February 17, 2017
Held biennially, Avalon 2017 will be held from 28 February to 5 March at Avalon Airport, near Geelong, in Victoria’s west. Avalon 2017’s CEO Ian Honnery expects that this year’s event will be even bigger than the last one in 2015. “The pulling power of our event, both as an aviation spectacular and as a world-class trade show, remains extremely strong,” he says. “The fact that we continue to attract people from across the globe reflects our prestige and international standing. “During the Airshow’s planning and operation, we work very closely with the RAAF, which deploys several hundred people and several aircraft to Avalon. This is a valuable training activity for the RAAF in the deployment and sustainment of a composite squadron. We also work together with the Victorian Government and statutory authorities including the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CAA), AirServices Australia, the Australian Federal Police, the Victorian…