The latest addition to the flying list at the RAF Cosford Air Show is an RAF F35B. The show has lost the Great War Display Team as well as the French Rafale solo.
News date 07.06.2025
Photo © Mike Freer, Touchdown-aviation
As well as the French Navy Bréguet Atlantique 2 in the flying display static additions include an RAF Dassault Envoy IV and Royal Canadian AF Lockheed CP-140M Aurora & CC-130J Hercules.
News date 05.06.2025
RAF Cosford update confirms displays by The RAF Falcons and the RAF Grob Tutor.
News date 30.05.2025
Isabel Rutland flying Mustang 'Marinell' is the 16th and latest display announced for the Manston International Airshow
News date 25.05.2025
The Navy Wings Swordfish and the RN Black Cats added to the displays at the RAF Cosford Air Show on June 8th.
News date 23.05.2025
RIAT static display additions: Hawk T2, Prefect T1 & Tutor T1 from RAF; Boeing 757-2K2 from RNZAF; AH-64E Apache, C-17A Globemaster III, Hawk Mk.167 & Typhoon FGR4 from Qatar Emiri AF
News date 22.05.2025
The RN Black Cats are added to the flying at RIAT 25. Added statics are a RN Merlin, Finnish Army MD-500E Defender, Boeing E-3F Sentry and a private Piper Super Cub
News date 08.05.2025
Historic Helicopters' Westland Sea King added to Midlands Air Festival, replacing the Flying Bulls' Gunship, which has technical problems.
News date 05.05.2025
Army helicopter role demo: Apaches and Wildcat with pyros, added to the flying at the RAF Cosford Air Show
News date 02.05.2025
The Polish Air Force F-16C Tiger Demo Team is the flying addition to RIAT this week. See the list for Irish and civilian static additions.
News date 01.05.2025
The French Air & Space Force Dassault Rafale solo display has been added to the flying at the RAF Cosford Air Show
News date 25.04.2025
The Italian Air Force Frecce Tricolori, Spartan, Master and Typhoon are all scheduled to display at RIAT 2025
News date 24.04.2025
The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Draken and Lansen are scheduled to display at the Southport Airshow
News date 24.04.2025
This week's addition to the flying display at the RAF Cosford Air Show on June 8th is the Polish F-16 Tiger Demo Team
News date 18.04.2025
Pairs display by photo-reconnaissance Spitfires PL983 & PS853 are flying additions to RIAT 2025. Statics are enhanced by the RIAT debut of 2x Hellenic Mirage 2000-5s; a Spanish VIGMA and two Bulldogs
News date 17.04.2025
The Starlings and the RAF Falcons have been added to the displays at to the Southport Airshow
News date 16.04.2025
Map of UK air displays by the RAF Red Arrows including additions listed up to 10th April 2025
News date 10.04.2025
Spanish Harrier is the flying addition to RIAT 25. Added statics are a Slovak Air Force C-27J Spartan; two civilian Soko J-20 Kraguj & two DHC civilian Chipmunk T.10s
News date 10.04.2025
The Chinook Role Demo is this week's addition to the RAF Cosford Air Show flying display.
News date 04.04.2025
The Sidmouth Air Display part of their Regatta has been reinstated following the addition of the venue to the Red Arrows display schedule.
News date 04.04.2025
Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers; BBMF Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane and RAF Typhoon are all confirmed for the Southport Airshow.
News date 29.03.2025
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will have the Lancaster, Dakota, Spitfire and Hurricane at the RAF Cosford Airshow in June
News date 28.03.2025
Photo © Peng Chen
German Air Force Airbus A400 has been added to the RIAT flying display and their Tornados, Hercules & H145M, and the BBMF Dakota, have been added to the static display.
News date 27.03.2025
The Golden Age of Aviation Airshow at Compton Abbas has been 'postponed' until 2026.
News date 27.03.2025
Melanie Astles, champion aerobatic pilot; Richard Goodwin and Team Raven have all been announced for the Southport Airshow.
News date 24.03.2025
No surprises from the Cosford update mid-March, when the show confirmed the announcement by the Red Arrows that they will fly. A later static addition was Aero Legends' Dakota 'Pegasus'.
News date 21/24.03.2025
No flying additions to the RIAT lineup on 13th March but Belgian A400M Atlas & F-16BM and Hungarian Airbus H225M helicopter (alias Eurocopter EC725 Caracal) join the statics.
