Although Yeovilton's live RN Internation Air Day 2020 was cancelled, a virtual airshow streaming the best of shows gone by can be viewed online. A link to the stream and a schedule of items is on our web site.
10.07.20
The Red Arrows have achieved their Public Display Authority for the 2020 season.
07.07.20
Gold Experience tickets for the IWM Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow have sold out. Standard tickets are limited.
06.07.20
The Shuttleworth Collection's July Evening Drive-in Airshow at Old Warden is sold out.
05.07.20
The 2021 Wales Airshow will return to Swansea Bay on 3rd and 4th July 2021.
04.07.20
The IWM have published early details of September's Battle of Britain Air Show weekend, including the first flying displays
03.07.20
The weather may affect planned flypasts on Armed Forces Day. The Red Arrows are due to leave RAF Scampton at 9.30 and perform flypasts at Castle Cliff at 9.50, Scarborough at 9.51, Catterick at 10.06, Leeming at 10:11 and Grasby at 10:27, returning to Scampton at 10:30.
26.06.20
The Red Arrows and Patrouille de France will fly over central London on June 18th. No route or times were confirmed in advance to prevent crowding but a NOTAM suggests they will pass over north Surrey on their way to London and will arrive around 5 (BST), subject to weather etc. It is to mark the 80th anniversary of a major speech by General de Gaulle.
12.06.20 updated 17.06.20
The Goodwood Revival and Goodwood Festival of Speed have both been cancelled for 2020. Tickets can be rolled over to 2021 or refunded.
16.06.20
There will be no displays by the Belgian F-16 display team this season. Vador will remain as the display pilot of Dark Falcon for the 2021 season.
11.06.20
The Clacton Airshow 2020 has been cancelled. Next year's show will be on August 26 - 27
11.06.20
The dates of 2021 Shuttleworth Collection Airshows at Old Warden are on this web site.
10.06.20
Although not officially announced, some ticket-holders have been advised that Shuttleworth's Military Airshow 2020 has been cancelled.
10.06.20
The Abingdon Air & Country Show has a new 2021 date. The date, which is still provisional, is now 12th June 2021.
10.06.20
A free-to-view Virtual Air Tattoo will be live-streamed on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July, with at least four hours of unique military aviation content each day.
09.06.20
The Typhoon display was suspended in March and has now been cancelled for the 2020 season. They say they will be back in 2021.
03.06.20
Old Bucks Airshow has been cancelled for 2020 but it will be back as a 3-day show, July 31th - August 1st, in 2021.
03.06.20
The 2020 RAF Cosford Air Show had been postponed to September but has now been cancelled.
02.06.20
The 2020 Rhyl Airshow has been cancelled. The organisers are "focusing on developing a fantastic programme for Rhyl Airshow 2021".
26.05.20
Southport Airshow 2020 has been cancelled. The 2021 Southport Airshow will be on July 3rd & 4th.
22.05.20
Armed Forces weekend 2021 will be 25-27 June. The National event will be hosted by Scarborough (who were to have hosted the event in 2020)
21.05.20
RAF Waddington has been chosen as the new base for the Red Arrows. They will move before the end of 2022.
19.05.20
The East Kirkby airshow has been cancelled. The next East Kirkby airshow will be on 7th August 2021. Tickets bought for the 2020 show can be used on 7th August 2021.
17.05.20
The Abingdon Air and Country show (originally rescheduled for August 2020) has been cancelled. The next Abingdon Air and Country show will be on 16th August 2021. Tickets bought for 2020 will be refunded.
17.05.20
The Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow has been postponed to September 25th-27th 2020, subject to review. The 2021 show will be on 25th-27th June.
15.05.20
The Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show has been stretched to 3 days by the addition of a Battle of Britain Proms on the Friday with flying, entertainment, sunset flypasts and music.
14.05.20
The 2021 Blackpool Air Show will be on August 7 and 8. The 2020 show has been cancelled.
13.05.20
The Bournemouth Air Festival, due to take place on August 20 - 23 this year, has been cancelled. The Bournemouth Air Festival 2021 will be on September 2 - 5.
12.05.20
The 2020 Wings & Wheels planned for the 15th & 16th August has been cancelled. The 2021 show will be on 14th & 15th August.
