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Alfie
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Air Day 2023

Post by Alfie » Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:04 pm

Can anybody confirm Yeovilton Air Day is going ahead in 2023?

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by Professor_M » Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:30 pm

Not seen any mention since March when they confirmed no 2022 show, saying...
It is with regret we can confirm, for commercial reasons, that The Royal Navy International Air Day will not take place in 2022. It is hoped the Air Day will be back on as usual in 2023.

(FB post is embedded into the following webpage: https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2022/03/ai ... y-in-2022/ ).

I sincerely hope it will return, but, in reality, will it?

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by Bideford528 » Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:42 pm

If I remember correctly it's about this time of the year that info starts to come out. Strikes me it's been very quiet which makes me doubt that there will be a 2023 Air Day.

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by Professor_M » Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:10 pm

Surprised it's not been mentioned here yet, but this is a link to Flightline UK's FOI Request outcome:

https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2022/11/ai ... y-in-2023/

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by Bideford528 » Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:28 am

That's the end of any hopes for 2023 then. Maybe 2024.

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by binbrook87 » Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:12 pm

I cannot see this coming back. Once you've lost the momentum and experienced personnel who may have moved on then it's very hard to reignite the fire again. Very very sad news indeed. One of the very last great one day international airshows in the mold of the old service 'at home days'.

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by mhm » Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:52 pm

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by Supra » Sat Jan 14, 2023 3:28 pm

So, that'll be confirmation of the confirmation that is included in the Flightline UK FOI request posted by 'Professsor-M' last Nov 14th just 4 posts above yours! I also predicted that 2023 wouldn't happen before Air-day 2022 was cancelled. With the exception of RIAT this is typical of the decline in past UK Air Show events.... "Miss a year for whatever reason & it aint coming back ever!" ;)

"2023 Cancellation" of 10th Nov 22 Copied here(credit to Flightline UK.) ................https://www.air-shows.org.uk/wp-content ... 11/FOI.jpg :)

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by Rich H » Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:32 pm

The RN either used or partnered with AHA Events to organise and/or run the Air Day. Unfortunately, that firm went into voluntary liquidation in early 2022 having pulled out of the events business, presumably as a result of Covid. To date the RN have not been able to find a replacement organisation and until they do, I guess there will be no air show.

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by C24 » Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:13 am

FYI
Extract from Supporters' email

"We now understand that there are no plans for the Royal Navy to run an International Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton in 2023. It is understood the Royal Navy is continuing to look for a commercial partner to run the event.

We are in the process of reviewing the the Navy Wings Supporters package in light of the access to the event, previously offered to Supporters, not being available this year. We will communicate changes to the supporter package in our weekly emails."

That should be clear enough
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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by Alfie » Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:24 pm

I am surprised with obviously the expert staff that AHA had that somebody within the firm hasn't taking up the mantle and started a new business of their own running events hopefully to include future airshows.

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by Mike Dodd » Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:30 am

An article in the Western Daily Press today concerning the future of Yeovilton Airday has the following from a Navy spokesperson. There will not be any future Airdays until at least 2028, this being due to reconstruction work on base including work on the runway. Make of this what you will, I doubt this event will ever return sadly.

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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by paddyboy » Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:00 am

Exactly the same as happened at Waddington :'(
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Re: Air Day 2023

Post by MabsUK » Wed May 31, 2023 8:15 pm

Such a shame, I went for the first time to the last one in 2019, it was a great show. I used to love the smaller shows like Kemble and Biggen Hill also both of which are no more.

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