Blue Angels’ ‘Fat Albert’ Getting U.K. Overhaul
Marshall Aerospace to replace key wing structure, extending the C-130’s service life.
Marshall Aerospace to replace key wing structure, extending the C-130’s service life.
Annual Pensacola Homecoming Air Show called off due to uncertainty over government funding, ending the Blue Angels’ 2025 season early.
U.S. Navy Blue Angels take to the skies over Washington following weeks of canceled shows.
Recent government shutdowns have led to air show cancellations and the loss of headline military demo teams like the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds.
Rome event to proceed with civilian-only lineup as U.S. government shutdown continues.
It’s an air show season Saturday; have you made your weekend plans yet?
The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron conducted the last flight using its F/A-18 A/B/C/D Hornets on Wednesday. The aircraft, which the Blue Angels have flown for 34 years, will be replaced with F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets beginning with the team’s 2021 show season. The Hornets departed Florida’s Naval Air Station Pensacola at around […]
Boeing announced on Wednesday that it has delivered the first Super Hornet test aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The aircraft—one of eleven ordered by the Navy—will go through a flight test and evaluation phase at Maryland’s Naval Air Station Patuxent River before being painted with the team’s trademark blue and […]
The U.S. Navy has announced a $29.7 million contract with United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (U.K. MOD) for a C-130J Super Hercules to serve as the Blue Angels Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron’s next “Fat Albert” logistics cargo plane. According to the U.S. Navy, acquiring a used aircraft to fill the role was approximately $50 million […]