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Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, has today announced it is to open a new base at Cardiff Airport.

The airline will serve 11 destinations in the UK and Europe this summer and base two of its existing Embraer E195 aircraft at the Airport. One of these 118-seat aircraft will arrive at Cardiff in June and the second in September 2015.

This announcement will result in the creation of 50 jobs, including flight crew and ground handling staff.

Flybe will offer flights to Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Glasgow, Jersey, Munich, Milan Malpensa,...

Flybe has entered into agreement with Avation PLC, a specialist commercial passenger aircraft leasing company, to lease four new ATR72-600 turboprop aircraft which will be used on its white label operations for Scandinavian carrier SAS.

Flybe announced on 26 November 2014 that it had entered into a white label agreement with SAS, with operations due to commence in October 2015.

The ATR72-600 leases are for an initial period of six years with extension rights thereafter. They will be delivered between September 2015 and February 2016 – and will be introduced into service...

Flybe today announces the appointment of Luke Farajallah as Chief Operations Officer. Luke joins Flybe on 1 April, 2015 from Bond Offshore Helicopters where he has been the Managing Director since 2012.

Luke has over 25 years of aviation experience having spent 17 years with British Airways in various operational roles. After BA, Luke held senior operations roles with a number of airlines in UK and Mainland Europe including Wizz Air and easyJet.

He is replacing John Palmer, current Director of Operations, who is leaving Flybe at the end of March to take up a role with...

A new route from Exeter will operate to Deauville (DOL) in Normandy from June 2015.

Flybe, the airline with its headquarters in Exeter, has announced that a twice weekly service will operate on Thursdays and Sundays between 25 June and 26 September 2015.

Exeter Airport Managing Director, Matt Roach, said: “We welcome this new route into France which will give our passengers improved transport links to the Normandy area.

"Northern France is a popular destination for many travellers from the South West and we expect these flights to perform well over the peak summer...

A Flybe flight was forced to divert yesterday after an engine on one of its planes caught fire.

The aircraft had been travelling from Glasgow to George Best Belfast City Airportwhen the emergency was declared.

The ambulance service said all 76 passengers and four crew were taken off the plane safely. One person was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Flybe confirmed the flight was diverted due to a small engine fire which was extinguished before landing.

An inspection of the plane is under way.

Quintin Oliver, who was on the BE130 flight, told the BBC...

Exeter Airport’s 2015 Flybe summer routes have been announced by the airline and they include the return of its sun routes to Alicante, Faro, Malaga and Palma Mallorca for another season, with choice of up to 14 outbound flights a week operated by 118-seat E195 jet aircraft.

Flybe will operate 16 routes and up to 110 flights a week across its extensive UK and Europe network from Exeter. Flybe tickets are on sale from £29.99 one way including taxes and charges and currently available for travel between 29 March and 3 September 2015.

Matt Roach, Exeter Airport’s Managing...

Flybe’s brand new, year-round London City flights together with the return of its daily Newcastle service are set to take off from Exeter Airport as the airline starts its extensive 2014-15 winter schedule this Sunday, 26 October.

The airline is also increasing its popular flights to Manchester with the added choice of an extra six flights a week.

This is the third winter season for Flybe’s successful Manchester hub from where passengers are increasingly taking advantage of by-passing congested London airports to make more convenient, seamless onward connections. This can...

Europe’s largest regional airline, Flybe, has announced a significant new partnership with Avios, part of International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling.

The milestone agreement will take effect from Monday 27 October 2014 and marks another step by Flybe to offer more benefits to its customers, adding value to their flight purchase and providing a broader selection of redemption opportunities for points earned through frequent travel.

Avios operates the global Avios currency for the British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus...

Exeter Chiefs are ready to hit new heights in the 2014/15 season after the club confirmed a new two-year sponsorship deal with Europe’s largest regional airline Flybe.

This will see the Exeter-based airline continuing its branding sponsorship with the Chiefs, that will now include appearing on the official playing shirts for the first time as the team competes again for Aviva Premiership honours.

Embarking on a fifth season of working together, the agreement helps underline the continued sponsorship Flybe has given to the Chiefs since their promotion into English rugby's...

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz McMeikan as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 August 2014. Liz is Senior Independent Director at JD Wetherspoon plc and chairs the Remuneration Committee at Unite Group plc.

She is also a Non-Executive Director at Fresca Group, a £365m private business, and Chairman of the Moat Housing Association. Liz spent her early career at Colgate-Palmolive and then at Tesco, establishing Tesco Express and being appointed Stores Board Director for Change Management and Human Resources. Liz will...