Independent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company, Caerdav, has launched a new apprenticeship scheme, designed to offer candidates an exciting opportunity to embark on a specialist career as an aircraft maintenance technician. Partnering with Coleg Y Cymoedd – which has four campuses in South Wales – the Level 3 Aircraft Maintenance Apprenticeship Programme is a…
Independent MRO, Caerdav, is underlining its ambitious plans for growth by moving into the rapidly expanding cargo conversion market. With aircraft across the globe continuing to be grounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, belly capacity on passenger flights has been significantly reduced, increasing demand for dedicated cargo freighters. With uncertainty in the passenger sector set to…
Independent MRO and ATO, Caerdav, has welcomed two new senior members to its commercial team, highlighting the company’s strong position in the industry and its ambition for continued growth. Richard Pitts-Robinson joins as Caerdav’s new Business Development Manager, with Gary Munro taking the role of Commercial Executive. Both bring a wealth of experience and have…
Caerdav has launched a new Enhanced MCC Training to Airline Pilot Standards (APS-MCC) course, designed to provide an ‘all-in-one’ qualification for those looking to begin a career as a commercial pilot. The course brings together separate programmes already offered by the South Wales-based pilot training company into a single extended bloc of classroom learning and…
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Caerdav has been appointed by easyJet to carry out essential aircraft end-of-lease checks and repairs. The international airline has initially put two Airbus A319s through Caerdav’s maintenance hangars following a busy summer flight schedule, before the aircraft are returned to their lessors. easyJet chose Caerdav after being impressed by…
Global cargo charter airline AeroTransCargo (ATC) is to put 60 pilots through Caerdav’s 747 simulator training centre, after being impressed with its high-quality facilities at Cardiff Airport. ATC will use Caerdav’s EASA-approved Boeing 747-400 aircraft simulators to provide its pilots with half-yearly recurrent training on the Queen of the Skies, which will include emergency procedures…
Caerdav, the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and pilot training company in South Wales, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai-based MOBH Group which will see millions of pounds pumped into developing new training and maintenance facilities. Under the MoU, Caerdav will create a centre of excellence for commercial aviation training…
Caerdav has launched its new operator support service, by establishing a dedicated line maintenance station for ASL Airlines France. The new facility, located at Cardiff Airport, will provide routine maintenance for ASL Airlines France Boeing 737 NG aircraft, operating on wet-lease for other airlines. Yves Groshenry, Technical Director, ASL Airlines France, says: “Our aircraft will…
Cardiff Aviation, the aircraft maintenance and training business located in South Wales, has announced it is changing its name to Caerdav, effective immediately. The name change reflects the company’s commitment to more closely integrating its training and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arms, and its intention to rapidly grow in the near future. The move…
The Federal Aviation Authority has issued Cardiff Aviation with approval to act as a Part-145 Air Repair Station. The MRO will now be permitted to provide airframe and powerplant repairs on aircraft used by operators regulated by the US national aviation authority. With Cardiff Aviation already holding EASA Part-145 approval, the company now has the…
Caerdav is an independent, fully-approved and certified MRO based at the Cardiff Airport and Bro Tathan Enterprise Zone in St. Athan, South Wales, United Kingdom.
Operating from a former RAF maintenance base equipped with 6,000ft ILS runway and parking for up to 20 narrow-bodied airliners, Caerdav primarily specialises in a full range of MRO work for Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 Family.