News date 13.03.2025
New to the RIAT25 flying list is a Spanish Air and Space Force Typhoon. Added to the statics are a Spanish Sikorsky S-76C, a Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander and a Bell UH-1D Iroquois.
News date 06.03.2025
Added this week: Czech W-3A Sokol SAR helicopter in the flying display and Czech Aero Vodochody L-159 ALCA & LET L-410FG Turbolet on static, with CASA C-259 in support.
News date 27.02.25
The Guernsey Air Display will be in the evening this year. Flying is scheduled between 6.30pm and 8pm.
News date 14.01.25
Flying Legends, based in Germany, have scheduled their Chance-Vought F4U-5NL Corsair “Devotion” to fly at Shuttleworth's Festival of Flight in June. The booking had not been confirmed by the organisers when this news item was posted.
News date 07.01.25
Aero Legends have confirmed that their Dakotas, Spitfires, Harvards and bi-planes are due to fly both on days at their Battle of Britain Airshow on June 28-29.
News date 07.01.25
Lauren Wilson will be back in the air for the Midlands Air Festival, flying her Pitts Special on all three days.
News date 29.12.24
The phenomenal Sywell Airshow 2024 was a one-off. There will be no Sywell Airshow in 2025 or for the foreseeable future.
News date 11.12.24
The Canadian CF-18 demonstration team will not display in 2025. Instead there will be a small number of non-aerobatic tactical demonstrations by the RCAF.
News date 10.12.24
A map and list of some of the 2025 British airshows, other displays and fly-ins announced so far. Click through to the web site for the most recent version and more details.
News date 03.12.24
The Sidmouth Regatta Airshow is back. It will be on August 22nd 2025
News date 02.12.24
Southport Airshow moves to August for 2025. It will be on August 30-31.
News date 27.11.24
Vampire T11 'WZ507' is due to make several flypasts at the 25th anniversary Abingdon Air and Country Show on June 14th
News date 23.11.24
The 'Golden Age of Aviation' Airshow will be held at Compton Abbas Airfield on 9th - 10th August 2025
News date 15.11.24
Eastbourne Borough Council have now confirmed that Airbourne, The Eastbourne International Airshow, will return in 2025 on 14th - 17th August.
News date 05.11.24
RIAT 2025 will highlight specialised aircraft used for intelligence, surveillance, maritime patrol, search and rescue, surveying and reconnaissance: theme ‘Eyes in the Skies’.
News date 17.10.24
The latest line-up for the last show of the Shuttleworth season is on their web site (and ours)
News date 28.09.24
The latest flying list for the Duxford Season Finale on 5th October, which includes the Red Arrows, Lancaster and Typhoon, is on Duxford's web site (and ours).
News date 24.09.24
IWM Duxford have announced the dates of their 2025 airshows. Details are in our airshow calendar.
News date 14.09.24
Shutleworth have announced their programme for the 2025 season. It is on the Shuttleworth web site and in our airshow calendar
News date 13.09.24
The English Riviera Airshow 2025 will be on Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June.
News date 10.09.24
The final flying list for the Battle of Britain Airshow at IWM Duxford is now live on their web site (and ours).
News date 02.09.24
The 2025 Old Bucks Airshow will be on July 26th & 27th.
News date 29.07.24
Eastbourne's Airbourne flying list is now complete and includes some aircraft less frequently seen at the show, including the Draken, Blenheim, Bronco and the Starlings.
News date 24.07.24
The Midlands Air Festival will be on 30th May - 1st June next year. Tickets for Friends of the Festival will be available from 8th August and general sales will start on 1st September.
News date 11.07.24
Airbourne have added the Draken, Bronco, Wingwalkers and Richard Goodwin's Jet Pitts to their flying display line-up.
News date 10.07.24
Saudi Hawks are the 6th national aerobatic team in the display line-up for RIAT 2024 alongside Finland, Jordan, Norway, Switzerland and the UK.
News date 20.06.24
Travel Air Mystery Ship (Saturday) and D4000 (date TBC) are both due to display at Shuttleworth's Festival of Flight at the end of June
News date 15.06.24
The new web site is now live, with details of the postponed and rearranged show, which will include some flying but no private fixed-wing fly-in or statics.
News date 15.06.24
RIAT's update this week adds flying displays by the RAF Chinook on Sat & Sun and the Embraer KC-390 Millenium transport on Friday only. Added statics include an Italian Tornado, RAF Puma and AAC Apache and Wildcat.