08.05.20
Eastbourne's Airbourne 2020 has been cancelled. Airbourne 2021 is due to take place on 12th - 15th August.
07.05.20
Although not a full airshow, Whitby Regatta does normally have air displays on one or two days. The Regatta due to be held in August 2020 has been postponed to 21-23 August 2021.
24.04.20
The Newcastle (Northern Ireland) Festival of Flight, due to be held on 20th June, has been cancelled because of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.
21.04.20
The Flying Legends airshow has been cancelled but it is still hoped that the IWM Duxford Battle of Britain airshow in September will go ahead.
17.04.20
The Royal Jordanian Falcons have cancelled all European displays in 2020.
09.04.20
There are details of a proposal to move the Battle of Britain Memorial Day event online on the Battle of Britain Memorial website.
08.04.20
The Little Gransden Air and Car Show, due to be held on 30th August, has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak.
06.04.20
Stow Maries have confirmed that their Wings & Wheels will be held on 6th September 2020 (although any event will be subject to whatever restrictions may in place at the time).
04.04.20
The Sunderland International Airshow is the latest victim of the coronavirus outbreak.
03.04.20
The Weston Airshow has joined the list of airshow cancellations. Click the button for the full list and more details.
27.03.20
Airbus has announced its financial support for The People’s Mosquito, the first de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito to be manufactured in the UK for more than 70 years.
26.03.20
There are now no major airshows in Scotland this year following the cancellation of Scotland's National Airshow at East Fortune Airfield.
26.03.20
The Attack Helicopter Display Team will not be displaying in 2020
26.03.20
The Goodwood Festival of Speed has been postponed. The new date has not been finalised but in a message the Duke of Richmond said it would probably be late summer or early autumn.
26.03.20
The RAF have suspended all display flying by all teams.
25.03.20
Tees Valley, Biggin Hill Hardest Day, Cromer Carnival and the Wales National airshow have also been cancelled. Click the button for the list to date.
24.03.20
All Shuttleworth Collection airshows at Old Warden due to be held in May or June have been cancelled. Ticket-holders will be contacted.
24.03.20
The Red Arrows' overseas training has been cancelled but they will work to maintain capability when they can.
24.03.20
The English Riviera Airshow is the latest to be cancelled because of social distancing rules caused by the Coronavirus.
23.03.20
The RAF Cosford Air Show has been postponed [since cancelled].
23.03.20
The Royal Navy International Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton has been cancelled.
Tickets will be refunded.
23.03.20
Teignmouth Airshow have announced that they will have the RAF Red Arrows, RAF Typhoon Display Team & the Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight if the show goes ahead.
22.03.20
Farnborough 2020 has been cancelled. The next Farnborough International Airshow is due to be held on 18-22 July 2022
20.03.20
The Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 has been cancelled. The next RIAT is 16 - 18 July 2021.
Ticket refund information.
20.03.20
The Wings & Wheel Event on 31st May has been postponed to 6th September. The Armed Forces event on 27th June has been cancelled.
19.03.20
Old Bucks have cancelled the American Fly-in and the Wings and Wheels. The VE75 event has been reduced. See their web site
for details and the blue button for details of other cancellations.
19.03.20
The Duxford Air Festival 2020 has been cancelled because of the Coronavirus. There is no word yet about the other Duxford airshows.
17.03.20
The Midlands Air Festival 2020 has been cancelled because of the Coronavirus. The next festival is planned for 4 - 6 June 2021.
17.03.20
Our new page will try to keep you up to date with the impact of coronavirus on airshows, aircraft photoshoots and related events.
16.03.20
Following the release of government advice on Coronavirus, The Cotswold Vintage Fly-in has been postponed to a date (TBC) later in the year.
16.03.20
The Flying Bulls F4U Corsair, B25 Mitchell and P38 Lightning are the latest additions to Flying Legends 2020
13.03.20
The USAF Heritage Flight, comprising F-16 Fighting Falcon & P-51 Mustang, will be participating at The Flying Legends Airshow, IWM Duxford on 11-12 July. They have also listed RIAT but this has not been confirmed by the show.
