Author: Peter Davison

Peter Davison is an aviation author and editor from the United Kingdom.
Airshows

Farnborough Airshow 2010

This year’s Farnborough show was dominated by Boeing with their 787 Dreamliner. this was the first appearance outside the USA. It was disappointing to all that it only stayed from Sunday to Tuesday with only one proper flying demonstration to invited guests....
Airshows

Royal International Air Tattoo RIAT 2010

With so many forces committed to military tasks it was fortunate that the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain was the focus of this year’s show. A plethora of Spitfires and Hurricanes, accompanied by examples of ‘the foe’, graced the skies...
Airshows

ILA 2010 – Berlin Airshow

This year’s show was blessed with fine weather and featured the public debut of the Airbus A400. It is likely to be the last show on this site and the new terminal for the improved airport is taking shape, though dust clouds...
Airshows

100 years of French Naval Aviation

This centenary provided an opportunity to stage one of the finest military airshows France has seen. On 13th June, not only did the base at Hyeres open its doors but three aircraft carriers, from Spain, France and the USA, anchored off in...
Exhibitions

Aero-Expo at Menara Airport

This four day event, 27-30 January is the second of its type, only the final day is open to the public. Menara is the main airport, accessible to no-frills airlines and well connected to both France and Spain. There is a small...
AirshowsExhibitions

Libyan Aviation Exhibition – LAVEX 2009

The Libyan Aviation Exhibition, LAVEX 2009, was held at Mitiga Air Base in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli from 5-8 October 2009. This years show was coincident with 40 years of Colonol Gaddafi’s leadership so the city was covered in banners and...
Airshows

Tiger Meet – Kleine Brogel Spottersday 2009

The annual spottersday during the Tiger Meet at Kleine Brogel, Belgium, attracted an enormous crowd of photographers from across Europe. The perfect weather and colourful paint schemes provided an excellent day out. With no ‘general public’ to get in the way, apart...
Airshows

Royal International Air Tattoo RIAT 2009

After the cancellation of the 2008 event due to water-logging of the site, particularly the car parks; this year’s team had taken every precaution; doubling car park space off site and allowing some on airfield parking for the first time since 9-11....
Airshows

Zeltweg Air Power Airshow 2009

The Zeltweg air show always gives the opportunity to catch up with a large proportion of the Austrian air Force with photo opportunities in a natural green amphitheater and a southern viewpoint giving good lighting conditions. this year the show was well...
Airshows

Kekscemet 2008

The Hungarian International Air Show was held on the 16/17th of August though the weather was grey on the first day. Large crowds were treated to a varied and interesting display with aircraft from many countries, east and west. The based SAAB...