NATO Tiger Meet 2017
Base Aeronavale Landivisiau, Brittany, France 5th -16th June 2017 Every year the NATO Tiger Squadrons, those with a cat image in their Squadron Insignia, gather together to exercise and share their operations. This year it was the turn of 11 F, home...
AeroExpoUK 2017
AeroExpo and HeliUK Expo 2017 Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, England 1-3 June 2017 This, the twelfth Aero Expo, was returning to Wycombe after a long stay at Sywell and what a great move. A more visitor friendly airport with improved viewing opportunities...
EBACE 2017
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland, 22-24th May 2017 This years European Business Event was blessed with warm sunshine and high visitor numbers. Now a mature global showcase for all aspects of Business Aviation, supported by the NBAA and EBAA, this provides a unique opportunity...
Gazelle commemorative Fly-in
Middle Wallop Army Aviation Centre, England 8th April 2017 The Sud-Aviation/Westland SA.341 Gazelle helicopter, whilst looking contemporary, celebrated a 50 year anniversary at Middle Wallop in Hampshire. The base is home to Apache maintenance and the Army Air Corps Museum who hosted...
NBAA Convention 2016
Orlando Executive Airport, Herndon, Florida 1-3 November 2016 The National Business Aviation Association Convention operates at two sites; the static display of over 100 aircraft with ample space for visiting aircraft and The Orange County Convention Centre where the spectacular display stands...
Patuxent River NAS Open House
Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland, USA 29-30 October 2016 This rarely held event promises the opportunity of seeing test aircraft from the famous Navy Test Pilot School. These often modified examples enjoy bright colour schemes and rarely leave the base since...
Hahnweide Oldtimer Fly-in 2016
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 Hahnweide Gliding Site, Germany 9-11 September 2016 This annual gathering of vintage and veteran aircraft, just south of Stuttgart, grows in popularity every year. This year it coincided with the last weekend of the local school holidays and extremely hot...
Swedish Air Force – 90th Anniversary
Malmen Air Base, Linkoping, Sweden, 27-28th August 2016 Malmen is the main helicopter base for the Swedish Armed Forces. It has re-equipped over the last decade with Agusta 109s and Sikorsky Blackhawks being the main players. These types featured heavily in the flying...
Arctic Thunder Airshow 2016
Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska, USA 30-31st July 2016 It was heavy metal that ruled the static park at this ever-popular Open House. C-130 Hercules and Boeing C-17s provide the based logistics so important at this global crossroads to Asia. With a Red...
Farnborough International 2016
It is becoming a tradition that Farnborough follows RIAT so the power of attraction concentrates the minds of military manufacturers and operators on even-numbered years. Hence, their is duplication of military items but Farnborough's civil contributors and business oriented exhibition extends it's coverage right across the aeronautical spectrum. Although the F-35 stole the headlines, it was the debut of the new airliners that opened cheque books.