On the last weekend of May 2023, the Pardubice airfield once again hosted the Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť) air show. It was already the 31st edition of the biggest civilian aviation event in the Czech […]
During the last weekend of April, Den ve vzduchu, the traditional aviation event of the West Bohemia region, had returned to Plasy airfield after an annual break. As usual, the show brought two days of […]
The world-famous Polish aviator, Łukasz ´Luke´ Czepiela will be one of the stars of the upcoming 31st edition of Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť) air show, performing a flying display with his famous STOL aircraft, Carbon […]
On 9th December 1988, a light multirole fighter JAS 39, developed by the Swedish aerospace company Saab AB, performed its approximately fifty minutes long maiden flight. The aeroplane was flown by Stig Holmström, company test […]
On 29th August 2022, the ninth edition of multinational exercise Ample Strike / Odolné nebe 2022, focused on enhancing the level of cooperation between aviation crews and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC). As usual, the […]
Yesterday, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic announced that the country is going to buy – as replacement for current fleet of JAS-39 Gripen aircraft – a certain number of the Lockheed Martin F-35 […]
On 2nd June 2022, the 221st Helicopter Squadron (221. vrtulníková letka) of the Czech Air Force celebrated its 20th anniversary of full membership in NATO Tiger Association. The 221st Squadron was officially formed in 2008, […]
Seventeen years ago, on 18th April 2005, the first six JAS-39 Gripen aircraft arrived to Čáslav air force base in the Czech Republic, therefore opening the new era in the Czech Air Force. Implementation of […]
Aviation event held annually at Aeroklub Plasy airfield is the traditional opener of the Czech air show season. This year, the show returned after a two-year gap caused by coronavirus outbreak – and it was […]
After a one year gap caused by coronavirus outbreak, the Sanicole International Airshow is going to return in September 2021, with the 42nd edition of the show. And, certainly, the two other related events – […]
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