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2025 European air show season – news and updates (2)

10 March 2025 Jacek Domański

As every year, we would like to bring your attention to some upcoming aviation events in Europe and share our experiences from the previous editions, as well as let you know the reasons, why we […]

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Summer day among gliders and ultralights – Open Airfield Day 2024 at Aeroklub Broumov

5 March 2025 Jacek Domański

On 31st August 2024, Benediktinský aeroklub Broumov (the Benedictine Aeroclub Broumov) organised yet another edition of its traditional open-door day. As in the previous years, the event enjoyed great interest among the local community, as […]

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Tag der Bundeswehr 2024 – Fliegerhorst Fassberg

12 February 2025 Jacek Domański

On 8th June 2024, the 10th edition of the German armed forces open doors day – Tag der Bundeswehr – took place. The event was held on nine locations throughout the country and attracted over […]

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2025 European air show season – news and updates (1)

2 February 2025 Jacek Domański

The first month of 2025 is already over and that means it is about time to start preparing for this year´s air show season. Therefore, as every year, we will tell you about some upcoming […]

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It´s all ill wind – Aviation Fair 2024

27 January 2025 Jacek Domański

The 32nd edition of Aviatická pouť (the Aviation Fair) air show took place during the weekend of 1st and 2nd June 2024. Despite the challenging weather conditions, the biggest civilian aviation event in the Czech […]

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Tag der Bundeswehr 2025 – the date and locations are already announced

6 December 2024 Jacek Domański

On 2nd December 2024, the German Ministry of Defence officially disclosed the date and locations of the annual open-doors event of the German armed forces – Tag der Bundeswehr. In 2025, the event will be […]

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Afternoon with the iconic Czechoslovak aircraft – October Zlín Meeting at Točná Airport

10 November 2024 Jacek Domański

On Saturday, 12th October 2024 another edition of open doors afternoon event was held at Letiště Točná / Točná Airport in Prague, the Czech Republic. This time, the event was organised in the eve of […]

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Aviation weekend in West Bohemia – Letecký den Cheb 2024

29 October 2024 Jacek Domański

The ninth edition of Letecký den Cheb (Aviation Day Cheb), the biennial aviation event organized in West Bohemia region of the Czech Republic, took place on 17th and 18th August 2024. The two-day show boasted […]

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Public demonstration of the Czech H-1 rotorcraft system – Náměšt´ Open Day 2024

7 August 2024 Jacek Domański

On 1st May 2024, after an eight-year gap, the doors of Náměšt´military airfield again opened for general public, on the occasion of the Open Day event organised by 22. základna vrtulníkového letectva (22nd Helicopter Air […]

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2024 air show season in Europe (part 5)

17 July 2024 Jacek Domański

The fifth, and final, article from our series regarding news and updates on 2024 air show season in Europe, brings you a short and subjective selection of aviation events scheduled for the second part of […]

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