FINAL CALL! If you want to be part of the Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd /Space Wales stand at the Farnborough International Airshow you need to submit your application by Tuesday 23rd April. The Llywodraeth/Welsh Government stand is offering places at a very attractive price for exhibitors and stand sharers via Business Wales, see link below. Don’t miss out! Get your application in NOW! https://lnkd.in/ejm5mMej

New route to Iceland to be offered by Aerospace Wales member Cardiff Airport. PLAY airlines will be operating a short programme of low cost direct flights between Cardiff Wales Airport and Keflavik, Iceland this autumn, with connections to the United States. Iceland’s low-cost carrier Play will run flights between the Welsh Government-owned airport and Keflavik Airport, in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, from October 10 to November 20. It will be the first direct route between the two countries. Play will operate two flights a week over the six-week period using 180-seater Airbus A320neo aircraft. Tickets are now on sale starting from £59 one way.  Play will also be offering passengers connecting services to New York (Stewart Airport). Boston, Washington Dulles and Toronto. #AviationWales https://lnkd.in/edbpP968

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Hawarden Airport. Aviation Park Group Ltd provides SAF refuelling capability at the airfield home to the Airbus Broughton global centre of excellence for wing manufacture and a range of operators and MRO related companies including Aerocare Aviation Services Ltd, Aircamo , Complete Engine Services, Morson Projects, Raytheon UK, North Wales Military Aviation Services (NWMAS) and Ardent Aviation. Air BP has recently completed projects resulting in SAF supply to three UK locations: London Biggin Hill, Hawarden and Centreline FBO Bristol - https://lnkd.in/eb2tpSuw The SAF supplied by Air BP is made from waste based sustainable feedstocks such as used cooking oil which is blended with traditional jet fuel. The SAF blend supplied is around 35% SAF and the SAF component provides a lifecycle carbon reduction of around 80% compared to traditional jet fuel it replaces. SAF is supplied to Airbus at Hawarden and is used to refuel the company’s Beluga aircraft, which are used to transport aircraft wings from the Broughton plant to Toulouse, Hamburg and Bremen. #SustainableAviationWales #MROWales #AviationWales #AerospaceWalesMROHub #ClimateChangeWales https://lnkd.in/e4dNmh38

Another videoclip of business aircraft MRO activity at Aerocare Aviation Services Ltd’s facility at Hawarden Airport. Wales is home to the UK’s number one MRO cluster, much of which is based in south Wales around Cardiff Airport and #BroTathan/ St Athan airfield. In north Wales there are also two significant MRO centres at Royal Air Force (RAF) Valley and at Hawarden Airport, adjacent to the Airbus Broughton centre of excellence for wing manufacture. MRO related organisations sharing the Hawarden facility include Aircamo , Complete Engine Services, NWMAS (North Wales Military Aviation Sevices), Ardent Aviation, Morson Projects and Aviation Park Group Ltd. (Plus the Chocks Away Diner if you’re hungry or want to watch the aircraft.) Aerocare Aviation Services Ltd and its predecessors have been a long-standing member of Aerospace Wales and are also a founder member of the #AerospaceWalesMROHub - https://mrohubwales.co.uk/. Aerocare is now a subsidiary of the Complete Aircraft Group and Jason Davies, based at Hawarden is a Director of Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd and co-chair of the MRO Hub. Wales - the UK’s number one location for MRO. Wales - home to the Airbus global centre of excellence for wing manufacture. Wales - home to the Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet training hub. Wales - advanced ecosystem for development and testing of disruptive flight and space technologies. Wales - home to a network of universities, colleges and training organisations supporting the skills pipeline for aerospace, aviation and space. Wales - home to a fast growing space sector. #MROWales #AviationWales https://lnkd.in/eZjhngdT

A lively #MROAmericas 2024 for Aerospace Wales member AerFin in Chicago. Team Aerospace Wales had its own stand at the show but both AerFin and ecube had their own substantial presence in the exhibition hall. Both companies have expanded in the US with their own facilities enabling them to tap into the world’s number one MRO market. AerFin is a long-standing member of Aerospace Wales and also a founder member of the #AerospaceWalesMROHub ( https://mrohubwales.co.uk/ ). James Bennett AerFin Director is also a Director of Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd and called by during the show for a catch-up and discussions with member companies including Steve B. of Metrology Engineering Services and co-chair of the #AerospaceWalesMROHub. The company will be exhibiting at Aviation Week Events’ MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore, September 24th-26th - https://lnkd.in/d6bbdn2 The Wales MRO team will be back for Aviation Week Events’ #MROEurope in Barcelona (October 22nd-24th), Stand 3202 - https://lnkd.in/dVgqWD4J Wales - the UK’s number one location for MRO. Wales - home to the Airbus global centre of excellence for wing manufacture. Wales - home to the Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet training hub. Wales - advanced ecosystem for development and testing of disruptive flight and space technologies. Wales - home to a network of universities, colleges and training organisations supporting the skills pipeline for aerospace, aviation and space. Wales - home to a fast growing space sector. #AviationWales #MROWales #MROAMWales https://lnkd.in/eiZcWhFT

