There remains not a skerrick of doubt that there is a huge appetite for major airshows in Australia. After being postponed for two years, Avalon International Airshow 2023 was a sold out event, although that popularity exposed a few holes in the logistics of bringing the huge crowds in and getting them home again.
A seemingly endless caravan of families, prams, trolleys and individuals streamed in through the gates from the moment they opened until the day’s show was three quarters over. Long queues formed not only for food and drink, but for the experience of walking through a USAF C-5 Galaxy, or