Vulcan Memories
A tribute to Dr Robert Pleming; leader of the Vulcan To The Sky Trust On 2nd February 2021 the UK Aviation Heritage sector suffered a great loss with the unexpected death of Robert Pleming. Robert was the key that unlocked the funding...
HeliRussia-2020: Defying Corona, The Trade Must Go On
The 13th annual HeliRussia trade fair took place at the Crocus Expo exhibition centre in Moscow on 15th-17th September 2020. Since 2008 the event, which is held under the auspices of Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (and has grown into Europe’s...
International Miltary-Technical Forum ARMY-2020
On 23rd-29th August 2020 the town of Kubinka west of Moscow hosted the ‘Army-2020’ International Military-Technical Forum. The event, which is held under the auspices of Russia’s Ministry of Defence and the Rosoboroneksport (Russian Defence Export) arms trading agency, is now in...
Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons 2019
GEMAB19, Chambley Aerodrome, Lorraine, France – 26 July – 4 August 2019 This, the sixteenth such meet, celebrated thirty years since the first in 1989. Metz born Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier was the world’s first aeronaut in 1783 and Philippe Pilatre...
Yeovilton Air Day 2019
RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, United Kingdom, 13th July 2019 Such is the star quality of this annual Naval celebration that it continues to survive the general reduction in military airshows across Europe. Despite being close to the Air Tattoo the crowds and exhibits...
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...