The schools have broken up so it can only be that time of year when parents desperately seek ways to keep kids entertained for 6 weeks. But if your kids are plane mad then we have some ideas. That’s why we’ve launched our Summer Holiday Guide for AvGeek families showing what [read more]
A summer of fun for kids aged 3-13 is planned at Manchester Airports Runway Visitor Park. The Runway Visitors Park (RVP), which is by far one of the best facilities for aviation enthusiasts in the UK, will be holding a number of events throughout the summer holidays including Sunday Fun [read more]
BREAKING: Control tower at Heathrow evacuated and all flights on hold. Inbound flights were put into a holding pattern while the cause of the evacuation was investigated. It has just been discovered to be a fire alarm.
Right so we’re all ready for day two of the Wales National Airshow! The girls had a really late night so it was like waking two zombies!! All we’ve seen leading up to today are people warning about thunder and rain but the BBC weather still isn’t showing rain so [read more]
Right, let’s go to our local airshow with a husband, two-year-old and five year old! The first hurdle, do they want to go? Yes!!! Phew, no bribing or negotiating needed! We were off to Wales National Airshow held on the Swansea seafront. The prep…. So anyone who knows me knows [read more]
The Rolling Stones are currently on their #NoFilter tour of the UK which is great news for AvGeeks as it means their private 767 is also touring the UK. The near 30-year-old Boeing 767-35D(ER), ZS-NEX is being leased from Aeronexus for the tour and is wearing the bands #NoFilter lips on its [read more]
Being an Aviation Enthusiast or “AvGeek” used to involve sitting around an airport and the only people you would meet were other local enthusiasts or perhaps, from further afield at airshows. But thanks to the internet and in particular, Facebook, you can now share your passion, news and photos with [read more]
Still looking for that ultimate Christmas gift for the AvGeek in your life? Never fear as we have the best Christmas gifts for aviation enthusiasts sorted, and you can still get them in time for the big day! Boeing 747-400 Flight Simulator Experience This is perhaps THE ultimate gift, a whole hour [read more]
Retired USAF Pilot Colonel Richard Graham will be giving an illustrated talk about his time flying the iconic SR-71 Blackbird at a presentation evening at Welshpool Town Hall on the 12th May 2017. Col. Graham, who flew F4 Phantoms in Vietnam as a “Wild Weasel” pilot, was selected for the [read more]
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