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SATURDAY 28 - SUNDAY 29 JULY 2018

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BRAY AIR DISPLAYJULY 28 - 29 2018

IRELAND’S BIGGEST AEROBATIC FESTIVAL

The 13th annual Bray Air Display will take place on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July 2018. One of Europe’s biggest and best air shows, Bray Air Display attracted 140,000 people to the Co. Wicklow coastal town for the two day event last year.

Bray Air Display was recognised as ‘Best Festival / Event Experience over 50,000 people’ at the prestigious, national Irish Tourism Industry Awards 2017 and in 2018 it won silver in the ‘Best Tourism Initiative’ category at the All-Ireland Community and Council Awards.

It’s going to be a thrilling spectacle. So far this year’s line-up includes over 40 aircraft as well as parachute teams and helicopters. The calibre of the aerobatic displays at Bray is really second to none; the Red Arrows make a welcome return as our headline act this year.

As well as the incredible display in the skies over Bray the event includes a food and craft village featuring artisan food and specialist craft stalls as well as musical entertainment, and a family fun fair.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy what will be a wonderful free event for young and old alike. See you all in Bray this July!

Aircraft line-up, air display, all ground events and activities are subject to change without notice and may be dependent on weather.

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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the main supporter of the Bray Air Display which is part of the Aviation Ireland #AviationIreland campaign to promote aviation across the State.

The IAA also supports the Foynes Air Show which will take place on Saturday 28th July in Foynes, Co. Limerick.

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) aims to promote the Irish Aviation industry by supporting the Aviation Ireland #AviationIreland weekend, highlighting Ireland’s position as a true global aviation hub, as a nation of aviators and innovators.

The global aviation industry is set to double over the next 20 years from 3.5 billion passengers to 7 billion passengers by 2036.

The world’s aircraft fleet is set to double from 23,000 today to 46,000 in the same timescale. Ireland has tremendous opportunities to capitalise on this global expansion and more, as airlines and airports require more pilots, aircraft engineers, cabin crew, lessors, air traffic controllers and airport professionals.

As early pioneers of transatlantic flight, home to the world’s first duty-free, and where aircraft leasing began, Ireland has always been to the forefront in aviation innovation.

Both Aer Lingus, an iconic international airline, and Ryanair, one of the world’s largest airlines, originated in Ireland. As well as Ryanair and Aer Lingus, there are a total of 14 airlines registered in Ireland, including Norwegian Air International, ASL, CityJet and Stobart Air. There are 1,400 aircraft on the Irish register, including over 200 aircraft under foreign lease.

There are 24 Airports and Aerodromes in Ireland including 3 State Airports; Dublin, Cork and Shannon. A record-breaking 29.6 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in 2017 and it is now the 5th best-serving airport in Europe to North America.

From an economic standpoint, aviation contributes over €4 billion to Ireland’s economy, with 40,000 people employed in the sector, including; 9,500 licensed pilots, and 11,000 licensed cabin crew.

The aviation industry in Ireland has a bright and prosperous future ahead. This Aviation Ireland weekend will celebrate the dizzying heights aviation has already reached, and new heights it continues to climb for.

The IAA is a commercial semi-state company employing approximately 670 people at six main locations in Ireland. The organisation promotes and regulates the safety of aviation in Ireland.

The IAA is committed to developing and implementing effective strategies, regulatory frameworks and processes to ensure that aviation activities under our oversight achieve the highest practicable level of safety.

The IAA is also responsible for the provision of Air Traffic Management (ATM) in Irish controlled airspace (covering some 451,000 square km) and State airports, aeronautical communications on the North Atlantic, and the security regulation of the civil aviation industry in Ireland.

“The IAA has a long history of supporting aviation activities that help promote the aviation industry so we are very happy to support the #AviationIreland weekend.”

Peter Kearney, Chief Executive Designate of the Irish Aviation Authority

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BRAY AIR DISPLAY BY NUMBERS

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THE RED ARROWS ARE SET TO BLAZE A TRAIL ACROSS IRISH SKIES ONCE AGAIN THIS SUMMER

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RED ARROWS TO HEADLINE THE 2018 BRAY AIR DISPLAY!

The Red Arrows – the crème de la crème of aerobatic display teams - will headline the Bray Air Display on Sunday 29th July.

