British Airshow news and insight from around the United Kingdom
The Royal Navy International Air Day, previously known as Yeovilton Air Day, has been confirmed to take place on Saturday, 13th July 2019. Planning is well underway for the 2019 event which is one of the highlights of the British airshow calendar. Despite dropping Yeovilton from the name the airshow remains [read more]
As trade week comes to an end and the displays turn to public eyes we look at back the highs and the lows, the winners and the losers of the Farnborough International Airshow 2018. The week began with Qatar Airways stealing the show sending no less than 6 aircraft. The [read more]
Brazilian airframes Embraer has secured a raft of orders on day two of the Farnborough Airshow. Embraer was showing off the latest variation of their regional jet, the E2 versions of the E-Jet range at the show in a specially liveried shark airliner which put on a stunning display over [read more]
The Royal Navy has a long and strong history of flying, and their Airshow held annually at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS HERON) is to help commemorate that and showcase some of the things they do. It is a large event on the airshow calendar, attracting aviation geeks and families from all [read more]
Rival airframers Boeing and Airbus have both secured deals on day 1 of the Farnborough International Airshow. For Seattle-based Boeing, day one included an order from Qatar Airways for five Boeing 777 Freighters worth around $1.7bn at list prices. This was backed up with an order for 30 Boeing 737 [read more]
617 Squadron, the Dambusters, was celebrated at the Royal International Air Tattoo with a special flypast marking the squadrons iconic aircraft. The flypast at RAF Fairford at the weekend formed part of the RAF100 celebrations and featured the squadrons famous Avro Lancaster, the aircraft which was used on the Dambusters [read more]
Lockheed Martin has confirmed that the LM-100J Super Hercules will take to the skies at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018. The LM-100J will participate will be on static display and flying in the shows daily flying schedule. The LM-100J is a variant of the C-130J Super Hercules designed as a commercial freighter. [read more]
A flypast involving the UK’s latest military aircraft, the F-35B Lightning, has been confirmed for the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) which takes place next week. On Friday the 13th July, the Lightning will take part in a special RAF100 flypast consisting of 50 RAF aircraft. In addition to the [read more]
The annual Wales National Airshow took place at Swansea last weekend. Here are some of your pictures of the weekend. The free event takes place on Swansea bay each summer and features displays from the Red Arrows, Typhoon Display Team, Team Raven, Lauren Wilson Airshows and RAF Falcons amongst others.
Doha based Qatar Airways has said it will be having its biggest presence ever at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018 later this month. The airline will be showcasing its Q-Suite cabin on by exhibiting one of the airlines A350-1000 aircraft and a Boeing 777. The Qatari flag carrier will also treat visitors [read more]
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