12.03.20
The latest aircraft added to Flying Legends 2020 is Dunkirk veteran Hawker Hurricane Mk.I P2902.
12.03.20
The Spanish Air Force has cancelled aerobatic displays by Patrulla Aguila following three accidents in six months, according to a news report in El Pais. The cancellation will not affect flypasts. No technical problems have been found in the 40-year-old C-101 aircraft. The Air Force will also review Patrulla Aquila pilot training and workload.
11.03.20
Lauren Wilson (ex-Richardson) will open the air displays at the Midlands Air Festival and return for a meet, greet and Q&A.
08.03.20
The Belgian F-16 display schedule lists 2 UK airshows this season: RIAT and the Duxford Air Festival. Both shows subsequently confirmed the displays but both have since been cancelled.
07.03.20
Patrulla Aspa, the Spanish helicopter team have no UK airshows listed in their 2020 schedule. They had said that they were 'very keen' to attend the 2020 Scottish International Airshow but that show has since been cancelled.
07.03.20
The four fighters from Ultimate Warbirds are the latest additions to the Royal Navy International Air Day at Yeovilton.
05.03.20
Austria will be represented in RIAT's static display this year by a C-130K Hercules, operated by the 4th Air Transport Squadron as part of Flight Regiment (Fliegerwerft) 3 based at Vogler Air Base.
05.03.20
The first 3 displays announced for the Old Bucks Airshow on 1st & 2nd August are The Fireflies, the Catalina and the NSF Sea Fury.
02.03.20
There will not be any modern military helicopters at the Abingdon Air and Country Show as all requests to the Royal Navy, Joint Helicopter Command and the Swiss and Danish Air Forces have been unsuccessful. There will, however, be many historic ex-military helicopters.
02.03.20
There will be no fewer than 3 Westland Wasps on static display at the Abingdon Air and Country Show on May 17th. More details on the show's web site and here:
01.03.20
Supermarine Spitfire PRXI PL983 (G-PRXI) is the latest addition to the Flying Legends flying displays.
28.02.20
Historic Aircraft Collection's Mk Vb Spitfire BM597 will join the Global Stars and the Gazelle Squadron at this year's Air and Car Show.
26.02.20
This year the Guernsey Air Display on September 10th will mark the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
26.02.20
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council have confirmed reports circulating since mid-February that Air Waves Portrush 2020 has been cancelled following the withdrawal of funding.
26.02.20
The Scottish International Airshow has now confirmed the cancellation of the 2020 show following the withdrawal of funding by South Ayrshire Council.
23.02.20
A Czech Air Force Saab Gripen and L-159 Alca role demo are amongst the additions to the flying at Duxford Air Festival. There are many more. For details, check
their web site or ours.
21.02.20
The Polish Air Force F-16 Tiger Demo Team have RIAT in their schedule this year, although the display has not been confirmed by the show. The team have no other UK venues in their 2020 schedule.
17.02.20
RIAT have confirmed that Patrouille Suisse and the Swiss F/A-18C Hornet will fly at this year's Air Tattoo. This is the only UK venue on the Swiss F/A-18 2020 schedule.
13.02.20
The BBC is reporting that the Portrush Airshow has been cancelled after the local Council withdrew £240,000 funding.
13.02.20
The Czech Air Force is sending a pair of L-159 Alca aircraft for a role demo; a Saab JAS 39C Gripen and a Mi-35/24V ‘Hind’ with a Mi-171 ‘Hip’ for a Combat Search and Rescue demo. In the static park they will have a Casa C295M transport aircraft.
10.02.20
The latest addition to the Tees Valley Airshow is the Bell UH-1H Iroquois “Huey”.
08.02.20
The Patrouille Suisse 2020 schedule includes all 3 days at RIAT: training on Friday and displays on Saturday and Sunday. [confirmed by RIAT on 13.02.20].
07.02.20
The Gazelle Squadron will have a pair of Gazelles in the flying display and a third on static at the Abingdon Air and Country Show.
07.02.20
The traditional Thursday RIAT participation updates have started with two from the Royal Danish Air Force: a Danish F-16AM Fighting Falcon in the flying display and a CL-604 Challenger on static.
