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Sequester won't hurt QC Air Show - Quad City Times | A: Quad-Cities Air Show president Ken
Hopper recently said that the Air Force's Thunderbirds, the Navy's Blue Angels and the Army's Gold Knights parachute team were not scheduled to perform at this summer's air show because it is going to be focused on ...

Thousands of fans flock to Blue Angels' practice - USA TODAY | Thousands of fans flock to Blue Angels' practice. Nearly 8,000 fans packed a morning practice session of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels on Wednesday, and many worried it would be the last time they'd see the elite flight demonstration team for quite a while.

 US Army Golden Knights practice skydives - Local 10 | You've seen their tricks on television or at an air show, but you may have never seen the Army Golden Knights quite like this. The Air Force Reserve Base in Homestead serves as the U.S. Army parachute team's winter home. The Golden Knights recently ...

Grounded at Home, Air Force Continues Participation at Air Shows Abroad - National Defense Magazine | ...Fournier said the Air Force’s participation would be comparable to the 2011 Paris Air Show, where it exhibited fighter jets and both C-130 and C-17 transport planes. This year, the Air Force is also expected to showcase an unmanned aerial vehicle, though which design will be exhibited is unknown....

Smoke Squadron makes final performances with Tucano from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS | Shows in Guyana, MA, PA and FD, Sunday (31), enclose use of T-27. A-29 Super Tucano will be used to give more agility at acrobatics....
Read about the replacement HERE (Translated)

Arrows tricolor in Naples celebrates the Air Force  - NapoliToday  | Arrows tricolor in Naples celebrates the Air Force. Celebration and ceremony this morning in the Piazza del Plebiscito.

AIRSHOW NEWS: Iconic Vulcan set to roar at RAF Waddington International Airshow from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | RAF Waddington’s International Air Show has welcomed the news that the iconic Avro Vulcan Bomber XH558 will once again be gracing the skies at this year’s air show, scheduled for the weekend of 6th and 7th July...

Red Arrows set to take to skies above Swansea for major summer event - WalesOnline | Nick Bradley, Swansea Council's Cabinet Member for Regeneration, said: “The Wales National Air Show has been a spectacular success on both occasions it's been held in Swansea so far and confirmation that the Red Arrows are again returning this ...

Red Arrows to fly in for Armed Forces Day - Scarborough Today | Cllr Tom Fox, leader of Scarborough Council and chairman of Scarborough's Armed Forces Day steering group, said: “To secure The Royal Air Force Red Arrows is a huge coup for Scarborough and shows how highly regarded nationally our Armed Forces ...

Brazilian Air show brings love to Guyana's sky by Denis Scott Chabrol | Sunday afternoon was a time of Love in the sky as friends, families, relatives and other loved ones flocked the Kitty Seawall for the Brazilian Squadron air-show. That was one of the activities to observe the 100th anniversary of civil aviation in Guyana....

"The Time of Propellers" A unique ... 18 and May 19, 2013  - Journal of Aviation (press release)  | On 23 September 1913, the aviator Roland Garros crossed the Mediterranean on a Morane H. Party Fréjus, he arose later 7:30 Bizerte in Tunisia. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first crossing of the Mediterranean by Roland Garros, the Morane H invites the airshow Ferte-Alais from 18 to 19 May 2013. ...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: Three Trimotors = Nine Motors from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 featured three trimotors - two Fords and a Junkers JU-52. The Swiss-based 1939 Junkers JU-52, one of three JU-Air aircraft and sponsored by Rimowa Luggage, made its transatlantic flight to North America for its appearance at EAA AirVenture 2012....

Flying Heritage Collection F6F Hellcat First Flight Video from Another Time by Dan Linn | The Flying Heritage Collection's Grumman F6F Hellcat made its first flight following its recent restoration. Steve Hinton made the flight at FHC's base at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. Watch the video...

Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame to Induct Ron Alexander, Winn Baker from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Vintage Aircraft Association Director Ron Alexander will be inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame on April 27 during the 2013 Annual Enshrinement Banquet at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia. Longtime EAA/VAA member Samuel 'Winn' Baker is also slated for induction...

Through Airmen's Eyes: Female fighter pilot stands alone from Air Force Link Top Stories | Only 36 years ago, the first female Air Force pilots took to the sky, and ever since, barriers have continued to shatter in avionics....

Fossett fund gives $1M to Salina air museum effort - Topeka Capital Journal | SALINA — Efforts to build an aviation museum at Salina Regional Airport are getting a boost from the Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation. The foundation, named for the late adventurer and aviation pioneer, issued a $1 million challenge grant to help ...

Area 51: Origins - Air & Space |America’s once-secret air base had humble beginnings.

Sporty’s releases SUN ’n FUN app from General Aviation News | Sporty’s, in partnership with SUN ‘n FUN, has released a free mobile app for the 2013 show that is available for both Apple and Android devices.

High school students awarded flight training scholarships from General Aviation News | SAN CARLOS, Calif. — The Upwind Summer Scholarship Program has named its 2013 winners: Eric Dasmalchi of Half Moon Bay, Calif., and Matt Moropoulos of Belmont, Calif. Both boys have been awarded a complete primary flight training program that begins with ground school in April and continues with flight training once the academic school year is completed...

Cleburne airport hosts fly-in - Cleburne Times-Review | The flights are for fun and to attract new members to EAA's Young Eagles program whereby children learn the ins and outs of aviation. Generating fresh interest in aviation is also, in the larger picture, a necessity as the aviation industry is ...

Seventh Annual Strategic Air & Space Museum Science Fair - WOWT | More than 100 students from Lyons, Murdock, Arlington, Millard, Valley, Omaha and Raymond schools in grades fourth through eighth participated Thursday in the 7th Annual Strategic Air & Space Museum's Science Fair in Ashland. The competition routinely ...

Space Museum planning a little space adventure - Daily Journal Online | The Space Museum in Bonne Terre is planning a three-day trip which will include tours of two museums, The Stafford Air & Space Museum and The Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center. They are looking for people interested in taking part in this opportunity ...

Soyuz launches crew to International Space Station from Flightglobal Events | A Soyuz launch vehicle has sent three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Lifting off from the pad at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Soyuz...