http://aerobaticteams.net/feed.xml News about all aerobatic display teams and demonstration squadrons, airshow and aviation industry Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:39:00 GMT en-us http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2013/thunderbirds-announced-2014-pilots.html Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:39:00 GMT The US Air Force Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds announced 2014 officer selections even the next season is uncertain as they cancelled almost entire 2013 due to budgetary cuts. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:29:00 GMT Just moments ago, the official US NAVY statement announced the cancellation of all remaining Blue Angels demonstrations and practices for the 2013 season. Another sad news for all US airshow fans, as earlier, USAF Thunderbirds cancelled their 2013 show season. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 5 Apr 2013 17:09:00 GMT South African Air Force aerobatic team Silver Falcons will be withdrawn from Air Shows and public events for the 2013 financial year. – said their official website. There is no official statement about Silver Falcons' grounding yet, but this is the most likely scenario. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:04:00 GMT On ceremony at Wonju Air Base on April 1st, the Black Eagles has been promoted to the 53rd Air Demonstration Group from the 239th Aerobatic Flight Squadron. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2013/two-halcones-killed-in-crash.html Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:20:00 GMT Two members of the Chilean Air Force aerobatic team "Halcones", died in crash on March 15, at Quintero Air Base, 70 miles northeast of Santiago. The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. local time during routine training flight. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2013/thunderbirds-cancel-2013-show-season.html Sat, 2 Mar 2013 14:22:00 GMT The US Government sequestrations hit the Air Force Demonstration Squadron, so the team will perform for the last at Titusville Air Show, 23-24 March. All remaining 2013 show season is cancel, beginning April 1. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:12:00 GMT Due to essential maintenance of the Scampton runway, RAF display team the Red Arrows will operate from Cranwell Air Base. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/russian-knights-swifts-su-35-su-30.html Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:22:00 GMT Today the Commander of Russian Air Force Gen. Lt. Viktor Bondarev confirmed that both teams would be equipped with latest Russian fighters Su-35C and Su-30CM. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/esquadrilha-da-fumaca-a-29.html Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:22:00 GMT The Brazilian Air Force Demonstration Squadron presented on December 18, in Pirassununga (SP) team's home base, the new plane A-29 Super Tucano. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/jon-egging-death-inquest.html Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:12:00 GMT The inquest concluded, after 16 months, that Flt Lt Egging might have succumbed to G-force impairment before attempting to correct his course in the moments before the impact. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 7 Dec 2012 09:26:00 GMT The Silver Falcons cargo plane C-47TP "Gooney Bird" crashed on December 5 in Drakensberg near Ladysmith. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Tue, 4 Dec 2012 17:36:00 GMT An aircraft from Saudi Hawks aerobatic team received mechanical malfunction and crashed today... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/black-eagles-crash-caused-by-human-error.html Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:36:00 GMT A mechanic's mistake caused the T-50B deadly crash belonging to Black Eagles display team. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/black-eagles-pilot-died-in-crash.html Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:56:00 GMT Captain Kim, Wan – Hee, a member of The Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic team Black Eagles died earlier today, when his T-50B jet aircraft crashed into the mountain in Hoengseong... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:36:00 GMT The biggest aerobatic team in the world Team RV is changing its name to Team AeroDynamix. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:13:00 GMT The Breitling Jet Team arrived today in China, after long nine days journey, to participate at Zhuhai Airshow 2012. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/red-arrows-malfunction-on-way-malta.html Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:13:00 GMT The bad luck still follows the RAF display team even to the final display in Malta International Airshow this weekend. One their way to Malta, Red Arrows team received some technical difficulties forced them to land at Decimomannu Air Base at Sardinia. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sun, 16 ASep 2012 15:33:00 GMT Number 2 of the Breitling Jet Team's L-39s crashed on September 15, near city of near Valkenswaard, Netherlands. