for DHL freighter conversion

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TF-FIY Boeing 757-256/W (29312) ex Icelandair ..arrived 07/10/15 from BIKF/Keflavik as ICE6050 ..re-registered N932DH 14/10/15 ..departed 29/10/15 as SXA1247 to KVQQ/Cecil via KBGR/Bangor for DHL freighter conversion

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CS-TLU Airbus A319-113X (1256) ..arrived 25/05/15 from Juan Gualbero Gomez Airport, Varadero, Cuba as WHT8574 "White Jet 8574" for maintenance/storage ..departed 01/12/15 to Madrid-Barajas as WHT8120 "Whitejet 8120"

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G-ZBAP Airbus A320-214 (1605) Monarch Airlines ..arrived 16/03/15 from Manchester via a weather diversion to Cardiff as MON320P for maintenance ..departed 27/03/15 to East Midlands as MON320P

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VQ-BMW Boeing 757-23N/W (29330) Yakutia Airlines ..arrived 09/03/15 from LCLK/Larnaca as SYL9906 on lease return ..re-registered N309DH 19/08/15 ..departed 28/08/15 to KVQQ/Cecil, FL as SXA1240 for freighter conversion for DHL

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VQ-BCF Boeing 757-23N/W (27974) Yakutia Airlines ..arrived 01/03/15 from LCLK/Larnaca as SYL9906 on lease return ..re-registered N274DH 29/07/15 ..departed 31/07/15 to KVQQ/Cecil, FL as SXA1235 for freighter conversion for DHL

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