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Historically Low Attendance for 2013 Jones Beach Air Show - Patch.com | In addition to challenges with the weather, air show organizers also suffered a blow in early April when the U.S. Air Force announced that its Thunderbirds precision flying team was was cancelling all 2013 performances including Jones Beach due to 85 ...

Snowbirds over Niagara Falls Wednesday - St. Catharines Standard | Niagara Falls - Snowbirds will soar over Niagara Falls Wednesday when the Canadian Forces’ famed demonstration team jets into town. The Snowbirds Over the Falls show takes place at 6 p.m. and the team of precision pilots will perform for approximately 25 minutes over the Horseshoe Falls....

Can you name the squadrons these jets belong to? - photo via Frecce Tricolori FB Wall

Patrouille de France turns 60: Video and photos.

The Patrouille de France, a family history  - Helen Chachaty | Leader of the Patrouille de France for its 25th anniversary in 1978, the General Marc Amberg transmitted his passion for aviation to his son, a leader of the PAF in 2004, the other employed by a French aerospace company. A family story, a transmission from father to son, a love of aviation....

Lehigh Valley to see skydivers, helicopter tricks in first airshow in 16 years - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com | Skydivers, aerobatic plane demonstrations, helicopter tricks, vintage cars and vintage military aircraft will be on hand for the Lehigh Valley Airshow 2013. The event, described this morning at one of the Allentown airport's terminals, will be held Aug...

Pitts Special S-1C Adds Flair to Memorial Day Commemoration from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | This year's Memorial Day Commemoration in Hecker, IL featured a variety of aircraft participating in the aerial salute to our nation's veterans. One of those aircraft, a Pitts Special S-1C flown by Mr. Robert Hamilton, certainly was...

Sequester To Impact Father's Day Fly-In - MyMotherLode.com | "A portable tower out at Columbia airport is usually brought in and funded by the FAA, and this is how we have been able to put on our Father's Day Fly-in," says Pedro. "Because of sequester, the FAA is saying they are not able to fund that tower...

FAA Asks EAA To Fund Oshkosh Controllers from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Every year for EAA AirVenture, the FAA sends a batch of controllers to handle all the extra traffic at the Oshkosh tower, but this year, the FAA is asking EAA to chip in to cover their costs...

Weekend with the Alexandria Air Festival - the Press | Weekend for fans of flight at the airport in Alexandria, where on Saturday June 8 (from 10) and Sunday 9 (up to 19) is scheduled for the Alexandria Air Festival. They will perform the paratroopers Academy 47 and there is the possibility of...

Airshow makes its mark - Mmegi Online | The Harvards were a marvel to watch as they displayed the best aerobatic display of the event. One of the event attendants who has a vast knowledge in aircraft engineering, Captain Tony Modise of the Botswana Defence Force's Air Arm, said he was amazed ...

Duxford Spring Air Show marvels crowds - Cambridge News | Red Bull Air Race pilot Paul Bonhomme said: “In the same way that the memories of RAF Duxford are important, it is vital to remember the bravery of the young people who stuck their necks out in the support of world freedom, to ensure that we are here...

Celebration of female high-fliers at RAF Cosford - shropshirestar.com | The museum is celebrating the achievements made by some of the most inspirational women in aviation until Friday by running special sessions for families. And actresses are taking on the roles of pioneering female aviators to chat to visitors and tell...

Tribute band helps launch Sunderland International Airshow's flying programme - The Northern Echo | A NORTH-EAST tribute band will help the Sunderland International Airshow launching a weekend of of spectacular flying events. Re-Take That will appear at a concert in Cliffe Park, Seaburn, Sunderland on July 26, as the curtain-raiser to the main...

Avalon airshow 2015 dates announced - Australian Aviation | Dates for the 2015 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition have been announced. The industry-only trade exposition and the popular public airshow will be held from Tuesday February 24 to March 1 at Avalon Airport. The 2015...

Video: FIFI From The Flight Deck - Takeoff At Fort Worth from AirPigz by Martt | This video is from back in 2011 but it's a really great cockpit view (from the observers seat) of a takeoff in the CAF B-29 FIFI. It's an awesome avgeek treat to get this inside view of the B-29, especially since the cockpit design makes it all so open and extremely visible with all that plexi. But I hope that seeing this the day after Memorial Day also helps us to remember that the military aircraft that we so often love...

333rd FS changes command from Seymour Johnson AFB Photos | U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicole Malachowski, 333rd Fighter Squadron out-going commander, passes the guidon to Col. Michael Koscheski, 4th Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony at...

Fast and bulbous from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic | PerryWith looks only a mother could love, the Aero Spacelines Super Guppy was a forerunner to today's Beluga special transport which...

Students evaluate wind effects on proposed Wright Flyer monument from General Aviation News | Dayton, OH — Engineering students at The Ohio State University have completed a project to analyze aerodynamic forces that would be faced by the 25-story-tall Wright Flyer monument being developed by the Wright Image Group of Dayton.

EAA Names Gathering of Eagles Flight Training Scholarship Recipients from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA is proud to announce the six recipients of its 2013 Gathering of Eagles flight training scholarships, led by Samantha Horne, of Kissimmee, Florida, who received $7,500 to pursue her dream of flight.

Young Eagles to offer plane rides - Fond du Lac Reporter | The local Experimental Aircraft Association 572 Chapter has been offering Young Eagles rides since 1992. Since the Young Eagles program has begun, over 1,750,000 rides have been given worldwide, according to the release. Pre-registration is not...

Soyuz TMA-09M blazes through night sky over Kazakhstan to orbit; docking with ISS next from Spaceports | Three new International Space Station crew members launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome blazing through the night sky over Kazakhstan climbing from Earth on an accelerated four-orbit, 6-hour journey to the International Space Station. The departure from...