News date 13.06.24
The initial list of aircraft in the flying and static displays has been released. Details are on the Farnborough Airshow web site (and ours)
News date 07.06.24
Curtiss P-36C Hawk & P-40F Warhawk and Grumman F4F Wildcat have been added to the show on Saturday and Sunday. ARC's Spitfire XI added Sunday only.
News date 30.05.24
Poor weather in Europe has prevented the transit of the Sabre and P-38, which have been cancelled, as has the Bo105. The Bronco and Jet Provost T3A have been added to the line-up on Saturday and Sunday
News date 30.05.24
Several late changes to the line-up including cancellation of Lockheed P-38 and Sabre.
News date 30.05.24
The RN Black Cats solo and Navy Wings Swordfish and Wasp have all been added to the flying displays at the RAF Cosford Airshow on June 9th.
News date 17.05.24
There have been a few changes (deletions and additions) to the flying list at this Shuttleworth show on 12th May. The latest list is on their web site (and ours).
News date 10.05.24
Another exciting update from the RAF Cosford team adds the Rafale Solo and Equipe de Voltige displays to an already tremendous flying list.
News date 10.05.24
With just over a week to go, The Abingdon Air & Country Show was postponed to an unspecified date much later in the year. Their web site has a statement.
News date 10.05.24
The Titans are the latest addition to the displays at the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight
News date 08.05.24
Sally B's 2024 display schedule is now on the Sally B web site.
News date 08.05.24
Triple treat from the RAF Cosford Airshow team with the addition of displays by the RAF Tutor and Ask-21 glider and a flypast by an RAF A330 Voyager.
News date 03.05.24
The Typhoon Display Team have added the International Ayr Show to their 2024 display schedule.
News date 29.04.24
Lynx AH.7 XZ179 from Project Lynx is the latest addition to the RAF Cosford Airshow flying schedule
News date 2024
The Strikemaster pair join the Aero Legends Spitfire trio and the Red Arrows on the flying schedule for the Battle of Britain Airshow at Headcorn
News date 26.04.24
The RAF Typhoon Display Team's aircraft for 2024, ZJ913, known as 'Moggy', commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
News date 22.04.24
Couteau Delta Mirage 2000D Display from Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace is the latest addition to the flying at the RAF Cosford Air Show on June 9th.
News date 19.04.24
'Soloturk', the F-16 from the Turkish Air Force, is this week's flying addition to RIAT 2024. New statics include a pair of Turkish F-4E Phantoms, a Belgian F-16, a Dassault Falcon 20 and an L-159E.
News date 18.04.24
One of only a few appearances this year, the RAF Chinook will perform a role demo at the RAF Cosford Air Show.
News date 12.04.24
The Royal Jordanian Falcons, the fourth National Aerobatic team, and another Gripen, this time from Hungary, are this week's additions to the flying at RIAT.
News date 11.04.24
The RAF's F35B display Team are amongst the latest additions to the flying at the Old Buckenham Airshow.
News date 06.04.24
Patrouille Suisse are confirmed and German Eurofighter and A400M have also been added to flying displays at RIAT. NATO AWACS will flypast on Friday and then be on static.
News date 04.04.24
ARCo'S Bristol Blenheim is the latest addition to the flying at Shuttleworth's Best of British Airshow on May 12th.
News date 29.03.24
A Slovenian Air Force Pilatus PC-9M will fly at RIAT 2024. A second PC-9M and Slovenian C-27J Spartan; Norwegian Historical Squadron's Vampire FB.52 in Canadian markings and Shuttleworth's Chipmunk will be on static.
News date 28.03.24
Information about the Battle of Britain Airshow at Headcorn is now on their web site. All three days will be full flying days. Tickets now available.
News date 28.03.24
Swedish JAS-39C Gripen flying and 39D on Static; German Army NH90 helicopters flying and static and a static Bréguet 1050 from Alizé Marine are this week's additions to RIAT.
News date 21.03.24
News date March 2024
Flying and static Danish F-16s headline this week's RIAT update
News date 14.03.24
The RAF Typhoon has been added to the displays (on Friday 31st May only) at the Midlands Air Festival.
News date 10.03.24
The RAF F-35B Lightning II Role Demo will debut at the RAF Cosford Airshow on June 9th.
News date 08.03.24
The Red Arrows have published their 2024 display schedule. It is on the Red Arrows web site.
