Author: Colin Coulthard

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Royal International Air Tattoo 2022

RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK 15-17th July 2022 Well, what a scorcher! Record temperatures, record crowd and a mind-blowing selection of exhibits both static and flying. After two years off the calendar a memorable return of the World’s greatest military airshow. Given the...
Exhibitions

EBACE 2022

European Business Aviation Exhibition, Geneva PALEXPO 23-25 May 2022 A welcome return post Covid for this international showcase for Business Aviation. Given the downturn for Commercial Airlines there is now a growth spurt for Executive travel with new models and ranges heralding...
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LAA Rally 2021

Light Aviation Association Rally, Sywell, Northampton, UK 3rd-5th September This long awaited event coincided with one of the best weather weekends of the British Summer. Nearly a thousand historic, light and homebuilt aircraft flew in, to the delight of over a thousand...
Exercises

Crimson Warrior 2020

RAF Marham, Norfolk, England 19th October – 5th November 2020 With Europe starved of international airshows and the skies above sadly depleted as airlines suffer unprecedented drops in custom, it was good news to hear that exercise Crimson Warrior was to proceed...
Airshows

Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2019

41st Bristol Balloons, August 8-11th 2019. Ashton Court, Avon. This annual event is the largest Balloon Meet in the United Kingdom; held at the picturesque Ashton Court Estate every year in mid August. Local manufacturer Cameron Balloons is famed worldwide for developing...
Airshows

RIAT 2019

Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK What a difference a day makes. Friday was almost washed out with very heavy rain and a very low cloud-base. Saturday, however, dawned brighter, not perfect, but fine enough for a full day of...
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Paris Salon 2019

Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget, France 17-23 June 2019 Following some rather erratic wet weather in the region it was a pleasure to see some sunshine at this year’s show. Well attended despite some gloomy forecasts for the industry and the...
Airshows

Volkel Airshow 2019

Royal Netherlands Air Force Display, Volkel AB, 14-15 June 2019 The Volkel show always attracts interesting visitors, large crowds and numerous attractions. This year was well up to standard, particularly highlighting the very recent arrival of F-35 Lightnings for the Dutch Air...
Airshows

Daks over Normandie 2019

Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK 2-5th June 2019 As the home of the Imperial War Museum and Duxford Aviation Society the venue need little introduction. This rare gathering of airworthy Douglas Dakotas had been eagerly awaited as the setting off location for a re-enactment...
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EBACE 2019

EBACE, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland, 21-23 May 2019 At first it appeared that alpine storms would blight this year’s exhibition but, by mid Tuesday the skies cleared to blue and the rain abated. Apart from the understandable absence of Boeing all the majors...