Exeter Airport is gearing up for the start of a busy summer season during May, with flights to seven destinations taking off with the UK’s leading travel brand TUI.
Twice-weekly services to Corfu, Dalaman, Menorca, and Zante began this week (1-7 May), as well as flights to Crete and Rhodes, which operate once a week.
This will be followed by a twice-weekly service to Antalya, Turkey from Saturday 27 May. In addition, operator TUI began flying to Paphos and Majorca in March, and April respectively.
New flights to Faro in Portugal are being launched by Ryanair on...
The Heart of the South West LEP (HotSW) has appointed Frazer-Nash Consultancy to undertake a feasibility study into the potential for smart and sustainable aviation and aerospace testing and demonstration facilities within the Heart of the South West (Devon and Somerset).
The HotSW is a business-led partnership between the private sector, local authorities, universities and colleges, which aims to raise productivity and ensure prosperity for all through clean and inclusive growth.
Pre-Covid, the South West aerospace industry, which amongst others is home to Leonardo ...
Dublin Aerospace Group, the aviation maintenance company based in Ireland, today announced that it has established Exeter Aerospace in the location of the former Flybe Maintenance Services at Exeter Airport.
Commenting on the launch, Conor McCarthy, Chairman & CEO of Dublin Aerospace Group said: "We are thrilled to have made Exeter the home of our first UK MRO (Maintenance Repair and Overhaul) Centre. The availability of the Hangars and Workshops there, combined with a phenomenal pool of local aviation and engineering talent, makes this a hugely attractive location for us...
The Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP), RAF St Mawgan and CIOS LEP are pleased to unveil plans for an aviation academy to be built at the RAF St Mawgan site in Cornwall
An Expression of Interest Event is due to be held at RAF St Mawgan on 13th June 2018. The event, held in partnership by RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (CIOS LEP) and ASP will provide an opportunity for those in attendance to view outline plans for an Aviation Academy to be created at RAF St Mawgan. The Academy will be one of a number of academies planned to be created at RAF...
An Expression of Interest Event is due to be held at RAF St Mawgan on 13th June 2018. The event, held in partnership by RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (CIOS LEP) and ASP will provide an opportunity for those in attendance to view outline plans for an Aviation Academy to be created at RAF St Mawgan. The Academy will be one of a number of academies planned to be created at RAF sites nationally, being launched as part of the RAF 100 year. Attendees of the event will include local council representatives, industry contacts and educational professionals...
Year 4 students from South Tawton School in South Zeal got to experience what it feels like to fly a Boeing 737-800 aircraft during a fun-filled morning at the newly launched Virtual Jet Centre located at the Xpressway Business Park in Chudleigh, just outside Exeter.
The Virtual Jet Centre offers ‘Fear of Flying’ courses, family experience days and pilot and cabin crew training from its state-of-the-art centre, which opened its doors in May, 2014.
Ceri Hoggins, Year 4 teacher at South Tawton School, comments: “The children work towards gaining points for good behavior...
Exeter-based Flybe this morning announced a £1.3 million loss in profits in its interim financial report.
The airline blames high fuel costs for the drop, which it says it couldn't pass on to its customers and is campaigning to reduce tax for domestic flights.
Flybe's Chairman and CEO, Jim French, comments "Our performance for the six months to 30 September 2012 has been in line with the revised expectations set out in our Interim Management Statement of August 2012.
“The continuing challenges of the UK domestic aviation market further validate...
