British Airshow news and insight from around the United Kingdom
The Blades aerobatic display team has announced that Gerald Cooper will join the team as the new Blade 4 for 2018. Gerald joining the team is the first time a pilot will be in the team who isn’t a former Red Arrows pilot and fills the gap left by Mike Ling, [read more]
The 2018 Yeovilton Air Day could be the best ever judging by this years line up of both flying and static displays. The Air Day, which takes place on Saturday 7th July 2018 at RNAS Yeovilton, sees confirmed displays including the Canadian CF/16 in a special NORAD 60 scheme, the [read more]
The pilot of the Hawker Hunter which crashed at the Shoreham airshow killing 11 people has appeared in court to face 11 charges of manslaughter this morning. Andrew Hill (54) of Sandon, Hertfordshire appeared at Westminster Magistrates court following the decision last month by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge [read more]
Former Red 10 and longest-serving Red Arrows member, Mike Ling MBE has returned to the team for 2018. Mike will take up the position of Red 3 for 2018 as Flight Lieutenant David Stark recovers from injuries sustained in a crash at RAF Valley last month. His return to the team comes [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows have announced their display schedule for 2018. The Red Arrows are the public face of the RAF and represent the speed, agility and precision of the Royal Air Force, the team is the public face of the service. They act [read more]
The Royal Air Force (RAF) begins its RAF100 Centenary celebrations on tomorrow and over course of the next few months, some amazing events will be happening around the country to mark the occasion. Easter Sunday will mark the 100th birthday of the RAF which was formed on 1st April 1918 although [read more]
Hot off the heels of confirming at another UK display the Hellenic Air Force F16 Display Team “Zeus” has also confirmed for Yeovilton Air Day 2018. The annual air show at RNAS Yeovilton, which this year is on the 7th July, will see the Block 52+ variant F16 make its [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford is shaping up to be a year to remember with a Greek F16 amongst many confirmed aircraft. The Air Tattoo will celebrate the RAF’s 100 year anniversary as its theme for 2018 and as part of the celebrations Zeus, the Hellenic Air [read more]
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it is to lift restrictions on aerobatic displays for straight-wing ex-military aircraft. The decision means that aircraft such as the DeHavilland Vampire and BAC Strikemaster are cleared to perform full aerobatic displays over land once again. The restrictions, which were put [read more]
A Canadian CF-18 is the first aircraft to confirm for the 2018 Yeovilton Air Day. The annual air show takes place at RNAS Yeovilton and attracts military aircraft from around the world as well as the very best civilian display pilots. The Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 display is one of the [read more]
©2014-2022 UK Aviation News | A UK Aviation Media Production | Hosted and Maintained by Newport Digital | Find us on Mastodon