CARDIFF AVIATION LAUNCHES NEW EASA-COMPLIANT AIRLINE
15 June 2015
Cardiff Aviation has announced on the first day of the Paris Air Show, June 15, that it is launching a brand new ACMI airline. The move is the next stage of a phenomenal expansion for the South Wales-based MRO and training business.
The new airline, operating under the VVB brand, is in the process of acquiring an EASA operating licence. The first aircraft to join the airline will be a 737-400 which will go straight into ACMI operations.
Cardiff Aviation is also providing pilots and cabin crew to support the aircraft, with MRO work to be carried out at the company’s military-grade facilities at St. Athan in South Wales.
At least two additional aircraft are expected before the end of Q3 2015 driving further crew and aircraft acquisition.
Bruce Dickinson, Chairman, Cardiff Aviation, says: “In the last two years we’ve grown relentlessly, thanks to our unique entrepreneurial style of MRO and training. We’re now looking to bring that approach to the airline market with VVB. This is a huge opportunity to create new jobs and further increase our already impressive roster of services.”
The new airline is the first stage in Cardiff Aviation’s plan to develop a revolutionary new approach to aviation, which will allow corporations and countries to quickly set up airlines with EASA-class compliance and capability. The airline’s operational management is to be supported by Centrik, the cloud-based operational management software from Total AOC, who are also handling all AOC type approvals to enable the airline to take off.
Dickinson says: “If you are looking to establish an airline, we will do all of the procurement, technical execution and administration on your behalf. We can give you a one-stop ‘airline in a box’ – all you need to do is sell the tickets, and we’ll do the rest.”
Cardiff Aviation has already begun the process of establishing other airlines, with an MoU recently signed with Air Djibouti to create a new national carrier for the African country.
Cardiff Aviation is at the UK Pavilion at the Paris Air Show – Hall 2B, Stand F155.
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Notes to editor
Cardiff Aviation is a fully-approved and certified MRO and pilot training company based at St Athan -Cardiff Airport Aerospace Enterprise Zone in South Wales, United Kingdom. Operating from a former RAF maintenance base with parking for up to 20 narrow-bodied airliners, Cardiff Aviation can conduct MRO work on aircraft of almost any size, including Boeing 737s, 757s and Airbus 320s.
Cardiff Aviation also has two Boeing 747 training simulators and one of just two Sikorsky S-61 helicopter simulators in the world. Customers for the MRO and training facilities include Air Atlanta Icelandic, the Royal Malaysian Air Force and British International Helicopters.
For more information contact James Boley or Mike Keeler at Garnett Keeler PR on +44 (0)20 8647 4467 or james.boley@garnettkeeler.com / mike.keeler@garnettkeeler.com
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