Air Show cleared for take-off

The “Australian International Airshow Aerospace and Defence Exposition” – or simply Avalon Airshow as we know it – has been officially launched on Friday.

An Industry and Trade week starts Monday, ahead of the public event where gates open Friday.

CEO Justin Giddings said the show will be the biggest one they’ve ever had

“We’ve booked out pretty much every hotel in Geelong. The RAAF have taken a heap of rooms as well”

“It’s not just good for the town, it’s good for morale, good for people. It’s a great fun thing to come to and kids are free”

“Ticket sales are going really well, our expo is sold out which has never been done before, our grandstand is all sold out except for maybe a couple on Sunday”

Image: Tim Marshall