Air Shows

The STIHL Reno Air Races, planned for September 15 to 19, 2021, announced its air show performance line-up, in addition to the seven racing classes that will compete at the famous event. The title sponsor of the races since 2016, STIHL, also expressed its excitement for continuing to support the marquee competition—as well as the […]

Messe Friedrichshafen, the organization behind AERO 2021—generally known as the largest general aviation event in Europe—had high hopes that the coronavirus pandemic that squashed plans for 2020 would abate enough to allow it to take place in July 2021. Those hopes were officially dashed on April 21, with an announcement from the group that COVID-19 […]

Already, 2021 is fulfilling more promise than last year, when one air show after another failed to launch in face the oncoming waves of the pandemic. But this year proves to be different. With appropriate safety measures in place—and no small portion of pilots now vaccinated—air shows and other large-scale events can go forward. Sun […]

You don’t have to make the pilgrimage to the coast of Virginia to catch the latest in live air show action—no matter how much the thought of seeing four hours of live fly-bys featuring the latest military hardware sounds appealing after a long summer’s drought. In fact, you can’t even if you wanted to this […]

Sun ‘n Fun’s Home Edition Online Airshow live event on May 30 will benefit the Aerospace Center for Excellence, to try and make up for funding lost with the cancellation of the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, earlier this month. The nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization has lost an estimated 80 percent of its […]

The COVID-19 outbreak claimed another industry victim last week: EAA AirVenture 2020, scheduled for this July. The announcement of the show’s cancellation didn’t come as much of a surprise to an already weary aviation industry following a host of other show cancellations over the past month and a half. Yet Experimental Aircraft Association CEO and […]

The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, got off to a sunny and warm start on Wednesday with temperatures in the low 80s and a stiff wind not deterring demo pilots showing of the latest light sport aircraft. Thursday was another story as colder temperatures and rain swept across central Florida, putting a damper […]

The Arsenal of Democracy has scheduled another mass formation flyover with groups of historic warbirds forming up over Washington D.C. The event, scheduled for May 8, 2020, will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Twenty-four warbird formations will feature approximately 100 U.S. and Allied WWII aircraft representing significant battles of […]

The weather is looking great for this year’s Wings & Wheels show at Essex County Airport, which for the second year in a row is being hosted at the northern New Jersey airport by the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum and sponsored by Flying magazine. The show October 6 and 7 will […]

The Portugal Air Summit takes off next week at the Ponte de Sor Municipal Airfield, located in central Portugal. From May 24 through 27, the show will feature a variety of aviation exhibits and air shows, including Unmanned Aircraft Systems. About 60 aerial displays will be performed, including airplanes, drones and other radio-controlled (RC) vehicles. […]