The RIAT operational theme for 2026 is 'Fighter Meet', highlighting aircraft used throughout the last century for air-to-air combat. There will also be a sub-theme of 'Royal Flight', recognising the 30th anniversary of the granting of Royal Status to RIAT.
News date 23.10.2025
Tickets for the RAF Cosford Air Show 2026 will be on sale from 14th November
News date 17.10.2025
Flying Days: VE Day, 9 May
Flying Days: D-Day, 6 June
Summer Air Show, 4 - 5 July
Flying Days: The Americans, 24 July
Flying Evening, 22 August
Battle of Britain Air Show, 12 - 13 September
Flying Finale, 3 October
News date 02.10.2025
Eastbourne's Airbourne will be back next year. The dates are 13th - 16th August 2026. See our review of Airbourne 2025 and photos
News date 01.10.2025
The only airworthy Avro Anson Mk.I, MH120, is a late addition to the flying at Duxford's Battle of Britain Airshow, flying on Sunday only.
News date 06.09.2025
Season Premiere: Sun 10 May
Wings & Wheels: Sat 30 May
Festival of Flight: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Jun
Summer Air Show: Sat 25 Jul
Flying Proms: Sat 15 Aug
Military: Sat 29 Aug
Race Day: Sun 4 Oct
News date 30.08.2025
The Bristol Blenhheim will replace the Junkers JU52 at the Victory Show, displaying on 30th & 31st August.
News date 23.08.2025
Latest visitor additions to Shuttleworth's Best of British Airshow are the Bristol Scout; Sopwith Dove and de Havilland DH.60G Moth G-ABAG.
News date 13.08.2025
The Navy Wings Swordfish is another addition to the flying list at the Clacton Airshow. The latest list is on their web site (and ours).
News date 07.08.2025
An RAF Airbus A400M 'Atlas' will perform flypasts at 'Airbourne', the Eastbourne International Airshow, on Thursday and Friday, 14th and 15th August.
News date 06.08.2025
The Royal Navy's Black Cats are the latest addition to the flying line-up at the Ayr International Air Show: 'Ayrshow'
News date 01.08.2025
The NAFHF Vampire FB.52, Navy Wings Swordfish and The Historic Helicopters Sea King have been added to the flying list at the Southport Airshow.
News date 01.08.2025
The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Draken and Lansen and the Royal Navy Black Cats are cancellations at this year's Southport Airshow
News date 01.08.2025
There will be a parking charge at RIAT car parks in 2026. This will fund a free park and ride service operating from South Cerney. There is more about this on the RIAT web site.
News date 26.07.2025
The Manston International Airshow, which was due to be held on 16th - 17th August, has been postponed until June 6th - 7th 2026. The reasons are in a letter on the show's web site - click the blue 'More' link
News date 25.07.2025
Boost for Friday with RAF Wedgetail, Rivet Joint and Poseidon added to fying. USAF B-1B (since cancelled) and more statics including Pakistan Air Force JF-17C Thunder and C-130E.
News date 10.07.2025
Bumper USA crop for RIAT including U-2 'Dragon Lady' flying and static; Boeing RC-135V 'Rivet Joint', Rockwell B-1B 'Lancer' (since cancelled) and Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy. Also Italian Army UH-169B on static.
News date 03.07.2025
The RAF Typhoon Display Team have announced that, for reasons beyond their control, there will be no Typhoon displays this weekend. The AFD displays at Cleethorpes and Scarborough and the evening display planned for Sunday at Shuttleworth's Festival of Flight have been cancelled.
News date 27.06.2025
B17G 'Sally B' has been added to the flying line-up at the Aero Legends Battle of Britain Airshow at Headcorn
News date 25.06.2025
Two displays making a welcome return, and two making their Eastbourne debut, completes the flying list for Airbourne.
News date 24.06.2025
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
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
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.
News date 17.10.24
