The Croatian Air Force will be showing off equipment old and new during an airshow at Zagreb International Airport next month. Photo: City of Velika Gorica (via Facebook) The third edition of AIRVG will take place in front of Zagreb’s old terminal building on the 11th May 2024, with up to 50,000 people expected to attend. The highlight of the show will be the participation of various MiG-21s; a MiG-21 bis D is expected to perform in the flying display, while at least one example each of the MiG-21 bis D, MiG-21R and MiG-21 UMD are listed as static display participants. Croatia is the last re ..read more

Ten people have died when a pair of helicopters collided during a rehearsal for an air display in Malaysia. A mixed-type formation of seven helicopters was practicing a bomb burst manoeuvre over Lumut Naval Base when two collided: an AW139 (s/n M505-3) from Skn 503 and an AS555SN Fennec (s/n M502-6) from Skn 502. The accident occured at 9:32 local time on the 23rd April 2024. The AW139, which had seven people on board, crashed on a running track. The Fennec, which had three people on board, came down in a swimming pool. Both locations were within the confines of the naval base. All ten individ ..read more

The Royal Air Force has rolled out a D-Day-inspired special scheme jet for use by the Typhoon solo display team at airshows in 2024. Photo: Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ913 has been painted up in a scheme representing Hawker Typhoon FM-G, flown during Operation Overloard by Sqn. Ldr. Denzil Jenkins of 257 Squadron RAF. It features Typhoon-style camouflage and D-Day “invasion stripes”. The scheme has been nicknamed “Moggy”. ZJ913 will replace ZJ914 as the primary Typhoon display jet. Known as Blackjack, ZJ914 featured Union Flag decals on an overall matte black paint scheme. Originally int ..read more

The Royal Jordanian Falcons have released a schedule for their annual European tour, including stops in Ireland, the UK, Italy, France and Belgium. Commencing in mid-July rather than mid-June, this year’s tour is a little shorter than some recent visits to Europe. Date Airshow Location Country Jul 13-14 Fête Aérienne de Saint Quentin Saint-Quentin – Roupy France Jul 19-21 Royal International Air Tattoo Fairford UK Jul 27-28 Sligo Airshow Sligo Ireland Aug 3 Bray Air Display Dublin Ireland Aug 4 Rush Air Display Rush Ireland Aug 24-25 Meeting Aérien de la Somme Albert – Pi ..read more

The Polish Air Force’s Aerobatic Team Orlik has released a calendar for their 2024 season, including shows in Poland, France and Greece. This year, the team will perform with five aircraft – all PZL-130 TC-II Orliks. Only full aerobatic displays – not flypasts or static appearances – are listed below. Date Airshow Location Country May 18-19 SempAir Optimi Airshow Krzesiny, Poznań Poland Jun 15-16 Świdnik Air Festival Świdnik Poland Jun 21-22 Antidotum Airshow Leszno Poland Jun 29 Centralne Pokazy Lotnicze Zamość Poland Jul 6-7 Podkarpackie Pokazy Lotnicze Mielec Poland Aug ..read more

The Polish Air Force’s M-346 Demo Team has released a calendar for their 2024 season, including shows in Poland, France and Belgium. This is the team’s first full season; they debuted at the Radom Airshow 2023. Only full aerobatic displays – not flypasts or static appearances – are listed below. Date Airshow Location Country May 18-19 SempAir Optimi Airshow Krzesiny, Poznań Poland Jun 15-16 Świdnik Air Festival Świdnik Poland Jun 21-22 Antidotum Airshow Leszno Poland Jun 29 Centralne Pokazy Lotnicze Zamość Poland Jul 6-7 Podkarpackie Pokazy Lotnicze Mielec Poland Jul 13 ..read more

The Polish Air Force’s Tiger Demo Team, flying a single F-16C Jastrząb, has released a 2024 display schedule. Events in Poland, the UK, Belgium, Czechia, Hungary and Austria are listed. Date Airshow Location Country May 11 Wojskowa Przygoda Odsłona III Piła Poland May 18-19 SempAir Optimi Airshow Krzesiny, Poznań Poland Jun 21-22 Antidotum Airshow Leszno Poland Jun 28-29 Chièvres Air Fest Chièvres Belgium Jul 6-7 Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy Nowy Targ Poland Jul 13 Święto Lotnictwa Marynarki Wojennej Gdynia Poland Jul 19-21 Royal International Air Tattoo Fairford UK Au ..read more

The Swiss Air Force PC-7 TEAM has released an airshow schedule for 2024, with displays planned in Switzerland, Poland, Greece and Spain. Date Airshow Location Country May 3-5 Festival Aéreo internacional San Javier Santiago de la Ribera, Murcia Spain May 8 Aufkl Bat 11 Oberegg Switzerland May 25-26 Arbon Classics Altenrhein Switzerland Jun 21-22 Antidotum Airshow Leszno Poland Jun 25 Jugendfest Schaffhausen Switzerland Jun 28 SETP Symposium Sachseln Switzerland Jul 4-5 Luci e Ombre Locarno Switzerland Jul 21 Swiss Open Gstaad Switzerland Jul 30 JULA Samaden Switz ..read more

The Patrouille Suisse have published an airshow schedule for their 60th anniversary season, including shows in Switzerland, Portugal, the UK, Austria and Belgium. It was previously planned that 2024 would be the team’s final year in their current guise, but they may have since been given a stay of execution until around 2026. Only displays – not flypasts – are listed below. Date Airshow Location Country May 25-26 Arbon Classics Altenrhein Switzerland Jun 1-2 Beja International Airshow Beja Portugal Jun 5-6 Brevetierung Emmen Switzerland Jun 15 Tour de Suisse Villers-sur-Ollo ..read more

The US Navy’s West Coast Rhino Demonstration Team, flying an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-122, has announced a schedule for the 2024 season.   Date Airshow Location Country Mar 9 NAF El Centro Festival of Flight El Centro, CA USA May 11-12 Fort Lauderdale Airshow Fort Lauderdale, FL USA May 18-19 Oregon International Airshow Hillsboro, OR USA Jun 8-9 Selfridge ANGB Open House & Airshow Detroit, MI USA Jun 29-30 Hill AFB: Warriors Over the Wasatch Air & Space Show Ogden, UT USA Jul 13-14 California Capital Airshow Sacramento, CA USA Jul 20-21 Thunder Over ..read more