News date 08.03.24
The Red Arrows, F-35-B, Typhoon and BBMF headline this week's RIAT update
News date 07.03.24
There will be some role demonstrations, but no full displays by the RAF Chinook Display Team in 2024.
News date 07.03.24
The BBMF Lancaster has been added to the flying displays at the Golden Age of Aviation Airshow, Compon Abbas, in August
News date 04.03.24
Historic Aircraft Collection's Hawker Fury Mk I has been added to the Shuttleworth 'Best of British' Airshow on May 12th
News date 01.03.24
Flying display by the Finnish Air Force Midnight Hawks heads this weeks RIAT update. More on the RIAT web site and ours.
News date 29.02.24
There will be no Rhyl Airshow in 2024 because the Red Arrows will not be available.
News date 21.02.24
The Belgian Air Force has announced that there will be no more Belgian F-16 solo displays as their F-16s are being phased out in favour of F-35s
News date 19.02.24
Sidmouth Town Council have confirmed that their Regatta will not include any airshow elements in 2024. Click 'More' for their statement.
News date 12.02.24
Early details of the Red Arrows 2024 'Maple Hawk' visit to Canada to help mark the Royal Canadian Air Force’s centennial.
News date 09.02.24
Shuttleworth have announced the locally-based and some of the visiting aircraft due to display at their Military Airshow on June 2nd.
News date 09.02.24
The regular weekely RIAT participation updates restarted on February 8th with news that the Spanish Navy Harrier will display again in 2024.
News date 08.02.024
Shuttleworth have announced locally-based and the first visiting aircraft to display at their 'Best of British' airshow on 12th May
News date 02.02.24
This show is already looking great, with appearances by Dakotas from the D-Day Squadron, 3 of the Flying Bulls fleet, the Canadair Sabre and others.
News date 01.02.24
The D-Day Squadron will arrive at Old Warden on morning of 25th May and leave on 26th afternoon. Some viewing in between.
News date 22.01.24
The Old Buckenham Airshow have announced their first nine displays. A novel and very varied mix.
News date 09.01.24
EE602 is the fifth Spitfire and the 16th display to be announced for the Sywell Airshow.
News date 09.01.24
The Fighter Collection's Goodyear Corsair is the 12th display to be announced for the Sywell Airshow on 22 - 23 June. More details on their social media and our Sywell Airshow page.
News date 07.01.24
Four FRIAT packages for the 2024 Air Tattoo range from £315 to £390. Children 5-18 are half price (younger children not admitted). The packages are available now.
News date 02.01.24
de Havilland Vampire T11 WZ507 has been added to the flying list at the Midlands Air Festival. It is due to fly on Saturday and Sunday.
News date 21.12.23
Frederic Akary's F86 Sabre M6 will display at the Midlands Air Festival on 1st and 2nd June.
News date 09.12.23
Fighter Aviation Engineering's Lockheed 12A Electra Junior G-AFTL is the first aircraft to be announced for Shuttleworth's Family Airshow on August 11th.
News date 08.12.23
Yesterday's announcement by the Canadian CF18 Demo Team that they will be at RIAT24 has been confirmed by the show.
News date 07.12.23
The Folkestone and Hythe District Council have decided not to hold the Folkestone Air Display in 2024 as the Red Arrows will not be available.
News date 06.12.23
The world’s only airworthy Hawker Tempest II will display at Shuttleworth's Festival of Flight on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June
News date 01.12.23
All competitors racing at Revival this year will be required to use fuel with a minimum of 70% sustainable components.
News date 29.11.23
The International Ayr Show 2024 has been confirmed and will be on 6th & 7th September
News date 25.11.23
Tickets for the RAF Cosford Air Show are now on sale. Limited Earlybird tickets are from £34. Children 15 and under free. Parking also free.
News date 17.11.23
Tickets for the 2024 Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival are now on sale.
News date 06.11.23
The themes for RIAT 2024 will be 'Pushing the Boundaries of Air and Space', 'The Iconic F-16' (50th anniversary) and 'NATO' (75th anniversary)
News date 02.11.23
The organisers have confirmed that Airbourne will go ahead in 2024. It will be the airshow's 30th year and will be held on August 15 - 18
News date 30.10.23
Tickets for the 2024 Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival will be available from 9 a.m. on Monday 6th November 2023
News date 13.10.23
There were several additions and cancellations. The new flying list is in our Duxford Finale review
News date 06.10.23
The new Red Arrows pilots for 2024 and the new Red 1. From the left, Flt Lt George Hobday, Sqn Ldr Jon Bond (Red 1), Flt Lt Dustin Wales and Flt Lt Chris McCann
News date 06.10.23
The Travel Air Type R 'Mystery Ship' and Spartan 7W Executive are amongst yet more additions to the line-up at Shuttleworth's last show of the season.