News from the Aerospace Wales team at #MROAmericas in Chicago. AerFin, a leading Aerospace Wales member and a founder member of the #AerospaceWalesMROHub have strengthened their relationship with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance through an agreement with Barfield Inc to share resources in support of the customer. James Bennett of AerFin (and also an Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd Director) is seen shaking hands with Gilles Mercier, CEO at Barfield Inc. The Wales MRO team will be back for Aviation Week Events’ #MROEurope in Barcelona (October 22nd-24th), Stand 3202. Wales - the UK’s number one location for MRO. Wales - home to the Airbus global centre of excellence for wing manufacture. Wales - home to the Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet training hub. Wales - advanced ecosystem for development and testing of disruptive flight and space technologies. Wales - home to a network of universities, colleges and training organisations supporting the skills pipeline for aerospace, aviation and space. Wales - home to a fast growing space sector. #AviationWales #MROWales #MROAMWales https://mrohubwales.co.uk/ https://lnkd.in/ensaMfwF

A successful #MROAmericas in Chicago for Aerospace Wales member ecube. In addition to the Team Aerospace Wales stand several of our member companies took their own stand. #BroTathan/ St Athan based ecube is an aircraft end-of-life and recycling specialist with additional facilities in Spain and Coolidge, Arizona. For the show they partnered with Aerofield Services LLC. and drew a huge amount of interest during the three day event. The Wales MRO team will be back for Aviation Week Events’ #MROEurope in Barcelona (October 22nd-24th), Stand 3202. Wales - the UK’s number one location for MRO. Wales - home to the Airbus global centre of excellence for wing manufacture. Wales - home to the Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet training hub. Wales - advanced ecosystem for development and testing of disruptive flight and space technologies. Wales - home to a network of universities, colleges and training organisations supporting the skills pipeline for aerospace, aviation and space. Wales - home to a fast growing space sector. #AviationWales #MROWales #AerospaceWalesMROHub #MROAMWales https://mrohubwales.co.uk/ https://lnkd.in/e4-egDqH

And that’s a wrap! #MROAmericas 2024 draws to a close. Three busy and highly successful days for Team Aerospace Wales and member companies. Now the hard work of following up on all the enquiries. This morning we were delighted that Stephanie Santariga, Vice President of the New Business Development and Aftermarket Support at TRIUMPH called by for a discussion on how we can strengthen the relationship between the company and Team Aerospace Wales. Stephanie is pictured with Madeleine Pinder and John Whalley FRAeS of Aerospace Wales. A big thank you to our colleagues from Welsh Government, Keith Thomas, Phil Catherwood, Richard Hearne and Simon H. for their support during the event. Also thanks to all the representatives of our member companies including James Bennett (AerFin and an Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd DIrector) and Steve B. (Metrology Engineering Services and an Aerospace Wales Ambassador). The MRO team will be back for Aviation Week Events’ #MROEurope in Barcelona (October 22nd-24th), Stand 3202. Wales - the UK’s number one location for MRO. Wales - home to the Airbus global centre of excellence for wing manufacture. Wales - home to the Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet training hub. Wales - advanced ecosystem for development and testing of disruptive flight and space technologies. Wales - home to a network of universities, colleges and training organisations supporting the skills pipeline for aerospace, aviation and space. Wales - home to a fast growing space sector. #MROWales #AviationWales #MROAMWales #AerospaceWalesMROHub

Day 2 for Team Aerospace Wales at #MROAmericas, Chicago. A busy day on the stand with many visitors including Argo (Liza Sullivan-Royall and Anne Bateson), Richard Starkey, SAFECHEM, David Basile, ZeroAvia, Erik Klaas, 8tree, Matthew Nicholls, Tapis Corporation and our very own David Chapman, CCMP, BEng, TRIUMPH and Aerospace Wales ambassador. Wales - the UK’s number one location for MRO. Wales - home to the Airbus global centre of excellence for wing manufacture. Wales - home to the Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet training hub. Wales - advanced ecosystem for development and testing of disruptive flight and space technologies. Wales - home to a network of universities, colleges and training organisations supporting the skills pipeline for aerospace, aviation and space. Wales - home to a fast growing space sector. #MROWales #AviationWales #MROAMWales

Day 1, Part 2 at #MROAmericas, Chicago. Team Aerospace Wales at the first day of the event. We welcomed James Bennett of AerFin onto the stand. James is also a Director of Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd and the company is a founder member of the #AerospaceWalesMROHub - https://mrohubwales.co.uk/. Steve B. of Metrology Engineering Services is co-chair of the Hub. Doug MacDonald of Innovation PEI called by for a catch-up with our CEO John Whalley FRAeS. Doug and John first worked together on reciprocal trade missions in 2015. Andrew S. of #BroTathan based European Airline Solutions Ltd airline visited the stand and is seen talking to Keith Thomas. Many visitors pose in front of our map of Wales including Kirk Elledge and Jason Hahn of Quest One Aerospace. As well as the Wales stand several of our members and companies with links to Wales were also exhibiting at the show including AerFin, Boeing, Willis Asset Management Limited, NORDAM, TRIUMPH, GE Aerospace, Safran, Airbus, BAE Systems, Bolloré Logistics, ecube, Magellan Aerospace Limited, Thales and Wall Colmonoy. Wales - the UK’s number one location for MRO. Wales - home to the Airbus global centre of excellence for wing manufacture. Wales - home to the Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet training hub. Wales - advanced ecosystem for development and testing of disruptive flight and space technologies. Wales - home to a network of universities, colleges and training organisations supporting the skills pipeline for aerospace, aviation and space. Wales - home to a fast growing space sector. #MROWales #AviationWales #MROAMWales