Citing sponsorship issues, the 2016 edition of the Wings And Waves Air Show in Daytona Beach, scheduled for October 8-9, has been canceled. In an interview with the Daytona Beach News Journal, Bill Hampton, senior VP for external relations and chief marketing officer for ERAU said “We just simply didn’t fill (the airshow) with the right number of sponsorships this year.” The school’s “business model” changed in 2016, causing them to need more sponsors.
The show was scheduled to have the USAF Thunderbirds and Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Embry-Riddle is celebrating their 90th year in 2016.
But Daytona Beach’s loss is another locations gain…
On Wednesday, Brunswick, GA was announced to have picked up the Canadian Forces Snowbirds for a show on the same weekend, the first show in Brunswick since 1997. Buck Roetman, Kent Pietsch, Rob Holland, and Patty Wagstaff will also perform. The DAV Flight Team is scheduled to bring their B-25 “Panchito”. The show will be named “Wings Over The Golden Isles Airshow”.
The Thunderbirds have not yet announced a replacement location for the weekend of October 8-9th.
lige daley
email info when where to stay etc. Thank you
Sandra Young
I am so disappointed . I really enjoy the Thunderbirds and Canadian Forces and thought Daytona Beach would be a great venue.