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/red-arrows-announced-three-pilots-2013.html Sat, 15 ASep 2012 11:15:00 GMT The Royal Air Force aerobatic team Red Arrows announced the three pilots that should join the team in 2013 season. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sun, 09 ASep 2012 16:25:00 GMT Red Arrows suffered two incidents during Northern Ireland International Air Show at Portrush. Right after the take off from Belfast International Airport, Red3 received a fuel pump... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/hoppers-team-crash.html Sun, 02 ASep 2012 20:20:00 GMT One of the Hoppers aerobatic team L-39 crashed into the ground on September 1st during Quad City Air Show. The pilot Glenn A. Smith, 58, of Frisco, Texas, who fly as Right Wing, was killing at the scene. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:50:00 GMT Russian Air Force helicopter display team Berkuts made its first public appearance with Mi-28 on 12 August at Zhukovsky airfield, during Russian Air Force 100 anniversary airshow. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/farnborough-airshow-denied-full-black-eagles-display.html Sun, 15 June 2012 08:07:00 GMT RoKAF Display Team Black Eagles will perform with only one T-50 aircraft at Farnborough, as the airshow organizers denied the full team performance. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/blue-angels-announced-2013-officers.html Sun, 15 June 2012 08:07:00 GMT The squadron selected two F/A-18 Hornet pilots, a C-130 pilot, an events coordinator and a flight surgeon to join the 2013 team. http://aerobaticteams.net/reports/florennes-airshow-2012/belgian-airshow-florennes-2012.html Fri, 06 June 2012 11:20:00 GMT This year The Belgian International Airshow held on 23 and 24 June at Florennes Airbase. I was invited to visit the show from 22 to 24 June. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 06 June 2012 08:20:00 GMT To visit foreign country all Russian military equipment must have a permit from Russian Government to get out of the country. This means that Russian Knights' Su-27 aircraft cannot departure to Farnborough International Air Show. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Tue, 19 June 2012 15:25:00 GMT The Royal Air Force aerobatic team Red Arrows will continue to use its present home base at Scampton, Lincolnshire. UK government revised its plan to move the team at Waddington... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sat, 09 June 2012 22:55:00 GMT The Brazilian Air Force demonstration squadron Esquadrilha da Fumaca cancelled all three air displays in USA, due to recent budget cuts in Brazilian Air Force. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/thunderbirds-announced-2013-officers.html Tue, 29 May 2012 12:25:00 GMT The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Gilmary M. Hostage III, has officially selected the officers who will be joining the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds for the 2013 demonstration season. http://aerobaticteams.net/russian-knights-and-swifts-schedule.html Sun, 20 May 2012 11:01:00 GMT Russian Knights and Swifts aerobatic teams display dates for 2012 announced. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/snowbirds-bird-strike-incident-moose-jaw.html Sat, 19 May 2012 08:09:00 GMT Snowbird #7 Captain Iain Cummings was involved in birds strike incident on May 16, during first demonstration at Squadron's home base at Moose Jaw. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 2 May 2012 12:49:00 GMT Black Eagles will visit UK for the first time this summer starting with participation at Waddington Airshow from 30 June to 1 July. Then the Korean aerobatic team will join Royal International Air Tatoo and Farnborough Airshow. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/blue-angels-announced-2013-boss.html Wed, 2 May 2012 12:29:00 GMT US NAVY Blue Angels announced the new boss for the 2013-14 seasons, during a press conference at the National Aviation Museum onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla. http://aerobaticteams.net/patrouille-de-france-schedule.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:29:00 GMT Patrouille de France aerobatic teams announced 2012 schedule. http://aerobaticteams.net/blue-phoenix.html Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:44:00 GMT Blue Phoenix are the first ever formed Royal Thai Air Force Aerobatic Team, which fly six blue, white and red painted PC-9 Mustang aircraft, all fitted with white smoke generators. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:18:00 GMT The Blue Angels C-130 cargo plane also named "Fat Albert" will be out of the airshows until June. The aircraft will go under regular maintenance and will be replaced by another C-130. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 12 Mar 2012 17:22:00 GMT Turkish Stars aerobatic team introduced the new paint scheme. The new one is similar to the previous, but more impressive. The team also announced the 2012 show dates. http://aerobaticteams.net/red-arrows-schedule.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:15:00 GMT Royal Air Force aerobatic display team The Red Arrows announced 2012 display dates. Note that this year the team fly seven Hawk aircraft instead of normally nine... http://aerobaticteams.net/esquadrilha-da-fumaca-schedule.