06.02.20
Aerosparx are due to display at the Scottish International Airshow: at dusk on Friday 4th September and daylight displays on Saturday and Sunday, 5th and 6th.
05.02.20
The Swiss Super Puma Display Team have published their 2020 display schedule on social media. They have listed the Bournemouth Air Festival on 20-23 August (but this has not yet been confirmed by the show).
03.02.20
After the SuperAerobatics Wingwalkers and Boeing 727 Oil Spill Response, Team Raven are the third display named for the Tees Valley Airshow
03.02.20
The Midlands Air Festival will return to Ragley Hall on 29th - 31st May 2020.
01.02.20
The list of flying and static participants in the show has been updated and now includes Wessex (flying) and Sea King (static) helicopters. More details on their web site and ours.
01.02.20
The first flying participants to be announced for the RAF Cosford air show this year are The Ultimate Fighters, comprising four of the world’s most iconic World War II aircraft - the Thunderbolt, Spitfire, Buchon and Mustang
31.01.20
The organisers at RIAT are hopeful that, subject to operational tasking, the UK F-35B Lightning and new RAF P-8A Poseidon will appear at this summer's Air Tattoo. .
30.01.20
Two of the French Navy’s last serving Westland Lynx small ships helicopters, with special markings, will participate in the Royal Navy International Air Day’s Static Display on Saturday 11 July.
29.01.20
The Guernsey Air Display has returned to its traditional September slot for 2020. It will be on the same day as the Jersey Internatinal Air Display - 10th September.
24.01.20
Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers,
Little and Large Extra Duo,
Ultimate Fighters,
Stichting Fokker Four,
Westland Whirlwind HAR10 and
Westland Wessex HU5 have been announced for the Duxford Festival
23.01.20
The first static aircraft announced for the Royal Navy International Air Day on July 11th is a Royal Danish Air Force MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission maritime helicopter.
23.01.20
The new RAF Chinook Display Team. Click the blue text to go to their web site for more details.
23.01.20
The theme of the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2020 will be 'The Maestros – Motorsport’s Great All-Rounders': competitors, manufacturers and teams who have succeeded in multiple motorsport disciplines. The first maestro to be announced is Jacky Ickx.
22.01.20
Flt Lt Neil “Ski” Owczarkowski retains his seat as the RAF Tutor display pilot for the 2020 season.
10.01.20
The Royal Navy Black Cats will display in 2020 as the 'Royal Navy Wildcat Demo Team'. They will retain the solo Wildcat Mk2 display for 2020 but hope to return to a pairs formation in the future.
08.01.20
The RAF Typhoon display pilot for the 2020 season has been named as Flight Lieutenant Dean Rogers
08.01.2020
Early details of Biggin Hill's commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and "The Hardest Day", to be held on 18th August
17.12.19
The Airshow at Southport will be held on September 11th - 13th. Tickets will be available in the new year.
13.12.19
The IWM Duxford Flying Legends airshow will be held on 11th and 12th July, 2020. Yes, it does clash with the Royal Navy International Air Day at Yeovilton and the Festival of Speed at Goodwood.
11.12.19
The Thunderbirds have published their display schedules for 2020 and 2021. No UK displays are listed, although these schedules can be subject to change. Click for their schedule.
10.12.19
The Tees Valley Airshow is returning for 2020. It will be held on 24th May 2020 at Teesside International Airport.
05.12.19
Flight Lieutenants Will Cambridge, Nick Critchell and James Turner have been announced as the new Red Arrows team members.
29.11.19
The MkIIb 'Hurribomber' BE505 previously owned by Peter Teichmann is now a 2-seater dual-controlled Hurricane following modification by Hawker Restorations. More on their Facebook page.
25.11.19
Shows at Old Bucks airfield in 2020 will be:
19th April, American Fly In. 9 - 10th May, VE75 Weekend. 14th June, Wings & Wheels. 1 - 2nd August, Old Bucks Airshow.
15.11.19
Spitfire BM597 and Hawker Hurricane G-HURI will operate as the Polish Heritage Flight in 2020 as part of the Battle of Britain 80th anniversary commemorations.