News date 30.09.23
The dates and titles of Duxford's 2024 airshows are on Duxford's web site (and ours)
News date 16.09.23
The Jersey International Air Display in 2024 will be on September 12th.
News date 15.09.23
Goodwood Revival 2024 will be on 6th, 7th, 8th September
News date 15.09.23
The initial flying list for the Race Day airshow on 1st October is now on their web site (and ours).
News date 05.09.2023
The RAF Chinook will now display on Friday at Bournemouth, as well as the originally-scheduled Saturday and Sunday.
News date 31.08.23
See the show's web site for the latest changes to the flying list at the IWM Duxford Flying Evening
News date 25.08.23
Ayr International Airshow have added evening flying (19.00 - 21.15) on Friday 8th Sept to daytime (13.15 - 18.00) Saturday displays.
News date 23.08.23
The Strikemaster pair are amongst the latest additions to the displays at Southport.
News date 18.08.23
No wingwalkers at Airbourne this year. Instead, Boultbee Spitfire on Thursday and Strikemaster increased from solo to pair on Sat & Sun.
News date 16.08.23
The Hawker Fury is a late addition to the flying displays at Eastbourne's Airbourne. The fury is due to fly on all 4 days.
News date 14.08.23
The Navy Wings Sea Fury FB11 VR930 could be back on the airshow circuit in 2024 following a pending replacement of the Centaurus engine with a Pratt & Whitney R2800.
News date 14.07.23
The BBMF cancelled their Friday and Saturday displays at RIAT because of the weather.
News date 13.07.23
Historic Aircraft Collection's Hawker Fury Mk I 'K5674' is the latest addition to the flying list at the Little Gransden Air and Car Show.
News date 12.07.23
The full flying schedule for Eastbourne's Airbourne has been published. It is on the Airbourne web site (and ours).
News date 04.07.23
Funding problems have caused the cancellation of the airshow element of The Largs Viking Festival in September.
News date 03.07.23
The Stampe Team and Hurricanes BE505 and R4118 have been added to the Headcorn flying displays but only on Sat & Sun.
News date 29.06.23
Eastbourne have added the Tigers Parachute Display team and the Rolls Royce Mustang & Spitfire all 4 days and the Strikemaster (solo) on Sat & Sun only
News date 28.06.23
The Black Cats were due to display as a pair for the first time since 2017 at the National Armed Forces Day, Falmouth, on 24th June but Black 2 went tech, so Black 1 displayed solo.
News date 24.06.23
A fault has been found on a BBMF Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, so the BBMF has paused all flying with aircraft that use Merlins: the Lancaster, Spitfires and Hurricanes until the issue is resolved. They will not be at Armed Forces Day Events.
News date 23.06.23
After being grounded at the start of the season, the necessary checks have been completed and Sally B is allowed to fly again. Press the 'More' button for her schedule.
News date 22.06.23
Team Raven and Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers (both all 4 days) and the RAF Chinook (Friday only) have been added to the Airbourne flying displays.
News date 22.06.23
The Chinook schedule has 7 UK venues listed in 2023: Cosford, Falmouth, RIAT, Eastbourne, Bournemouth, Ayr and Southport. Check show details for display dates.
News date 20.06.23
There was a huge and unexpected update to the RIAT flying and static participation lists on 20th June, celebrating the Italian Air Force Centenary.
News date 20.06.23
The Strikemaster pair and four Navy Wings aircraft, including the Swordfish (Sunday only) have been added to the Wales Airshow flying list.
News date 20.06.23
Two Staggerwings have been added to the displays at Headcorn but N18V will only display at the weekend and N17GL only on Sunday
News date 16.06.23
Photo © USAF
Saturday and Sunday demos from the USAF Stratotanker and displays by the UK Chinook are this week's flying additions to RIAT participation. Also lots of statics.
News date 15.06.23
XZ179 from Project Lynx and their Gazelle; 2 more Hurricanes and the Airco DH9 are amongst 7 additions to the Duxford Summer flying list.
News date 09.06.23
Displays on all three days by the Saudi Hawks headlines this week's RIAT additions.
News date 08.06.23
An F-35B from RAF Marham will be flying at the RAF Cosford Air Show on June 11th. Possibly a fly-by and hover.
