Page 25 - Aviation News (February 2020)

Northwest USA and Alaska
– June and September
For aviation diversity, the US northwest is
hard to beat, being home to Boeing airliner
factories, several major bases and a lot of
general aviation. Alaska is one of the last
bastions of operational propliners, and also
home many floatplanes and bush planes.
Globemaster Aviation Tours’ June-July trip
covers airfields in three states, taking in the
airshows at Hill AFB, Utah and at Elmendorf-
Richardson AFB, Alaska. Additionally there
are visits to Boeing’s airfields in Seattle,
NAS Whidbey Island, and McChord AFB,
Washington and also Eielson AFB and the Kazakhstan’s KADEX exhibition promises plenty of Russian-made hardware. Paul van der
seaplane base at Lake Hood in Alaska. Linden/4Aviation
The Centre of Aviation Photography is
also taking small groups to Alaska in June South Africa and Namibia Juche Travel Services has been organising
and September with an itinerary emphasis – September aviation tours of the country since 2011,
on propliners. The focus will be on Aeroprints’ September tour includes ramp and memorably in 2016 attended the
photography with numerous flights involving access at several South African airports Wonsan Air Festival, which saw some of
air-to-air photography. including Rand and Lanseria, and visits to the country’s military aircraft displayed
Ian Allan Aviation Tours is running a propliner the Swartkop Air Base, home of the South to foreign civilians for the first time. The
and floatplane-focussed tour to Alaska in African Air Force Museum. The price covers highlight of this year’s civil aviation tour
early June. There are optional flights in a Douglas DC-4 flights to and from the is a chance to fly in some types that are
Super Dak to Kenai; and a glacier landing Waterkloof Air Show. Having run previous very rare. These comprise Air Koryo’s
and take-off which will either be in a Turbo trips to South Africa, this time the group will Ilyushin Il-18, Il-62, Tupolev Tu-134, Tu-154
Porter or a Beaver. and Antonov An-148, plus a
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June 3-16 Bee microlight. Individual
Centre of Aviation Aeroprints – www.aeroprints.com/ flights are offered separately
Photography – June 8-18 and Centre of Aviation Photography – www.centreofaviationphotography.com at additional cost, as is a
September 14-25 Globemaster Aviation Tours – globemastertours.net/ ‘Round the DPRK’ sightseeing
Globemaster Aviation Tours – Ian Allan Aviation Tours – www.ianallantravel.com/aviationtours/ tour. The company describes
June 26-July 12 this as: “a whistle-stop
Juche Travel Services – www.juchetravelservices.com/
day-trip of airports around
Army Moscow – Merlintour – www.bat.flymerlin.by the country.” The planned
August 4Aviation – www.4aviation.nl/ route is Pyongyang–Orang–
The International Military- Samjiyon–Uiju–Pyongyang
Technical Forum, also known as the also visit Namibia, not a place often thought and passengers will be able to disembark at
‘Army’ exhibition at Kubinka airfield near of as a destination for enthusiasts, but home each airport to take a few photographs.
Moscow has grown into a major event. to some interesting regional airlines. Juche Travel Services – October 19-23
Unsurprisingly, there are many helicopters, Aeroprints – 13-24 September 13-24
but also a good selection of fast jets Ukraine Aviasvit –
including the air force aerobatic teams. Asian Adventure – October
One fascinating aspect of this show is a September Ukraine has a rich aerospace heritage
live firepower demonstration on a nearby In September Globemaster Aviation Tours and an active aviation industry. Ian Allan
range. Ian Allan Aviation Tours, Aeroprints is planning an Asian adventure taking in Aviation Tours is offering a ten-day journey
and the Centre of Aviation Photography are Okinawa, South Korea and Taiwan, focusing around western Ukraine taking in aviation
all taking groups to Army-2020, the latter’s on military bases, some of which are rarely companies, museums, collections, airfields
package including a private night shoot at visited by foreigners. and the biennial Aviasvit-XXI, International
the Monino Air Museum. September – Dates TBC Aviation and Space Salon at Kiev, which
Aeroprints – August 21-29 will not have a flying display this year.
Centre of Aviation Photography – August North Korea – October Optional pleasure flights can be had in
24-30 North Korea would top many an types comprising the An-2, An-3T and
Ian Allan Aviation Tours – August enthusiast’s ‘must visit’ list of destinations Cessna 182.
25-September 1 for the sheer variety of exotic aircraft. Ian Allan Aviation Tours – October 9-18

October’s tour to North Korea offers the opportunity to fly in Air Koryo types, including the Tupolev Tu-134. Juche Travel Services

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