A composite laminate (2) for an airframe lifting surface comprising a set of stacked plies (10) of pre-preg material, the composite laminate (2) being surrounded by at least an edge (3) following an edge direction E along the composite laminate (2), the set of stacked plies (10) including: a first plurality (4) of plies (4.1) formed by tapes arranged parallel to the edge direction E, and a second plurality (5) of plies (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) formed by tapes arranged in a direction different to the edge direction E, wherein the thickness of at least one ply of the second plurality (5) of plies is lower than the thickness of each ply of the first plurality (4) of plies.