Pittsburgh Airshow Cancelled

GZR_Sactargets · Post by **GZR_Sactargets** » 06 Mar 2009, 16:46

From AF Daily Report 6 Mar 09

Grounded: There will be no "Wings over Pittsburgh" air show this year. The 911th Airlift Wing, the Air Force Reserve Command unit that hosts the annual event at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, has cancelled the show, which was set for mid June, due to the unit's operational commitments and inadequate funding. "It was an extremely difficult decision," said Col. Gordon Elwell Jr., 911th AW commander, in a March 2 release. He continued, "We looked at our current funding stream against our mission commitments and it just wasn't possible." The popular event normally attracts hundreds of thousands of people. The Lebanon Daily News reported March 3 that a contributing factor in the cancellation was the wing's upcoming operational readiness inspection and the corresponding demands placed on it in preparation.

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 06 Mar 2009, 19:19

We'll see more of this in the coming months, it's getting really bad. I wonder how many Nascar races won't sellout this year?

GZR_Sactargets · Post by **GZR_Sactargets** » 06 Mar 2009, 21:16

Do you suppose we will get bargain tickets to baseball this year?