RIAT – Royal International Air Tattoo 2012
RAF Fairford This years Air Tattoo will be remembered first for the wet weather though this failed to spoil the event for thousands. The aircraft component was possibly the best for many year following lots of intense effort from the organisers. Highlights were...
AeroExpo 2012
Sywell, Northampton 25-27 May 2012 The AeroExpo is primarily a general aviation trade event but also describes itself as ‘the UK’s Festival of Aviation’. This year it was blessed with blue skies and bright sunshine; fortunately the strong wind was fairly down...
EBACE-2012 trade show in Geneva
May 14-16th Geneva Palexpo Mixed May weather greeted participants and visitors to this year’s European Business Show in Geneva. All the major players were represented, this year parked in areas specific to each manufacturer. Gulfstream unified their exhibits with vivid blue circular...
Yeovilton Air Day in Somerset
This established one-day event always has a maritime theme. This year it was a celebration of the Westland Lynx helicopter being the 40th anniversary of its first flight and still in production as the ‘Wildcat’. Numerous versions were on display including overseas...
RIAT – Royal International Air Tattoo – 2011
16-17 July 2011 The prospects for this year’s 40th Anniversary Tattoo were bleak, a wet weather forecast and continuing NATO commitments in north Africa effecting attendees. However, the show was spectacular as ever. Any doubts were offset by the anticipation of the...
Duxford Flying Legends
Arrivals Day 8 July 2011 The famous Flying Legends weekend needs no introduction, each year brings together a host of warbird fanatics and their machines. This year the star visitors were a pair of Mustangs, new to Europe, and an Australian P-40...
Meeting Nationale de L’Air 2011
18-19 June 2011 Despite heavy rain and the commitments in North Africa the meeting at St Dizier was well attended by the public and aircraft from many nations. A reasonable amount of based Rafale fighters were in the static display along with,...
International Air Transport Forum Ulyanovsk 2011
The first International Air-Transport Forum was conducted in April 22-23, 2011 in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It was destined to become a federal level discussion platform for handling key problems in the shaping of strategies and tactics for development of the air-transport sector, a...