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...
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...
South Africa AAD2018
Aerospace and Defence 2018, Waterkloof Air Force Base, Pretoria (now Tshwane) 19-23 September 2018 This biennial show celebrated 20 years in 2018 with a much enhanced air display. Seven hangars of trade exhibitions highlighted both suppliers and buyers of military hardware over...
LAA Rally 2018
Light Aircraft Association Rally 2018 Sywell, Northamptonshire 31 March – 2nd April 2018 This popular annual event is unique in the British aviation calendar and is long established at Sywell. Though dependant on the weather, this year near perfect, it attracts homebuilders...
Farnborough International 2018
Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, England 16th-22nd July 2018 This world famous and renowned airshow has, for years, exhibited all that is new and innovative in aviation with the famous halls reconstructed for each show. This year was the first to utilise permanent purpose-built...
Finland 100
Finnish Air Force 100th Anniversary Airshow. Jyvaskyla Air Base, Central Finland, 16-17 June 2018 Finland rarely holds military airshows other than the ‘Midnight Hawks’ display team event at the Kauhava Air Force Academy. Hence, this event was eagerly awaited and attracted a considerable number...
EBACE 2018
European Business Aviation and Convention Geneva Cointrin AeroExpo, 27-30 May 2018 This annual gathering of European Business Aviation Professionals continues to expand and impress. This year was blessed with excellent weather and a great turnout of exhibitors, aircraft and displays, ranging from...
IEBF-2018: Gentlemen, start your engines!
The third biennial International Engine Building Forum (IEBF-2018, or MFD-2018 in Russian) took place at Moscow’s VDNKh fairground on 4th-6th April. The IEBF is billed as the world’s largest specialised event in the field of aero, marine and industrial engine design.
Mondial Air Balloons 2017
MAB 2017, Chambley, France, 21-30 July 2017 This is now billed as the biggest hot-air balloon gathering in the world. Only Albuquerque, New Mexico comes close. Held every two years, this, the fifteenth such show in the Region of Grand Est, centred...
Geilenkirchen NATO Anniversary 2017
35th Anniversary event, Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, 1 – 2 July 2017 The NATO joint base at Geilenkirchen is home to the NATO fleet of Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS squadron that is shared by all the member states and provides Command, Control...