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30 Apr 2019

Chennault International Airshow (Lake Charles, LA) Trades F-16 Demo For F-22 Demo

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Military | 0

The Chennault International Airshow in Lake Charles, Louisiana has had a last minute headliner swap. The US Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team (better known as the Viper Demo Team) was scheduled to appear, but updated their calendar today to remove the event. At the same time, the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team announced that… Read more

15 Mar 2019

Blue Angels Set To Kick Off 2019 Airshow Season This Weekend

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, US Navy Blue Angels | 1

The 2019 US airshow season will kick into high gear this weekend when the Blue Angels perform at NAF El Centro in California. The team has been at the base for months, flying the 120 practice flights that make up their winter training syllabus. We visited El Centro last week to get a look at… Read more

8 Mar 2019

2019 US Navy Legacy Flight Schedule Released

by RickyM | posted in: Military, Schedules, Warbirds | 4

The Navy Legacy Flight Foundation has released a schedule of their shows for 2019. However, not every show will include a Hornet or Super Hornet demo team aircraft in the flight. As we have previously discussed, the Legacy Flight program is being expanded this year to include E/A-18G Growlers, T-45 Goshawks, and T-6B Texan IIs… Read more

8 Mar 2019

2019 US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstration Airshow Schedules Released

by RickyM | posted in: Military, Schedules | 3

The 2019 schedule for the US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Demo Teams has been released! This year’s schedule, while still a lot less than the ACC Demo Teams, includes one more show than the 2018 schedule. Like last year, the schedule is reduced due to busy training schedules, aircraft maintenance struggles, and the phasing out… Read more

8 Feb 2019

Royal Air Force Red Arrows Announce Initial Schedule For 2019 US And Canada Tour

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Canadian Snowbirds, Jet Teams, Schedules | 6

Update: The schedule has expanded by several shows. Make sure to follow along in our forums for the latest info! The Royal Air Force Red Arrows have released an initial schedule for their highly anticipated 2019 North American Tour! This is the first visit by the Reds since 2008, when they made several appearances during… Read more

5 Feb 2019

Blue Angels Release 2019 Pensacola Practice Schedule

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Schedules, US Navy Blue Angels | 9

The US Navy Blue Angels have released their 2019 Pensacola practice schedule! Although the team travels the country during the year, they return home to NAS Pensacola in Florida most weeks. In order to stay proficient in their demanding routine, they traditionally fly practice performances over the base on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during airshow season… Read more

15 Jan 2019

Set Your Airshow Plans With Our New Airshow/Aviation Event Calendar

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Popular Posts, Schedules | 1

Looking to plan your airshow schedule in 2019? AirshowStuff is happy to unveil our new calendar of airshows and aviation events in the US and Canada! This calendar combines the major military/jet team schedules and other known events into a single list for easy browsing and comparison. You can use the filters to search by… Read more

12 Jan 2019

Thunderbirds Add Traverse City To 2019 Airshow Schedule

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Schedules, US Air Force Thunderbirds | 2

The US Air Force Thunderbirds have added the National Cherry Festival Airshow in Traverse City, MI to their 2019 performance schedule! The June 29-30 weekend was previously marked as open after the cancellation of the Rhode Island Airshow in November. Because the following weekend is booked out as a mid-season break before the team travels… Read more

19 Dec 2018

Sequestration All Over Again: Looming 2020 Budget Cuts May Ground Blue Angels, Other Military Demonstrations

by RyanS | posted in: Jet Teams, Military, US Navy Blue Angels | 0

Without action from Congress, the Navy could be forced to cancel the Blue Angels’ 2020 airshow season according to a report delivered to lawmakers by Navy Secretary Richard Spencer. The report explores the would-be fallout of potential sequestration budget cuts that are set to go into effect in January of 2020. Although the Blue Angels… Read more

13 Dec 2018

Interesting Observations From The 2019/2020 Military And Jet Team Schedules

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Military, Schedules | 4

Last week we got our best glimpse yet as to what the 2019 and 2020 airshow seasons will look like when the jet team and military demonstration schedules were announced at the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) Convention in Las Vegas. We here at AirshowStuff were the first to post them publicly, and you… Read more