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:05:00 GMT Brazilian Air Force demonstration squadron Esquadrilha da Fumaca announced updates to 2012 schedule including foreign displays at Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and USA. http://aerobaticteams.net/red-checkers-schedule.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:05:00 GMT Royal New Zealand Air Force aerobatic display team Red Checkers 2012 display dates is published. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/black-diamond-jet-team-landing-incident.html Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:29:00 GMT One of the L-39 aircraft belonging to Black Diamond Jet Team belly-landed yesterday after a VIP air display before the official Florida International Air Show... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:41:00 GMT Red Steel Jet Team is a new civilian owned aerobatic team, which fly three L-39 and one MiG-23UB aircraft. http://aerobaticteams.net/schedules.html Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:51:00 GMT Patriots Jet Team, Patrouille Suisse and PC-7 TEAM 2012 display dates are publish. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:31:00 GMT One of the Turkish Stars NF-5A crashed today at about 12:00, killing the pilot Capt. Ümit Özer. Capt. Ozer was on routine training flight... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/red-arrows-to-fly-seven-aircraft-as-female-pilot-quit-team.html Mon, 06 Mar 2012 13:19:00 GMT The very first Red Arrows' female pilot Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Stewart, age 34, has been re-assigned from flying duties, as she suffering from stress after the deaths of two team's pilots last year. Meanwhile the famous RAF aerobatic display team will fly only seven aircraft in 2012 show season... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/2012/thunder-tigers-at-3-mid-air-collision.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:33:00 GMT Two of the Taiwan Air Force aerobatic team Thunder Tigers AT-3 training jet aircraft, collided in mid-air during training flight. The planes took off from Gangshan Air Force Base at 3:37 p.m. for formation training and collided 33 minutes later at 16,000 feet altitude and a speed of 300 miles per hour... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-checkers-landing-accident-january-2012.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:19:00 GMT Royal New Zealand Air Force aerobatic display team Red Checkers have been grounded, after one of the plane experienced a mechanical failure. Squadron Leader Jim Rankin, who fly this CT-4E Airtrainer aircraft, was forced to land the plane about 100 meters away from the Desert Road... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/thunderbirds-diamond-crash-30years.html Thu, 18 Jan 2012 09:03:00 GMT On January 18, 1982, during a training flight four of Thunderbirds T-38 Talon aircraft crashed at Indian Springs, Nevada... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:07:00 GMT The only one present Hunter display team that flies four Hawker Hunter aircraft is now history. Formed in 2009 flying then BAC 167 Strikemaster (team's name came from this aircraft engine... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/saudi-hawks-aircraft-crash.html Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:37:00 GMT One of the Saudi Hawks aircraft crashed yesterday December 20, during a routine training flight near team's home base King Faisal Air Base in Tabuk.... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/russian-knights-and-swifts-relocate-lipetsk.html Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:27:00 GMT Russian Air Force demonstration squadrons Russian Knights and Swifts will leave its present home base Kubinka and relocated to Lipetsk Air Base... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:27:00 GMT The Canadian Air Forces demonstration squadron the Snowbirds, announced the new demonstration pilots for 2012 show season. They are Capt. John Vincent as Snowbird 2, Capt. Iain Cummings as Snowbird 7 and Capt. Brent Handy... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:17:00 GMT The RAF aerobatic display team is now clear to fly again after a ban following the death of Red 5 Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham on 8 November... http://aerobaticteams.net/schedules.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:45:00 GMT Thunderbirds and Snowbirds announced today 2012 display dates, as the Blue Angels and the Snowbirds released the 2013 schedule also. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:05:00 GMT Al Fursan Depart to Abu Dhabi today to prepare to participate in the 40th National Day celebrations with an air display on Abu Dhabi Corniche on the 30th of November and Zayed Sports complex on the 2nd of December... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:08:00 GMT Royal Malaysian Air Force announced the creation of the new Aerobatic Display Team “Kris Sakti” (Magic Dagger)... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:43:00 GMT Following the tragic incident, which killed a Red Arrows pilot Flt. Lt. Sean Cunningham, all Canadian CT-155 Hawk aircraft from 15 Wing based at Moose Jaw are now grounded for safety reasons... http://aerobaticteams.net/al-fursan.html Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:48:00 GMT Long waiting debut of the new aerobatic display team "Al Fursan" (The Knights), performed today at the first open day of Dubai Air Show 2011. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/halcones-crash-killing-pilot.html Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:50:00 GMT The Chilean Air Force Demonstration Squadron “Halcones” lost one of their pilots in crash on 9th November. Lt. Cristian Andres Padilla Bravo died when his EXTRA 300L crashed during training flight... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-arrows-pilot-killed-by-failed-parachute.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:40:00 GMT The reason of the death of Red 5 Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham was due to the ejection seat parachute failed to open. He dies from multiply injures in the hospital. The incident occurs at the morning of 8th November, when the Red Arrows Hawk T1 aircraft taxi to the runaway for a training flight... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-arrows-pilot-died-ejection-seat-incident.html Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:40:00 GMT A Red Arrows pilot Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham flying as Red 5, killed early morning today in an ejection seat incident at team's home base Scampton. The injured pilot was transfer by helicopter to a hospital, when he died. The team now is on a winter training program, where the new team's pilots for 2012 are in training... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/blue-angels-unplanned-landing.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:20:00 GMT US NAVY Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels, make an unplanned landing at Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport as their home base Pensacola Naval Air Station was closed... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/heavy-metal-jet-team-change-name.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT “Heavy Metal Jet Team” changed its name to “Black Diamonds Jet Team” and will add one more MiG-17 flying as opposing solo. Early this year they added another MiG-17 to their flight... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-checkers-crash-report.html Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT The official statement about the last year fatal crash of the RNZAF aerobatic team "Red Checkers" said the pilot performed non-regulated maneuver that he had not been trained to do. Squadron Leader Cree had been performing a "Fishtail Pass" maneuver at the time of a crash... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:04:00 GMT Trojan Horsemen will resume public flights on Nov 11, performing flight-over at the start of the Veterans Airlift Command annual... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:10:00 GMT Indian Air Force aerobatic team Surya Kiran to be establish again within a three years flying BAe Hawks aircraft. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/reno-crash-telemetry-data.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:49:00 GMT Here are some telemetry data from the P-51 “Galloping Ghost” which crashed at Reno. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/what-caused-reno-aircraft-crash.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:15:10 GMT OK, lets go over what was observed, and what the pictures show: He's coming around the final pylon at least doing 450mph. Fast whether it was 425 or 475. Next, the airplane pitches up quickly and violently and goes straight up 300, 400, or 500 ft. (exact distance doesn't matter...it went UP, quickly). http://aerobaticteams.net/news/esquadrilha-da-fumaca-and-passaredo-erj-145.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:25:10 GMT A Brazilian airline "Passaredo" painted one of its Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft in tribute to upcoming 60 anniversary of Esquadrilha da Fumaca (Smoke Squadron). http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:25:10 GMT The world's only P-51 Mustang aerobatic team "The Horsemen" cancels their upcoming display on 1-2 October at MCAS Miramar Air Show. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/trojan-horsemen-t-28-crash.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:57:10 GMT One of the Warbird Trojan Horsemen Demonstration Team planes crashed at the Thunder over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show in Martinsburg, West Virginia. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:22:10 GMT A P-51 Mustang crashed on 16 September at 4:30 PM, into the stands very close to the public during qualifications for the Reno Air Races. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-arrows-announced-2012-members.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:32:10 GMT Red Arrows announced the team's members for 2012 show season. http://aerobaticteams.net/reports/biaf2011/100-anniversary-bulgarian-air-force-airshow-biaf-2011.html Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:32:10 GMT The Bulgarian Air Show BIAF 2011 dedicated to 100th Anniversary of Bulgarian Air Force was held from 3 to 4 September at Krumovo Airfield near Plovdiv. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:22:10 GMT The Indian NAVY aerobatic display team Sagar Pawan (See Breeze) is disbanded, as the all four Kiran Mk II jet-training planes are needed to train the fighter pilots. In fact, the team had not performed since the fatal crash during an airshow in Hyderabad, on 3 March 2010, which killed both pilots.... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:22:10 GMT The RAF aerobatic display team The Red Arrows resumed public display after the August 20th fatal crash, which killed Red 4 Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging. First demonstrations just finished today at RAF Linton-on-Ouse families day in North Yorkshire and at Chatsworth House Country Fair... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:12:10 GMT All six Blue Angels will perform using a 50/50 blend of drop-in biofuel for the first time in airshow during Labor Day (September 5) at NAS Patuxent River, MD. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/two-new-chinese-aerobatic-teams-flying-wings-and-red-eagles.html Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:12:10 GMT The People's Liberation Army Air Force announced on August 25, the formation of two aerobatic demonstration teams, which will make their debuts next month at Changchun Air Show, Northeast China. These new teams named Flying Wings (Tianzhiyi) and Red Eagles (Hongying)... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-arrows-may-still-fly-eight-planes.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:52:10 GMT The Red Arrows announced that will resume practice flight, but with only eight Hawk planes. Normally they flew nine alpines in formation, but after the Saturday fatal crash, where Red 4 Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging was killed, one of the team's positions become empty. Red Arrows team will return to their home base at Scampton, Lincolnshire in Friday and will resume practice flights on August 30... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:32:10 GMT Following the tragic incident on August 20, taking the life of Red 4 Flt Lt Jon Egging, all Royal Air Force Hawk planes were grounded. Now the ban has been lifted and all RAF Hawks flying operation are resumed. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:22:10 GMT Pilatus PC-9 plane belonging to Roulettes aerobatic team, which crashed during training flight on May 18, flown by non-Roulettes pilots, experienced an engine fuel system failure... http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-arrows-crash-killing-pilot-20-aug-2011.html Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:32:10 GMT One of the Red Arrows display team Hawks crashed today at 13:50 during Bournemouth Air Festival. The formation performed break for land maneuver, when one of the planes from the right goes right to the ground... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:10:10 GMT One of the Baltic Bees jet aerobatic team L-39 planes skidded of the runaway during landing on Thursday August 18. No. 5 airplane in the team touch down the runaway... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:36:10 GMT General Pierre Delachenal died on Aug 17, died at Percy Hospital in Clamart... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:36:10 GMT The MAKS 2011 Air Show live online broadcast is available at the link below. The Russian Knights performed just now in six-ship formation, as one of the team's planes Su-27UB flying in right wing position is a regular airplane painted in gray http://aerobaticteams.net/news/russ-became-civil-aerobatic-team.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:12:10 GMT Russian display team Russ will became a civil aerobatic team in 2012 with a new paint scheme. Vyazma Aviation Training Center, where the team is based, converts its planes to civil ones, which allows more flexibility to fly outside Russia. This means that soon can expect to see the Russ display team in Europe and Asia. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:32:10 GMT Russian Knights and Swifts will perform displays on MAKS Airshow 2011 as follows: http://aerobaticteams.net/news/blue-angels-announce-2012-members.html Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:32:10 GMT US NAVY Flight Demonstration Squadron the Blue Angels, selected 2012 team members. Three F/A-18 Hornet pilots, a C-130 pilot, administrative officer and supply officer to join the team in September. The maintenance officer was previously selected for the 2012 team. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/heavy-metal-jet-team-expand.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:32:10 GMT The new civil jet aerobatic display team Heavy Metal Jet Team will expand with one MiG-17. At the present, the team flies five L-39s and one T-33 plane, that missed from the last few air shows, because of the maintenance problems, but soon the T-33 will be ready for demonstrations. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/russian-knights-and-swifts-will-disbanded.html Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:50:10 GMT The Russian Air Force aerobatic display teams Russian Knights and Swifts (Strizhi) will be disbanded after MAKS 2011 Airshow. The teams will fly for the last time during MAKS Air Show from August 16 to 21. The Russian Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov, who is the first civilian Minister of Defense, signed an order on June 9 to disband both demonstration teams. The reason is the budgetary cuts in Russian Air Force. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/thunderbirds-bulgaria-airshow-2011.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:10:10 GMT The USAF demonstration squadron Thunderbirds arrived today at Graf Ignatievo airbase, near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, to participate in demonstration on June 25. The whole aerobatic team arrived at 14'00 local time in eight ship formation. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:10:10 GMT US NAVY Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels will resume the 2011 show schedule at Quad City Air Show in Davenport, Iowa, on June 18-19. The new “former 2010” team's leader Capt. McWherter, who was recall to lead the Blue Angels again after CDR Dave Koss leave the squadron. http://aerobaticteams.net/cigli-izmir-turkish-air-show-2011.html Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:10:10 GMT The airshow planned for June 4 – 5, and was dedicated to 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force at Cigli Airbase near Izmir, was amazing. I was only on the first day June 4, but the weather and the display was very good. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/thunderbirds-announced-2012-officers.html Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:10:10 GMT USAF Thunderbirds will be joined by six new officers for the next 2012 demonstration season. Three of them will become demo pilots including the leader. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/blue-angels-leader-leave-the-squadron.html Fri, 27 May 2011 20:40:10 GMT Blue Angels Commander and Leader left the squadron following the Lynchburg Regional Air Show incident on May 22, the "Boss" of Blue Angels request that Rear Adm. Bill Sizemore relieve him of his command today. The incident occurred, while the diamond formation executes the "Barrel Roll Break" maneuver and went too low at the exit of the maneuver. Blue Angel #1 CDR Dave Koss entered the four-ship formation too low in the half-loop of the maneuver causing the Slot LT Rob Kurrle almost to hit the ground. Blue Angels diamond formation goes below 30 meters in the end of the maneuver, as the normal altitude is about 50-60 meters. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/blue-angels-almost-crashed.html Thu, 26 May 2011 18:11:10 GMT The US NAVY Flight Demonstration Squadron cancelled the airshow scheduled for May 24-25 at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Md. This cancellation is due to a safety stand-down period imposed by the team's commanding officer after a lower-than-normal maneuver that took place during the team's last performance at Lynchburg Regional Air Show May 22 in Lynchburg, Va. The incident happens while the diamond formation executes the loop and went too low in the exit of the maneuver. http://www.aerobaticteams.net/news/ukrainian-falcons-reborn.html Sat, 22 May 2011 23:55:10 GMT It seems that the Ukrainian Falcons will be reform again, but this time flying L-39 Albatross jet trainer airplanes. The planes colored in almost the same as last Ukrainian Falcons paint scheme in light blue and yellow. With a decision of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych from February 12, the Ukrainian Falcons must been restored. http://aerobaticteams.net/patrulla-aguila-schedule.html Sat, 21 May 2011 11:45:10 GMT Spanish Air Force aerobatic display team 2011 air show calendar now published. There is only three demonstrations in Spain from all eight planning airshows. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 18 May 2011 22:15:10 GMT One of the RAAF Roulettes aerobatic display team Pilatus PC-9/A planes crashed today at team's home base East Sale, Victoria after engine failure. The two pilots, a flying instructor and the trainee in the aircraft managed to eject moments before the plane impact to the ground a kilometer before the runaway. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 18 May 2011 10:15:10 GMT USAF Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds will test biofuel on both solo F-16s during Joint Services Open Day at Andrews AFB, Maryland from 20 to 22 May. The biofuel used from US Air Force is composed of plant seed (camelina), animal fat (beef tallow) and various waste oils and grease. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-devils-reborn.html Fri, 06 May 2011 14:14:10 GMT Former Belgian Air Force aerobatic display team Red Devils was re-formed again as a four-ship team in April 2011, after the team was last disbanded in 1977. Actually the present "Hardship Red" display team became the Red Devils after their Siai Marchetti SF260 airplanes were repainted in red paint scheme with Belgium flag colors painted at the bottom wing and vertical wing – almost the same as it was at the previous two Red Devils teams. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 04 May 2011 15:54:10 GMT The Turkish Air Force 100th anniversary will be celebrate with a great airshow at Cigli Airbase, Izmir on 4 and 5 June. This event will bring the biggest amount of aerobatic teams in recent years. The air demonstrations will be performed by: Turkish Stars, Thunderbirds, Red Arrows, Patrouille de France, Frecce Tricolori, Wings of Storm, Bialo-Czerwone Iskry and Sherdils. http://aerobaticteams.net/frecce-tricolori-schedule.html Wed, 04 May 2011 14:54:10 GMT Italian Air Force display team Frecce Tricolori announced the five new airshow locations outside Italy for a 2011 season. The airshows will be at Turkey, Austria, UK, Poland and Malta. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Mon, 02 May 2011 09:34:10 GMT Indonesian Air Force aerobatic display team Jupiter increased to six KT-1B Woong Bee planes and received new red-white paint scheme. The new livery in Indonesia flag colors was presented on March 16th in Yogyakarta. http://aerobaticteams.net/red-baron-squadron.html Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:57:10 GMT Former US civil aerobatic display team Red Baron Squadron page is now added, incuding history and photos. http://aerobaticteams.net/schedules.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:19:10 GMT Polish Air Force White-Red Sparks (Bialo-Czerwone Iskry) display team annonced 2011 schedule and Thunderbirds updated European Tour display dates with an airshow at Constanta , Romania. http://aerobaticteams.net/russian-knights-history.html Wed, 05 Apr 2011 17:19:10 GMT On Apr 5, 1991 from the 237th Guards Proskurov Aircraft Demonstration Center in Russian Air Force, based on Kubinka Air Base was established the second Russian aerobatic display team – Russian Knights. From the beginning they used three Sukhoi Su-27 and three two-seater Su-27UB fighters, painted in blue, red, white and yellow, but today they performed with four Su-27 planes. http://aerobaticteams.net/schedules.html Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:53:10 GMT Frecce Tricolori, Turkish Stars and Wings of Storm aerobatic teams 2011 display dates are now published. According to present Frecce Tricolori schedule, they will not participated abroad in 2011 show season, but maybe the list is incomplete and will be updated soon from Italian Aerobatic Team. http://aerobaticteams.net/cruz-del-sur.html Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:57:10 GMT Cruz del Sur Display Team is now added. http://aerobaticteams.net/schedules.html Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:57:10 GMT Red Arrows, Patrouille de France, Breitling Jet Team and Patriots Jet Team 2011 schedules are published. http://aerobaticteams.net/heavy-metal-jet-team-schedule.html Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:48:10 GMT Heavy Metal Jet Team annonced its first airshow schedule for 2011 season. The new civil jet aerobatic display team in the world was formed at the 2010 in USA and is composed of four L-39 and one T-33 aircrafts painted in gray camouflage livery. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/surya-kiran-disbanded.html Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:42:10 GMT Indian Air Force Aerobatic Team Surya Kiran will perform for the last time on Feb 9-13, at Aero India airshow held in Bangalore. The IAF display team was formed officially in 1996 and now 15 years later, Surya Kiran team will be disbanded for reorganization reasons. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:27:10 GMT Red Checkers performed its first public display on Jan 22 at Wing Over Wairarapa Airshow, after almost a year, while the RNZAF aerobatic display team has been grounded for two incidents, one caused the death on the leader Nick Cree. http://aerobaticteams.net/pc-7-team-schedule.html Tue, 17 Jan 2011 18:24:10 GMT Swiss Air Force aerobatic display team PC-7 Team is ready with 2011 display dates. There is only two airshows abroad in Bulgaria and Malta. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:24:10 GMT Blue Angels will begin their 2011 training season today at NAF El Centro, where is the Blue Angels winter home base. Two new demonstration pilots will start training with the rest of the Blue Angels pilots. http://aerobaticteams.net/halcones-schedule.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:24:10 GMT Halcones 2011 Schedule was announced and published on our site http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-checkers-ready-for-2011-demonstrations.html Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:34:00 GMT Royal New Zealand Air Force aerobatic display team Red Checkers is ready for a new show season, after they were grounded for all 2010. The new display season for the team will starts in January 2011. Last season beginning was unfortunate during two incidents, one fatal. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:08:00 GMT Five new pilots will join for the 2011 season to the 431st Demonstration Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force – the Snowbirds. The new demo pilots are: Captain Padruig MacIntosh, Captain Brett Parker, Captain Denis Bandet, Major Ryan Stich and Captain Robert Chagnon, who were introduced today at special ceremony at Moose Jaw. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:23:00 GMT August 1st Aerobatic Team finally performed in six-ship formation with the new J-10 fighters in front of the public during second day Nov 17 of the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Zhuhai) 2010. The team's pilots demonstrated high aerobatic performance with their six J-10 jets. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:28:00 GMT USA based civilian aerobatic team "Patriots Jet Team" will add two more L-39 planes from 2011 show season and became a six-ship formation demonstration team. The new team's pilots are: Other Left Wing and former RCAF Snowbird, Rob "Scratch" Mitchell, Outer Right Wing and former Blue Angel, Scott "Banker" Ind. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:58:00 GMT The People's Liberation Army Air Force (Chinese Air Force) aerobatic team August 1st performed first public demonstration with J-10 fighters on Nov 16, the first day of China Air Show 2010 exhibition. Because of the fog weather the team flew in four-ship formation. J-10 is the new China manufactured multirole fighter and the team use six of them painted in dark blue, red and white colors. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:18:00 GMT Blue Angels will close the 2010 show season with demonstrations on Nov 12,13 and 14 at NAS Pensacola. In addition to the scheduled shows, there will be a night show beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday November 12 only. Aircrafts will light up the sky with full afterburner and pyrotechnics. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/heavy-metal-jet-team-formed.html Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:16:00 GMT Heavy Metal Jet Team will be a five-ship aerobatic civilian jet team and will be fully sponsored by United Bank Card, Inc (UBC) for its first year. The team use four L-39 Albatross and one T-33 all in the arctic camouflage paint scheme. The Heavy Metal Jet Team is based in Lancaster, and will be available to air shows, private events and flyovers from March 2011. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:45:00 GMT Chinese Air Force aerobatic display team August 1st prepares for the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (also known like Airshow China 2010), flying the new China's advanced J-10 fighter. The team flies six J-10 fighters painted in white, blue and red colors and equipped with red smoke pods fitted on the wingtips. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:22:00 GMT 40 years ago in 1970, a new demonstration team was born at The Second Air Training School of the Canadian Air Force based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. With the efforts of Captain O. B. Philip, who create unofficial aerobatic team of instructors, they begin to fly in their spare time using ex-Golden Centennaires Tutors aircrafts. A year later this team received its name the Snowbirds. http://aerobaticteams.net/news/black-eagles-new-paint-scheme.html Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:38:00 GMT Republic of Korea Air Force aerobatic team Black Eagles performed the first demonstration with new painted T-50B aircrafts on Oct 9 at Osan Air Base, Korea. Only four of the team's planes are painted in this new livery in black, white and golden eagle figure painted at the bottom of the fuselage. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:18:00 GMT Colonel Wagner de Almeida Esteves will be the new leader of Brazilian demonstration squadron Esquadrilha da Fumaca (Smoke Squadron) from 2011 show season. He joins the squadron on Sept 27 to complete the three months training course. Col. Esteves will replace the present leader Col. Jose Aguinaldo de MOURA. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:14:00 GMT The Brazilian Air Force demonstration team Smoke Squadron announced updated 2010 show calendar including September, October and November display dates. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:14:00 GMT During Nova Scotia International Air Show on Sept 12, Snowbird #7 Capt Marco Rusconi hit a bird. The plane left the team performance and land even it no had any damages. The safety rules require that the plane land while hit a bird. After few minutes Capt Marco Rusconi seat at the spare aircraft and took off to rejoin in the Snowbirds formation, finishing the airshow. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:10:00 GMT If you are the aerobatic team's fan or just an aviation enthusiast, you will be pleased to visit the Rivolto airbase near Udine, Italy at Sept 11 and 12. This airshow will celebrate 50th anniversary of the Italian Air Force aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori. http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:30:00 GMT The Mexican Air Force have, for the first time, an Display Team. Named "Escuadrilla Acrobatica del Colegio del Aire", the team use five PC- 7 in a particular colour recalling the same camouflage of P-47 of Fuerza Aerea Mexicana that flew... http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:37:00 GMT Royal Air Force display team Red Arrows is ready to fly again, after ejection malfunction discovered on Hawks airplanes a week ago. The engineer's inspection guarantees that all Red Arrows Hawks are capable to fly with no risk to the pilots.