News date 05.06.23
Phenix Ambassadeurs parachutistes de l'armée de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Force) will display at the RAF Cosford Air Show on June 11th.
News date 03.06.23
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The UAE's Fursan Al Emarat Display Team and a USAF B-52H Stratofortress are this week's flying additions to the RIAT line-up.
News date 01.06.23
Duxford Summer Airshow updates include the Vampire and MiG from the Norwegian AF Historical Squadron
News date 31.05.23
Dakota "Drag 'em oot" will replace Sally B at the Midlands Air Festival. Sally B's flying operations have been temporarily suspended because of an engineering inspection.
News date 24.05.23
Photo: Aldo Bidini
May 18 RIAT updates include a Voyager refuelling demo on all 3 days; the Italian Army Mangusta moving from the static list to the flying display and a pair of Hellenic Phantoms in the statics.
News date 18.05.23
The Strikemaster pair are due to display at the Battle of Britain Airshow, Headcorn
News date 16.05.23
Tickets for Flying Legends 2023 are available now via their web site. The flying list has been extended considerably.
News date 16.05.23
With some warbirds to follow, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre have listed some of the displays for the East Kirkby Airshow on 5th August. Click the 'more' button for their web site. The list is also in our airshow calendar.
News date 13.05.23
No flying additions to the list on 11th May. New statics include a full set of trainers from RAF No 22 Group and the Vampire FB.52 from the Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron in Italian Air Force markings.
News date 11.05.23
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Highlights of the RIAT23 additions are the Turkish Stars Display Team and the German Air Force A400M & Tornado pair, demonstrating (simulated) air-to-air refuelling. Also lots of new statics.
News date 04.05.23
Thunderbolt, Avro 504 and Avro Anson replace the Jet Provost, Puss Moth and Blackburn Monoplane at the Shuttleworth Premiere on May 7th.
News date 04.05.23
The French Rafale Solo Display has been confirmed as flying and the French Air & Space Force C-135FR Stratotanker will perform a flypast on Friday. Also several new statics including two Dutch F-35A Lightnings.
News date 27.04.23
The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight's Saab 35 Draken has been added to the display schedule at the Midlands Air Festival on Sunday 4th June.
News date 27.04.23
A Messerschmitt Me262, the first operational jet-powered fighter in aviation history, is due to fly on the Sat & Sun of this year’s RIAT.
News date 20.04.23
Today's addition to RIAT flying is the first ever UK display by the Messerschmitt Me 262 replica. A Metrea KC-135R Stratotanker and Italian Army UH-169B, Dornier Do-228 & AH-129D Mangusta have been added to the statics.
News date 20.04.23
The flying display list for 'Special Operations', Shuttleworth's first evening airshow of the year on Saturday 20th May, is now on their web site.
News date 18.04.23
Confirmation of the Royal Jordanian Falcons is the only flying addition to the RIAT schedule this week. They will also bring their Hercules for the static display. Also added to the statics are 10 civilian aircraft celebrating the centenary of the Italian Air Force.
News date 13.04.23
RIAT have confirmed that the Czech Air Force JAS-39 Gripen solo and L-159 Alca pair will display at the AirTattoo this year. There will also be an Italian Navy AV-8B+ Harrier, a Czech Mi-171 Hip and a couple of 2Excel aircraft on static display.
News date 06.04.23
Displays by seven visiting teams and 22 Shuttleworth-resident aircraft have been listed so far for the Shuttleworth Season Premiere on May 7th. Details on the Shuttleworth web site (and ours)
News date 06.04.23
Spanish Navy Harrier and Danish F-16 are the additions to the RIAT flying schedule this week, plus one of each on static. Also on static Slingsby T66 Nipper and 3 more civilian craft.
News date 30.03.23
The Belgian F-16 display has been confirmed. Two more of their F-16s and a SIAI-Marchetti SF.260D will be on static. Sweden will have a Gripen and SK.60 in the flying and on static.
News date 23.03.23
The Red Arrows have published their 2023 display schedule. The list is on their web site.
News date 23.03.23
The RAF are due to display the BBMF, Red Arrows, Typhoon and Tutor on all 4 days of the Bournemouth Air Festival.
News date 22.03.23
The RAF Typhoon and BBMF Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane are added to flying displays. Lynx AH7 from North Weald & Jet Provost T3a join the statics.