12.11.19
The show is looking for more funding to replace the financial support that the local authority has decided not to provide in 2020. More details on their Facebook page
13.11.19
Tickets for the Duxford Air Festival and the Battle of Britain Airshow at IWM Duxford are on sale now.
12.11.19
The very last Victory Show will be on 11th - 13th September 2020.
07.11.19
Tickets for the Royal Navy International Air Day at Yeovilton are available now.
05.11.19
Tickets for Goodwood Revival and Goodwood Festival of Speed are now available via their web site.
04.11.19
The Lancaster night taxy run and Fireworks event Originally planned for Sat 2nd November 2019 has been moved to 8th May 2020 to become part of the VE Day celebration.
01.11.19
The Duxford Air Festival will be on 23rd & 24th May 2020.
31.10.19
The Battle of Britain Airshow at IWM Duxford will be on September 19th - 20th
25.10.19
The Teignmouth Airshow will be on 3rd - 5th July 2020
20.10.19
The Aero Legends Battle of Britain Airshow at Headcorn will be on 27th & 28 June 2020.
14.10.19
Tickets for Goodwood's Festival of Speed and Revival will be available to the public from 9 a.m. on 4th November.
07.10.19
Dates for airshows at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, in 2020 will be
3 May: Season Premiere
16 May: Evening Airshow
7 June: Flying Festival
20 June: Evening Airshow
5 July: Military Airshow
18 July: Evening Airshow
2 Aug: Family Airshow
15 Aug: Flying Proms
6 Sept: Vintage Airshow
4 Oct: Race Day- Season Finale
30.09.19
The first Helicopter to be announced for the show is Steve Athertons ex French Military Gazelle. Hawkwalk Falconry & Classic Jets Radio Controlled Models will also give demonstrations.
30.09.19
Goodwood Festival of Speed will be on July 9-12 2020. Revival will be 11-13 September 2020.
19.09.19
The Royal Navy International Air Day will be held at RNAS Yeovilton on 11th July 2020
06.09.19
The Old Buck Show in 2020 will be on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August.
03.09.19
The Bournemouth Air Festival moves to an earlier date next year and will be held on 20th - 23rd August 2020
01.09.19
The Torbay Airshow has been restyled 'The English Riviera Airshow' and will be held on 6th and 7th June 2020
28.08.19
Breitling has decided to ends its sponsorship contract with Apache Aviation. Full news story.
02.06.19
The RAF Cosford Air Show in 2020 will be on June 14th
13.06.19
A Fairey Barracuda WWII Fleet Air Arm torpedo bomber is being recovered from the Solent, 75 years after it was lost in September 1943.
11.06.19
Paul Stone has taken over from Dodge Bailey as Chief Pilot at the Shuttleworth Collection.
18.04.19
There will no longer be a public airshow over the weekend following the Farnborough Trade Show. The public will be able to visit on Friday, which will still focus on younger people.
05.03.19
The Display Team Captain is Squadron Leader Jon ‘JT’ Turner and his Co-pilots are Flight Lieutenant Anthony ‘Ant’ Jewitt and Flight Lieutenant Aaron Kerry. Further information and the rest of the team are detailed on the Chinook Display Team web page.
14.02.19
BBMF Hurricane Mk IIc PZ865, currently in South-East Asia Command 34 Squadron colours, is due to be repainted following a major service towards the end of 2019. The current proposal is that it will be repainted as an all-black night fighter of 247 Squadron in time for the 2020 season.
14.01.19
Meteor NF11 G-LOSM took off from Coventry at around 13.00 and landed at Bruntingthorpe after its (probably) last ever flight. The Meteor will now be maintained in fast-taxi, but not airworthy, condition.
05.01.19
The two Mirage jets of the Couteau Delta will be missing from the display circuit in 2019.
27.11.18
The French Mustang F-AZXS has gone to a new owner in the USA. Although based in France, Moonbeam McSwine was seen at UK airshows.
10.03.18
The building and testing of 'The People's Mosquito', a de Havilland Mosquito FB.Vl, has been entrusted to Retrotec Ltd.
05.03.18
This North American P-51D Mustang, until recently operated by the Old Flying Machine Company and based at Duxford alongside their Spitfire MH434, has been sold and now belongs to a private owner in Turkey.
18.01.18
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