facebook tracker International Council of Air Shows International Council of Air Shows
International Council of Air Shows

Air Force Clarifies Support Issue

March 17th, 2014
In a January 31 memo to all commanders within the U.S. Air Force, Vice Chief of Staff Larry Spencer and Undersecretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning clarified an issue that has been a source of ... See More

Snowbirds Restore Some U.S. Shows for 2014

March 13th, 2014
After cancelling several U.S. performance dates in 2014 due to budgetary constraints, the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds have restored a portion of their U.S. schedule. The team will begin their ... See More

Breitling Jet Team Announces 2015 U.S. Tour

March 12th, 2014
Breitling, the Swiss watch manufacturing company, has announced that the Breitling Jet Team will be conducting its first-ever U.S. tour during the 2015 air show season. Although the seven-ship L-39 ... See More

HAI Names Aaron as Pilot of the Year

March 11th, 2014
At its annual convention last month in Anaheim, California, the Helicopter Association International named Chuck Aaron as its 2014 pilot of the year. An ICAS member and the 2009 recipient of the Art ... See More

U.S. Government Changes On-Line Registration Process for Vendors, Contractors

March 4th, 2014
Due to the limited number of military open house and air show events in the United States last year, a number of ICAS members let their Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and On-line ... See More

EAA Challenges FAA Fee Policy

February 25th, 2014
(From AVweb) EAA says it's wondering why the FAA billed it $450,000 for air traffic services at last year's AirVenture when the NFL won't have to pay the extra costs associated with the Super Bowl. On ... See More

Blues Fill Two Remaining Holes in 2014 Schedule

February 21st, 2014
The Blue Angels left the ICAS Convention with two unexpected holes in their 2014 schedule. They have now filled those holes. On April 12, the team will perform at the Thunder over Louisville show in ... See More

Marine Corps Releases Harrier/Osprey Demonstration Schedule

February 18th, 2014
Last month, the United States Marine Corps released its schedule for AV-8B Harrier and MV-22 Osprey air show demonstrations. The Harrier will perform at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana in April; in ... See More

Snowbirds Cancel U.S. Appearances in 2014

February 13th, 2014
In response to unprecedented budgetary challenges that will require a dramatic decrease in flying hours for virtually all Canadian military aircraft and pilots, 1 Canadian Air Division (1CAD) of the ... See More

ICAS ACE Manual Revision 8.0 Comment Period Continues

February 10th, 2014
As detailed in a short news item in a mid-January edition of the ICAS Operations Bulletin (Ops Bull), the ICAS ACE Committee has completed work on the initial draft of Revision 8.0 of the ICAS ACE ... See More

Pentagon Guidance Prohibiting Air Show Support to be Updated Soon

February 6th, 2014
After receiving phone calls and emails expressing concern about the U.S. military’s reluctance to provide ground support equipment to those civilian shows scheduled to host U.S. military jets in ... See More

ICAS Regions Finalize Plans for 2014 Winter Regional Conferences

January 9th, 2014
Mark your calendars and make 2014 the year to attend as many of the ICAS regional conferences as possible. Remember, your conference venue is not limited to where you are based. We encourage you to ... See More