News date 16.03.23
Team Yakovlevs announced in November 2022 that 2023 would be their final display season. They have revised the announcement and will now cease displays with immediate effect.
News date 15.03.23
Patrulla Águila have been added to the flying display at RIAT23 and a Spanish Air Force CASA C-295 and Navy Wings Mk XVII Seafire, Stinson Reliant & Westland Wasp HAS1 to the statics.
News date 09.03.23
The RAF Tutor Display Pilot for the 2023 season will be Flight Lieutenant David-John Gibbs ('DJ' or 'Gibbo')
News date 06.03.23
IWM Duxford have announced the first displays for their two main airshows. Details are on their web site - click a blue button.
News date 04.03.23
The daytime Battle of Britain show at Headcorn will be Saturday and Sunday 1-2 July only. On Friday 30th June there will be a Battle of Britain Evening Airshow.
News date 01.03.23
Shows have announced Red Arrows displays at RIAT, Cosford, Blackpool, Fri & Sat at Midlands Air Festival & Sat at Old Bucks. The team has not yet confirmed the displays.
News date 25-27.02.23
Shows have announced Typhoon displays on both days at Blackpool and Friday & Saturday at the Midlands Air Festival. The team have not yet confirmed the displays.
News date 24.02.23
Two more statics have been added to the RIAT line-up: a Lithuanian Air Force C-27J Spartan and a Hawker Hunter F58 from Hawker Hunter Aviation
News date 23.02.23
Flying Legends 2023 will be held at Leeds East Airport (RAF Church Fenton) on 15th & 16th July, subject to regulatory approvals
News date 21.02.23
Two German Army Aviation NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters have been added to the RIAT23 line-up, one flying and one static.
News date 16.02.23
The English Riviera Airshow will be held on 3rd & 4th June this year.
News date 14.02.2023
RIAT 2023 aircraft participation announcements began on Feb 9th with flying and static displays by the Finnish Air Force. Further displays will be announced weekly on Thursdays.
News date 02-09.02.23
2022 was the last display season for The Extra Duo 'Little and Large', because of 'personal commitments' and the 'general logistics of making the display work'.
News date 31.01.22
Patrouille Suisse have listed the RAF Cosford Air Show in their 2023 display schedule. The booking was confirmed by the show on 26th January.
News date 25.01.23
The Blades have announced that 2022 was their last full display season. The use of 'full' in their announcement leaves the door open for a few more displays in a part-season. We'll see.
News date 23.01.23
IWM Duxford have announced four Flying Days in 2023. They are 'VE Day' on 7th May; 'D-Day' on 4th June; 'The Americans' on 28th July and '19 Squadron' on 12th August.
News date 05.01.22
The BBC is reporting that there will be no 2023 Air Festival in Weston-Super-Mare, mainly because of cost issues and competing priorities for scarce funds.
News date 22.12.22
The Typhoon Display Pilot for the 2023 season will be Flt Lt Matthew Brighty. ZJ914 should be back for the new season.
News date 16/12.22
The 2023 Teignmouth Airshow weekend will be 30th June - 2nd July. The flying part is likely to be on the Saturday.
News date 30.11.22
Tickets for the 2023 RAF Cosford Air Show are now on sale.
News date 21.11.22
Sidmouth Town Council will support the airshow for at least the next two years but they will consider alternative attractions for 2025+. The 2023 show will be on 25th August.
News date 16 & 08/16.11.22
The 2023 Little Gransden Air and Car Show will be held on August 27th
News date 09.11.22
The South Ayrshire Council has agreed to spend £300,000 per year over 5 years to revive the Ayr International Airshow. They hope it will become self funding, or even to make a profit for the authority.
News date 02.11.22
Dispelling doubts raised during 2022, the organisers have confirmed that Eastbourne's Airbourne will be back in 2023. The four-day show will be held on 17th - 20th August
News date 21.10.22
The Abingdon Air and Country Show, postponed from September last year because of the death of Her late Majesty, will be held on May 20th. The Bronco and Catalina are slated to display.
News date 19.10.22
The Festival of Speed 2023 will be on 13 - 16 July and Goodwood Revival will be 8 - 10 September.
News date 17.10.2022
The Sunderland Echo is reporting that the 2023 Sunderland Airshow has been cancelled and that the local authority has no plans to run any more airshows in the future.
News date 17.10.22
The main Battle of Britain Airshow at Headcorn will be on July 1 - 2. Something should be happening on Friday 30th. Their web site will be updated with details.
