If you’re an aviation aficionado, you’re in luck. Across the globe, there are a number of air shows and aviation events that promise to delight in 2023. Hear the scream of a fighter jet, board the latest aircraft from the world’s biggest manufacturers or inspect fascinating old warbirds.

Aviation enthusiasts lucky enough to attend the spectacular Paris Air Show or fly into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh are usually blown away by the range of products, spectacular demonstrations and hair-raising stunts they see.

For many passengers, 2022 was the year they returned to overseas travel and in terms of the total number of scheduled passengers, there were 3.781 billion of them in 2022, according to Statista. In other words, air travel is well and truly back.

Modern air shows are not just about watching aerobatic displays and admiring the old and new. Official government delegations mix with representatives from the airline industry’s top companies and peak bodies and often multi-billion dollar deals are signed.

These are some of the globe’s very biggest and most impressive air shows, whether you’re an avid enthusiast or a relative newcomer to the world of aviation.

Paris Air Show

Date: June 19-25
Location: Paris-Le Bourget Airport

A biennial event, the ‘Salon du Bourget’ is one of the biggest air shows on the planet. The event is held concurrently with the…