Airshows & Events

The latest photos and news from aviation events & shows.

ILA Berlin Air Show 2014
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ILA Berlin Air Show 2014 is the most important aerospace trade show in mainland Europe attended by 1,203 exhibitors from 40 countries, presenting advanced technology and high-tech products from every sector of the aerospace industry. Attracting over 200,000 trade visitors and members of the general public. Around 300 aircraft of all types and sizes and from every era of aviation history, including classic flying machines and demonstrators of the latest technology.

EBACE
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The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) is a premier event and the annual meeting place for the European business aviation community. The exhibition brings together business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, corporate aviation department personnel and all manner of people involved in nearly all aspects of business aviation. New business aircraft firms, avionics firms, handling organizations, fractional providers, charter/lease companies and previously titled aircraft resellers display their wares.

Marrakesh Airshow 2014
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The fourth Marrakesh Airshow 2014 co-located with the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) which was featuring its first AfBAA Expo. This exhibition pavilion ran in conjunction with the Marrakesh Airshow hosting the leading aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers alongside a significant number of Business Aviation services.

Singapore Airshow
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Singapore Airshow is Asia's largest and one of the most important aerospace and defence exhibitions in the world. A truly global exhibition where the latest state-of-the-art systems and equipment, together with their related technologies and developments, are displayed by top aerospace companies around the world.

Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2013
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The 2013 Al Ain Aerobatic Show, organised by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority at the Al Ain Airport featured a wide range of aircraft displays including the Red Arrows, Saudi Hawks Display Team, Royal Jordanian Falcons, Breitling Wingwalkers and displays by RAF Typhoon and UAE Air Force F-16E Fighting Falcon.

Dubai Airshow 2013
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The Dubai Airshow opened in November 2013 in a brand new home at Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali , part of the multi-billion-dollar Dubai World Central (DWC) complex. Once completed, Al Maktoum International is set to become the world’s largest airport with an ultimate capacity of 160 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo per year. This was the 13th Dubai Airshow which has been held every two years since its inception in 1989.
Exhibitors and visitors felt the difference with the exhibition halls having more spacious aisles, an improved media centre, a larger static park for more aircraft and more spaces for outdoor pavilions. For the first time, the public were able to enjoy direct views of the flying displays from a purpose-built 6000 seat grandstand located adjacent to the runway.
This year’s Airshow attracted 1046 exhibitors, 163 aircraft on static display, around 60,000 trade visitors and a record-breaking US $200 billion order book, the largest in any airshow history. Orders included:
• Emirates order for 50 additional A380’s worth US $20 billion.
• Etihad order for up to 117 Airbus aircraft worth up to US $27 billion.
• Boeing orders and commitments that reached 342 aircraft valued at US $101.5 billion. The orders included an Etihad order for 30 787-10s including the 1000th Dreamliner order, becoming the largest customer for the 787 family with a total of 71. The 787 has reached the 1000th order milestone faster than any other twin-aisle airplane in aviation history.
• Orders and commitments from Emirates, Qatar and Etihad (+ a previously announced order from Lufthansa) for 259 777X valued at US $95 billion. This placed the 777X as the largest product launch in commercial jetliner history by value. The 777X will be the world’s largest and most efficient twin-engine jetliner and is targeted for first delivery in 2020.
• Etihad order for Trent XWB engines from Rolls Royce valued at US $5 billion.
Displays at Dubai Airshow included the UAE’s Al Fursan aerobatics team, the Red Arrows and a first for the gulf region, the Airbus Military transport aircraft A400M. There was also participation by the US Air Force with several aircraft both flying and in the static park as well as newly delivered airliners and many executive jets.
Unusually for Dubai, severe weather conditions caused the final day of the airshow to be cancelled.
The next Middle East Business Aviation show will run at DWC in December 2014, and the next Dubai Airshow in 2015.The Airshow is organised under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and in co-operation with Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai Airports and the UAE Armed Forces.

Cheongju Airshow 2013
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Cheongju Airshow is the biggest airshow in Korea held in Cheongju by Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition. F15-K, a main fighter jet of Korean Air Force and the Black Eagles (ROK Air Force Aerobatic Team), winner of 2011 Waddington and RIAT airshow were the main flying attractions, while some 50 aircraft including helicopters and fighter jets from around the world were on static display.

LAA Rally
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Now established in its late-Summer slot, the 2013 LAA Rally was held over the weekend of 30th August to 1st September 2013. The rally is basically a annual big get-together for private pilots who can fly, look at, learn about and talk aeroplanes all weekend. Blessed with warm and dry weather, albeit with a brisk crosswind at times, the rally drew good numbers of flying visitors and allowed Sywell to boast being the busiest airfield in the UK at times during the rally - Saturday saw over 400 arrivals and 400 departures, with over 600 aircraft being parked on the airfield at various times on Saturday and more than 400 on Sunday. The majority of flying visitors come in single-engined “permit” aircraft (types overseen by the LAA) or CAA certificated aircraft, flown by their owners., and should the weather be benign (as it was this year) aircraft will arrive from across the U.K. and the European continent.

International Moth Rally
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The historic parklands of Woburn Abbey first played host to club members’ Tiger Moth biplanes and their brethren in 1980, combining flying displays, club flying competitions, vintage and classic aircraft and motor cars. The August 2013 event while still maintaining an authentically ‘old English’ atmosphere which encapsulates all that is great about Britain. Tiger Moths, other de Havilland types and invited vintage aircraft operated from a specially prepared grass strip in the Deer Park at Woburn Abbey, once part of a wartime runway onto which Stirling and Lancaster bombers were flown for dispersal amongst the ancient oak trees.

Stauning Airshow 2013
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As a part of the 46th Danish KZ Rally, Stauning Airshow featured a number of solo and formation displays by vintage and homebuilt aircraft. Aerobatic routines by vintage jets like Fouga Magister and L-29 were mixed with a former Swedish Air Force T-6 team and demos by RDAF helicopters and jets.