Raptor Pilot to Lead Thunderbirds from http://www.airforce-magazine.com/
The Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron’s list of officer selections for the 2010 demonstration season includes, for the first time, an F-22 pilot. In fact, Lt. Col. Case Cunningham, currently director of operations for the 43rd Fighter Squadron, a Raptor training unit at Tyndall AFB, Fla...

Costa Cruises hosts a unique Guinness World Record Event - e-Travel Blackboard, Australia
This was followed by Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force national aerobatic demonstration team which carried out an extraordinary fly-over the port. Other live performances included the Italian National Rhythmic Gymnastics team and the French ...

BLUES RESUME FULL PRACTICE – AirShowBuzz.com
In late May, the USN Blue Angels announced it was considering canceling Tuesday practice because of "budgetary concerns." However, a team spokesperson says those concerns have been alleviated now and the team will continue with its morning practices...

Snowbirds are here. They brought a Golden Hawk (25 photos) - SooToday.com
With military precision the team efficiently the team concluded their meeting and exited the MNR airfield where the 11 Canadair CT-114 Tutors, or Snowbirds, landed and are being prepared for Wednesday's air show, Wings Over Sault Ste. Marie. ...

Red Arrows Display Rescheduled - isleofman.com, UK
The Red Arrows display in Douglas tomorrow (Tuesday 9th June) has been rescheduled due to the change in the TT race timetable. The display will now take place from 8.30pm, as opposed to the original time of 7pm. Martyn Quayle MHK, Minister for Tourism ...

Red Arrows for Warsop Carnival - Mansfield Chad, UK
By Adam Raistrick ORGANISERS of this year's Warsop Carnival are hoping for a spectacular finale after booking the RAF's Red Arrows for the event. The world-famous aerobatics display team will be making a fly-past on 5th July for the close of the ...

Snowbirds soar over city - Nanaimo News Bulletin, Canada
By Rachel Stern - Nanaimo News Bulletin Nanaimo skies will fill with smoke and the roar of plane engines in August as the renowned Snowbirds perform over the city's harbour. Capt. Jennifer Jones, Snowbirds public affairs officer, said the Snowbirds ...

Surprise in the sky
Pensacola News Journal
Spectators taking a Sunday afternoon look at the Spanish tall ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano got a special treat from the Blue Angels. ...

Mythbusters Episode Features Blue Angels, June 10th
Aero-News Network
In February 2009, popular television show “Mythbusters” teamed up with the Blue Angels and the air station to conduct the test in a section of the Barry M. ...

Thunderbirds dazzle crowd at HAFB show - Deseret News, UT
And then there were the US Air Force Thunderbirds, the climax of the day. Their 30-minute performance easily stole the show as the six planes commanded everyone's attention and got most people on their feet. With whistles, claps and roars from perhaps ...

Blue Angels practices open to the public - Gulf Coast Newspapers, ALPENSACOLA, Fla.
The Blue Angels confirmed they will practice this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday behind the National Naval Aviation Museum aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola. An F/A-18 Hornet is capable of speeds up to 1400 mph, enabling pilots to ...

Thunderbirds, other performers keep people looking up - Salt Lake Tribune, United States
The aeronautic event kicked off at 10 am with the "Wings of Blue" parachute jump team from the Air Force Academy and ended nearly eight hours later with a performance by The Thunderbirds, the Air Force's famed air demonstration squadron. ...

Frame Grabs from the JATO Ride in the Blue Angels' C-130, Fat Albert from Airspeedby Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
The highlight of the day was a jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) ride on the Blue Angels' C-130, known as Fat Albert...

More fun in store for AF Week - Davis County Clipper, UT
Appearance of the Thunderbirds F-16 aerobatic group is a highlight for many of the between 300000 and 400000 people expected to attend over the weekend. The 56-year-old group is the Air Demonstration Squadron of the USAF and is based at Nellis AFB in ...

The Navy's Blue Angels in Indianapolis - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis, IN
The Blue Angels touched down at the US Postal Service Eagle Hub. The squadron will perform in its six-jet Delta Formation Saturday and Sunday. Last year's air show was in August, but this year's show has been moved to June for cooler weather and to ...

Erskine's Red Arrows buzz Scotsman
Home manager Lynn Suttie said: "The Red Arrows should ensure everyone is talking about us." The full article contains 72 words and appears in Edinburgh ...

Arrows shoot into Heart of Scotland Perthshire Advertiser
THE world-renowned Red Arrows display team will be hurtling through the Perthshire skies at speeds of up to 800 miles-per-hour as part of the Heart of ...