The team first jetted into Bray in their distinctive red livery for the 2016 event and wowed the crowds with pin point precision moves and graceful manoeuvres.

Anyone unlucky enough to miss their performance two years ago will have a second chance to marvel at these master craftsmen this July.

Representing the speed, agility and precision of the Royal Air Force, the team is the public face of the RAF service.

Flying distinctive Hawk fast-jets, the team is made up of pilots, engineers and essential support staff. Together, they demonstrate the excellence and capabilities of the Royal Air Force and the Service’s skilled, talented people.

Since flying the first time in 1965, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team has performed almost 4,900 times across the globe. The Red Arrows are lucky to have both a wonderful history and the support and interest of millions of well-wishers.

The Red Arrows’ 54th season is also the Royal Air Force’s centenary year.

The Red Arrows are one of the most famous and accomplished aerobatic display teams in the

world, and I’m sure will ignite the imagination of a new generation of aviation enthusiasts.

Sé Pardy, Bray Air Display Director

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AER LINGUS JET

The Airbus A321 services high demand routes on the Aer Lingus short haul network. It frequently operates on flights between Dublin and London.

Website: https://www.aerlingus.com/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aerlingusFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aerlingus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aerlingus/

THE IRISH AIR CORP

Our very own, celebrated Irish Air Corp. Approximately 750 men and women serve in the Air Corps which operates 17 fixed wing aircraft and 10 rotary wing aircraft along with two simulators; a PC-9M and a multi-crew trainer.

Website: http://www.military.ie/en/home/Twitter: https://twitter.com/defenceforces Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DefenceForcesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/irishdefenceforces/?hl=en

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THE BLACK KNIGHTS PARACHUTE DISPLAY TEAM

The Irish Defence Forces ‘Black Knights’ parachute Display Team return once again to the #BrayAirDisplay. Watch as they jump from an Air Corps AW139 Helicopter at 4000 feet onto Bray Seafront.

Website: http://www.military.ie/en/home/Twitter: https://twitter.com/defenceforces Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DefenceForcesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/irishdefenceforces/?hl=en

THE BLADES AEROBATIC TEAM

With over 25,000 flying hours and more than 47 display seasons between them, The Blades Aerobatic Team is amongst the most experienced on the circuit.

Consisting of 30 exhilarating manoeuvres showcasing a variety of mind-blowing aerobatic stunts, The Blades Extra-300 aircraft are flown just 12 feet apart.

Kirsty Murphy, the first and only female former Red Arrow’s pilot, flies as Blade 3.

Website: http://www.theblades.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/thebladesteamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Blades-Aerobatic-Team-114860121967840/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_blades_aerobatic_team/

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MAKE-A-WISH CAP 232 & THE FLYING DENTIST

Eddie Goggins aka ‘The Flying Dentist’ has been flying aerobatics for more than 24 years. This AVIONS MUDRY CAP 232 aircraft he flies is a French designed single seat unlimited aerobatic wonder plane. Eddie’s flying display will involve G FORCES of plus 9 and minus 7G. That means that at times Eddie will weigh as much as 127 Stone…nearly a Metric Tonne! And when he pushes the control stick forward curving through the air upside-down, the centrifugal forces try to throw him out of the cockpit with up to 7 times the force of gravity! Which is why he wears 7 Seat Belt Straps!

Eddie’s routine includes manoeuvres such as: The Towering Spiral Cravat, The Salmon Leap and The Knife Edge spin.

Website: http://www.aerobaticsireland.ieFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Aerdynamics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFmh2KYQ15AoIAG-mLX0Lg

THE CATALINA PBY-5A

2018 sees Catalina PBY-5A celebrate her 75th birthday. She was built by Canadian Vickers at Cartierville, Quebec for the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Autumn of 1943. Post WWII it was used briefly as a freighter, before joining a Search & Rescue flight where it served until finally being sold in 1961.

Catalina flies at air shows all over Europe and has ventured as far north as Iceland and Arctic Norway, as far south as Marseille and Barcelona and as far east as Moscow!

The Catalina display consists of Dumbells, flypasts & Orbits.

Website: https://www.catalina.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCatalinaSociety/

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SHAMROCK 1942

One of the most recognisable and iconic planes of its generation. This plane revolutionised air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its impact on the aviation industry make it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made.

