2020 air show season - cancellations update (3)

The highlight of the past week was the cancellation of the Victory Day Parade in Russia. The 75^th jubilee of the victory over the Nazi Germany had to be a spectacular show, however the confirmed coronavirus cases among the participating troops, forced the President of Russia to postpone the parade indefinitely.

The rumours are, that it could be held in September, depending on the current situation with coronavirus outbreak. In the meantime, several European governments already announced their plans on lifting the existing limitations. Unfortunately, but totally understandable, it is clear that there were no public events in May, and a few with strictly limited attendance in June or July.

There is just a slight chance, the pandemic situation would be completely over in a few months, allowing to organize such mass events as air shows are – not forgetting about the armed forces being engaged in fight against the COVID-19 disease and also the financial aspect of this crisis.

As a result, it is sure that there would be no air shows soon, and there would be even more cancellations in this year´s calendar. Below, there is a list of already cancelled or postponed events, updated on 19^th April 2020.
New entries to this list, added after the previous update, are written in bold:

Eurasia Air Show, Antalya (Turkey), 22^nd – 26^th April, postponed to 24^th – 28^th June 2020;
Den ve vzduchu s Plzeňským krajem, Plasy (Czech Republic), 25^th / 26^th April, cancelled;
Wings over Illawarra (Sydney Airshow), Shellharbour Airport (Australia), 2^nd – 3^rd May, postponed to 7^th / 8^th November 2020;
Arbon Classic, Arbon (Switzerland), 2^nd / 3^rd May, cancelled;
JMSDF Iwakuni Friedship Day, Iwakuni (Japan), 5^th May, cancelled;
Festival letectva Pieštany, Pieštany (Slovakia), 8^th – 10^th May, cancelled;
Victory Day 75th Anniversary parade, Moscow and other cities (Russia), 9^th May – postponed indefinitely (probably September);
ILA Berlin, Berlin (Germany), 13^th – 17^th May, cancelled;
Den otevřených dveří 2020, Aeroklub Jaroměř (Czech Republic), 16^th May, cancelled;
Shuttleworth May Evening Airshow, Old Warden (UK), 16^th May, cancelled;
NATO Tiger Meet 2020, Beja (Portugal), 17^th May, postponed to July 2020 (spotter days and open day);
Großflugtage Großenhain, Flugplatz Großenhain (Germany), 16^th / 17^th May, postponed to 2021;
Naples Air Show, Naples (Italy), 17^th May, cancelled;
HeliRussia, Moscow (Russia), 21^st – 23^rd May, postponed to autumn 2020;
Hangariada 2020, Iasi (Romania), 22^nd – 24^th May, cancelled;
Duxford Air Festival, Duxford (UK), 23^rd / 24^th May, cancelled;
L’Hélico 2020, Cholet (France), 23^rd / 24^th May, postponed to 18^th – 20^th September 2020;
Fazcination Luftsport 2020, Burbach (Germany), 23^rd / 24^th May, postponed to 2021;
Air Expo 2020, Muret (France), 23^rd May, cancelled;
European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition EBACE, Geneve (Switzerland), 26^th – 28^th May, cancelled;
KADEX Defence Expo 2020, Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), 28^th – 31^st May, postponed to 10^th – 13^th June 2021;
Midlands Air Festival, Ragley Hall (UK), 29^th – 31^st May, cancelled;
Le Temps des Hélices, la Ferté-Alais (France), 30^th / 31^st May, cancelled;
Croatian International Military Airshow, Zadar (Croatia), 30^th May, postponed to 2021;
Aviatická Pouť, Pardubice (Czech Republic), 30^th / 31^st May, will be decided end of April if postponed later in 2020, or cancelled;
Flugtag Sinsheim, Sinsheim (Germany), 30^th / 31^st May, cancelled;
France Air Expo, Lyon (France), 4^th – 6^th June, postponed;
Rygge Air Show 2020, Rygge (Norway), 6^th June, postponed to 2021;
Świdnik Air Festival, Świdnik (Poland), 6^th – 7^thJune, cancelled;
Laval Aéro Show, Laval (France), 7^th June, postponed to 2021;
Tag der Bundeswehr, Laage and all other locatons (Germany), 13^th June, cancelled;
Historical Airshow – Dobový letecký den, Mláda Boleslav (Czech Republic), 13^th June, no information from the organizer yet, however the public events in Czech Republic in June are limited up to 50 people only;
22^nd Air Base open day, Náměšť nad Oslavou (Czech Republic), 13^th June, no information from the organizer yet, but as above;
Stord Airshow 2020, Sagvåg (Norway), 13^th June, postponed to 2021;
Danish Air Show 2020, Karup (Denmark), 13^th / 14^th June, cancelled;
Kauhava Air Show 2020, Kauhava (Finland), 13^th / 14^th June, postponed to August 2020;
RAF Cosword Air Show, Cosford (UK), 14^th June, cancelled;
XVI Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy, Kraków (Poland), 20^th / 21^st June, cancelled;
Kavala AirSea Show, Kavala (Greece), 26^th – 28^th June, cancelled;
CONEX 20 exercise (open day), Emmen (Switzerland), 27^th June, cancelled;
Ursel Avia 2020, Ursel (Belgium), 27^th – 28^th June, cancelled;
Wales National Airshow, Swansea (UK), 4^th / 5^th July, cancelled;
Grenoble Air Show, Grenoble (France), 5^th July, cancelled;
Royal Navy International Air Day, Yeovilton (UK), 11^th July, cancelled;
Duxford Flying Legends Air Show, Duxford (UK), 11^th– 12^th July, cancelled;
Battle of Britain Memorial Day, The National Memorial to the Few, Capel le Ferne (UK), 12^th July, cancelled – to be held online;
RIAT, Fairford (UK), 17^th – 19^th July, cancelled;
Farnborough International, Farnborough (UK), 20^th – 24^th July, cancelled;
Scotland´s National Airshow, East Lothian (UK), 25^th July, cancelled;
Flugtage Dorsten, Dorsten (Germany), 8^th / 9^th August, postponed to 2021;
Flugfest Hagenbuch, Hagenbuch (Switzerland), 15^th / 16^th August, cancelled;
Battle of Britain memorial day – ´The Hardest Day´, Biggin Hill (UK), 18^th August, cancelled;
Scottish International Airshow, Ayr (UK), 4^th – 6^th September, cancelled;
Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Leopoldsburg (Belgium), 11^th September, cancelled;
Kleine-Brogel AFB spotter day, Kleine-Brogel (Belgium), 12^th September, cancelled;
Sanicole International Airshow, Leopoldsburg (Belgium), 13^th September, cancelled;
Frecce Tricolori 60^th Avviversary, Rivolto (Italy), 19^th / 20^th September, postponed to 2021.

The further updates will be announced consecutively.

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