News date 12.10.22
The dates for IWM Duxford's 2023 Air Shows are now on their web site. The Summer Airshow will be on June 24-25 and the Battle of Britain Airshow on September 16-17.
News date 11.10.22
The Flying Comrades (Yak 52s) have been added to the flying list for Duxford's Flying Finale. The full list is on their web site.
News dates 29 & 21.09.22
Farnborough 2024 will be held on 22nd - 26th July
News date 20-09-22
The NI International Air Show has been cancelled.
The Abingdon Air and Country Show has been postponed until the spring.
The Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show is going ahead.
News date 09.09.22
The local paper has reported that this years slimmed-down Jersey Airshow needs more funding to continue.
The show has given 14th September as the date of JIAD 2023.
News date 06-09.09.22
The provisional dates for the Bournemouth Air Festival 2023 are 31 August - 3rd September
News date 04.09.22
A B-52H Stratofortress made a flypast at the Bournemouth Air Festival on Saturday only.
News date 02.09.22
The Belgian F-16 should have flown on all four days at Airbourne but attempts to resolve issue were not successful so the displays have been cancelled.
News date 14-17.08.22
Airbourne has had to cancel the proposed display by the Hawker Tempest II, which is not expected to be display-ready in time for the airshow.
News date 02.08.22
Blackpool Airshow's full flying list and proposed timetable are on the show's social media here and their web site here
News date 02.08.22
More aircraft have been added to Duxford's Battle of Britain Airshow flying list, which now has 21 Spitfires/Seafire; 6 Hurricanes, the Blenheim and the Swordfish.
News date 30.07.22, updated 04.09.22
The flying list for Duxford's Flying Evening on August 27th is on their web site (and ours)
News date 28.07.22
RIAT 2023 will be on 14 - 16 July. Tickets are available now.
News date 17.07.22
News date 12.07.22
The Air Tattoo will be opened on Friday with a flypast by RAF Red Arrows flying with the RAF's new Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft. Later the same day, Nato's E-3A Sentry will also perform a flypast.
News date 07.07.22
The full flying list for Airbourne - the Eastbourne International Airshow - is on their web site.
News date 05.07.22
Next year's RAF Cosford Airshow will be held on June 11th 2023.
News date 12.06.22
The Belgian F-16 display team have listed Eastbourne's Airbourne in their revised 2022 schedule.
News date 31.05.22
The Fighter Collection's Corsair, Wildcat, Nimrod and Bearcat will join a mostly Old Warden-based line-up for Shuttleworth's Fly Navy show on July 3rd
News date 28.05.22
Frecce Tricolori and three Italian solos added to the flying displays. There are also several Italian and USAF statics including an F-35A and two F-15Es.
News date 26.05.22
Three Mk I Hurricanes have been added to the displays at the Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow
News date 26.05.22
Displays by the Republic of Korea Air Force Black Eagles have now been confirmed by RIAT. They are due to fly on all 3 days.
News date 23.05.22
The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight 2022 display schedule lists their Viggen, Draken and Lansen for RIAT and unspecified aircraft for the Jersey International Air Display. The possible displays have not been confirmed by the shows.
News date 20.05.22
Flying: Irish Air Corps Silver Swallows (four Pilatus PC-9M). Static: a pair of F-15E Strike Eagles, an F-35A Lightning II, Polish Navy Bryza, Hawker Hunter Aviation Hawker Hunter T72 and Embraer Super Tucano.
News date 19.05.22
The NWMAS Strikemaster pair will display at the Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow. The ARC Buchon will dogfight with Aero Legends' Spitfires.
News date 17.05.22
The Republic of Korea Air Force 'Black Eagles' are reported to have RIAT, Farnborough and Southport airshows in their 2022 schedule. The displays have not been confirmed by Farnborough.
News date 16.05.22
The RAF have confirmed that the Red Arrows will display with a 7-aircraft formation for the 2022 season, although 9 aircraft should take part in national flypast events.
News date 15.05.22
An F35B Lightning will perform a series of flypasts over the show on June 12. A Puma will be on static display.
News date 14.05.22
The Weston Air Festival flying display list has been published. The Red Arrows will close the show on Sunday.
News date 11.05.22
The Hungarian Gripen Display has been withdrawn from the RAF Cosford Air Show for operational reasons.
News date 11.05.22
Navy Wings say their Seafire SX336 will be flying at the National Armed Forces Day event in Scarborough on 25th June
News date 06.05.22