Aer Lingus took delivery of its first Douglas DC-3 in April 1940, making it the fifth aircraft type to be operated by the airline and the first scheduled flight was a Dublin to Liverpool service on May 7, 1940. A total of 19 DC-3s were in use by Aer Lingus until 1964, flying from Dublin to English destinations such as London, Manchester and Birmingham.

The aircraft type operated its first Aer Lingus European service to Paris in 1946, with Amsterdam following in 1947.

Website: https://www.aerlingus.com/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aerlingusFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aerlingus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aerlingus/

TRANCHANT JET TEAM

A Celtic jet team from Brittany, France flying 4 Fouga aircraft. Patrouille Tranchant pilot Hugues Duval became the first pilot in aviation history to cross the Channel on an electric powered “CriCri” aircraft on July 9th 2015.

Website: http://fouga.patrouille-tranchant.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/huguesduval Facebook: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/yankeedeltafr/

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‘THE FLYING COW’ VANS RV7 SOLO DISPLAY

Gerry Humphreys has been flying professionally for 40 years and has logged over 10,000 hours worldwide in 100s of aircraft ranging from microlights to military fast jets.

After completing a degree in Aeronautical Engineering at Queens University Belfast where he learned to fly with the Queens University Air Squadron, he joined the RAF as a pilot. Since retiring from the RAF he built his own aircraft, the Vans RV7 EI-HUM.

He is a senior instructor with Atlantic Flight Training Academy, a Director of the Foynes Flying Boat Museum (he also has a seaplane rating) and Chairman of the General Aviation Safety Council of Ireland.

Website: http://aerdynamics.ie/pilots/gerry-humphreys/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Aerdynamics

IRISH HISTORIC FLIGHT FOUNDATION

Irish Historic Flight Foundation celebrates Ireland’s rich aviation heritage. The Foundation has wide industry support from the Irish Air Corps, Department of Defence, Ryanair, Aer Lingus, Stobart Air, the Irish Aviation Authority.

IHFF is building a dedicated ‘Aviation Experience’ facility where visitors will be able to view historic aircraft up close and gain understanding of aviation and flight.

Website: http://irishhistoricflight.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/flightirish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Irish.Historic.Flight/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irishhistoricflight

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STEARMAN

The Boeing Stearman Model 75 is a two-seater biplane introduced by Stearman Aircraft Division of Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, in 1934. In the immediate post-war years they became popular as civilian trainers, crop dusters, sports planes and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.

Website: http://irishhistoricflight.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/flightirish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Irish.Historic.Flight/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irishhistoricflight

IRISH PARACHUTE CLUB

The Irish Parachute Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the training of skydivers throughout Ireland. IPC is located in Clonbullogue, County Offaly. It was founded in 1956 by wartime paratrooper Freddie Bond and began operations at Weston airfield in Leixlip, training several teams for international competition. During the harsh winter of 1962, the IPC parachuted emergency supplies to snowbound farms in the Wicklow Mountains. IPC offers full training from beginner level to advanced.

Website: http://skydive.ie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skydive.ie/

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RICHARD GOODWIN – PITTS SPECIAL

Flying is in Richard’s DNA - his father Ken flew fast jets in the RAF and was famous for his Hunter and Lightning aerobatic displays. Richard will fly his highly modified Pitts Special S2S, ‘The Muscle Biplane’, at Bray Air Display.

The aircraft’s extensive modification programme has given this biplane enhanced capabilities which allow Richard to perform a unique and extraordinary brand of aerobatics. This means that Richard’s Muscle Biplane can perform double-hammerheads, high-alpha knife-edge flypasts and the amazing ‘Tower of Power’ - torque rolls whilst flying backwards through the plane’s own smoke.

Website: http://www.richgoodwinairshows.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/RichGoodwinS2SFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichGoodwinAirshows/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/tornado3828

IRISH COAST GUARD SEARCH & RESCUE DEMONSTRATION

Dublin based Irish Coast Guard Helicopter, Rescue 116. This Sikorskys S-92A Helicopter provides 24/7/365 Maritime, Inland waterway and Mountain Search and Rescue Service.

5 Helicopters in total operate out of 4 bases, Dublin, Waterford, Shannon and Sligo. Top speed is 165 knots. Max endurance is 4 Hours and 30 Mins. Max range off shore is 300 nautical miles. Max all up weight is 26,500 lbs (13 metric tonnes).

