Canadian International Airshow Set to Hit the Skies on Labour Day Weekend

Published on August 27, 2024

The Canadian International Airshow will be celebrating its 75th year with demonstrations and performances in Toronto skies over the Labour Day weekend. Running on Aug. 31, Sept. 1, and Sept. 2, the show is considered North America’s longest-running airshow. A practice day will be held on Aug. 30. Aerial displays at the event include the nine-plane formation of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, known as one of the largest and most recognized squadrons in the Royal Canadian Air Force. The team is made up of about 80 men and women with a home base located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team, The Red Arrows, will make its third appearance at the show. Based in England, the group was founded in 1964 and flies in a formation of nine British Aerospace Hawk T.1 aircraft....

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