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Air show

Overview

An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows".

Some air shows are held as a business venture or as a trade event where aircraft, avionics and other services are promoted to potential customers. Many air shows are held in support of local, national or military charities. Military air firms often organise air shows at military airfields as a public relations exercise to thank the local community, promote military careers and raise the profile of the military. Read More

Headlines Around the Web

Air shows victim of sequestration

Apr 29 - Politico

Air shows get their wings clipped

Mar 07 - Politico

Airbus racks up $16.9 bln in Farnborough orders

Jul 12 - MarketWatch

Shawn Langlois's London Sketch: Branson claims space as Virgin territory

Jul 12 - MarketWatch

Boeing pulls in $7.2 bln 737 order

Jul 10 - MarketWatch

Bombardier wins $1.02-billion deal for 15 CSeries Jetliners

Jul 09 - Financial Post

Boeing to fly in ready Dreamliner

Mar 08, 2012 - The Times of India

Setting son

Mar 02, 2012 - Financial Times

Qatar Air CEO Ridicules Airbus After Impasse on Dubai Show Order

Nov 16, 2011 - Business Week

Qatar Air CEO Slams Airbus After Reaching ‘Impasse’ on Orders

Nov 15, 2011 - Business Week

Boeing Takes Dreamliner Tailwind to Dubai as Airbus A350 Slips

Nov 12, 2011 - Business Week

Airbus 'beats' Boeing with 640 first-half orders

Jul 07, 2011 - France24

Bombardier wins eighth customer for CSeries

Jun 24, 2011 - Financial Post

$18bn order for new Airbus jets

Jun 24, 2011 - Independent

Pratt & Whitney holds off CFM on A320neo

Jun 24, 2011 - MarketWatch

Airbus Posts Paris-Order Victory as A320neo Routs Boeing

Jun 24, 2011 - Business Week

PARIS AIR SHOW: Airbus racks up record orders at Paris Air Show

Jun 23, 2011 - France24

Airbus secures $16bn order at Paris Air Show

Jun 23, 2011 - Independent

Airbus mops up India, Qatar orders at rainy Paris show

Jun 22, 2011 - France24

Solar-powered plane sends a green message

Jun 22, 2011 - MarketWatch

Articles About Air show

Luke Campbell Aims to Win World Titles After Joining Matchroom Stable

By IBTimes UK

Luke Campbell will make his professional boxing debut in July in his home city of Hull. (Apr 24)

U.S. aims to expand India arms trade by "billions of dollars"

By Reuters UK

The United States has already made "tremendous progress" in expanding weapons sales to India since 2008, and U.S. companies could see "billions of dollars" in additional sales in coming years, a senior U.S. State Department official said Thursday. (Apr 19)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, HILLARY CLINTON, SOUTH KOREA, AUSTRALIA, INDIA

Video Catches Moment Plane Crashes at Dominican Air Show Killing Two

By IBTimes UK

Thousands of spectators watched in horror as air craft plunged into sea while performing acrobatic manoeuvres. (Apr 08)

U.S. sees Australia decision on F/A-18 jets by summer

By Reuters

Australia is expected to decide on the purchase of up to 24 additional Boeing Co <BA.N> F/A-18 fighter jets by late spring or early summer, according to the U.S. Navy captain who runs the foreign fighter jet sales program on behalf of the Pentagon. (Apr 04)

MORE TOPICS: DUBAI, AUSTRALIA, U.S. NAVY, AIDS, CONGRESS

Pentagon F-35 chief sees progress, but affordability still focus

By Reuters UK

A week after his drubbing of the top contractors on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter raised eyebrows at the Pentagon, the U.S. program chief sought to maintain pressure on industry, while citing progress on software development and production costs. (Mar 06)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA

U.S. general's Australian outburst could undermine F-35 program

By Reuters

An outburst in Australia this week by the Pentagon's chief buyer for the costly F-35 Joint Strike Fighter risks undermining the program at home and abroad, U.S. defense officials and industry experts say. (Mar 02)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, AUSTRALIA, ELECTIONS

Half-inch crack blamed for U.S. F-35 fighter jet grounding - sources

By Reuters UK

The engine blade crack that prompted the U.S. military to ground all 51 F-35 fighter jets was over half an inch long, according to three sources familiar with the matter, but it remained unclear if the crack was caused by a manufacturing anomaly or some larger design issue. (Feb 24)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, MANUFACTURING, AUSTRALIA, ARIZONA, U.S. NAVY, CONGRESS