Website: http://www.dttas.ie/maritime/english/irish-coast-guard-ircg Twitter: https://twitter.com/irishcoastguard?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrishCoastGuard/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irishcoastguard/

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ROYAL JORDANIAN FALCONS

Flying 5 Extra-300 L aerobatic aircraft the Royal Jordian Falcons are some of the most skilled aerobatic pilots in the world. The national aerobatic team was formed in 1976 with the mission of promoting peace and friendship globally through the art and science of aviation.

Website: http://www.rjfalcons.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RJFalcons

ME109 + MUSTANG

The ME109 was built in the 1950s and flown until 1965. Between 1967 and 68 the aircraft featured in the film ‘The Battle of Britain’.

This dual-control P-51 Mustang is the only of its type in the UK, manufactured in 1945. It was fully restored in California in the early 2000s.

Website: http://ultimatewarbirdflights.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ultimate-Warbird-Flights-1785419121510239/

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STRIKEMASTER

G-SOAF Strikemaster comes from Strikemaster Flying Club (SFC) in North Wales. The aircraft have a top speed of 450 kts and a sea level climb rate in excess of 6000ft per minute.

The Strikemaster display includes high energy aerobatics with graceful linking manoeuvres - lots of rolls, loops, barrel rolls, clovers and, fast and slow passes, all highlighted by the use of a purpose built smoke system.

Captain Mark Petrie has over 20,000 hours flying time.

Website: http://www.nwmas.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/StrikeDisplayUKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrikemasterDisplayUKInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/strikedisplayuk/

VIGGEN

Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF) is a non-profit organization, the aim of which is to maintain and fly a fleet of aircraft (primarily jets) which have been in service with the Swedish Air Force.

Website: http://www.swafhf.seTwitter: https://twitter.com/SwAFHF

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WILDCAT AEROBATICS

One of the most exciting acts on the air show scene, displaying close formation aerobatics and precision synchronised flying in the iconic Pitts Special biplane.

Over the years, the team has developed an exciting choreographed air show act that combines a graceful mix of balletic, close formation aerobatics and high speed opposition passes where their closing speed is in excess of 400mph.

The team regularly displays all over the UK, the Channel Islands and northern Europe.

Website: https://www.wildcataerobatics.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/WildcatAeros Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildcatAerobatics/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildcat_aeros/

GARDA AIR SUPPORT UNIT

The Garda Air Support Unit was established in September 1997 with the delivery of a Pilatus Britten-Norman BN 2T-4S Defender 4000 fixed wing aircraft and a Eurocopter AS355N Eceuriel helicopter.

The unit is based at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel on the outskirts of Dublin city although from time to time aircraft may be based at other locations within the State.

Garda aircraft are maintained on the Irish military register. Irish Air Corps personnel pilot all aircraft and provide maintenance facilities on behalf of the Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform.

Website: https://www.garda.ie/en/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angardasiochanaYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/gardapressoffice

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A FAMILY FUN WEEKEND

DAILY FROM 12 NOON

Activities will kick off from noon each day with a fun-fair, live music, food and craft markets. Spectators can even experience a breath-taking helicopter ride over Bray Head, hike the exhilarating Cliff Walk, or enjoy a sedate stroll along Bray’s magnificent Victorian prom before the air display begins.

While Bray Air Display is a free family weekend, hospitality packages are available which offer excellent food, drink and stunning panoramic views of the Bray Air Display flight path from the comfort of a grandstand located along the shoreline.

The #BrayAirDisplay is managed by Bray Summerfest Committee with thanks to main supporter the Irish Aviation Authority, as well as Wicklow County Council & Bray.ie.

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Our aim is to provide journalists and media outlets easy access to detailed information about #BrayAirDisplay.

View our previous event highlights

• 2017 event video highlights: https://youtu.be/fw-oFkWZgn8.• 2016 event video highlights: https://youtu.be/8vDjAKikjjE.

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Media Accreditation

Applicants must be part of the editorial team, or on an assignment for, a specific publication, broadcast media or news service attending to specifically cover the event. Press ID & public liability insurance documents with Wicklow County Council and Bray Air Display indemnified on them is required in advance as press passes will be issued on-site and will grant Media access.

Media accreditation is at the discretion of the Bray Air Display Press Office.

You can complete the online application form here: http://brayairdisplay.com/media/.

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