Eastern Townships Air Show grounded for 2019

By Gordon Lambie
Eastern Townships Air Show grounded for 2019
(Photo : Gordon Lambie)

The team behind the Eastern Townships Air Show and Fair (SSACE) announced on Tuesday that the annual event will be taking a year off in 2019 with a plan to return in September of the following year. Designed as a place where people in the aeronautics industry, pilots, students, and the general public could come together around their love of, and interest in all things that fly, the late summer show failed to secure enough sponsorship support in advance for its organizing team to feel comfortable moving ahead with the 2019 edition. “You cannot organize an event like that,” said Michel Lecompte, executive director of the air show and fair, explaining that the organizers want to ensure that they have confirmed sponsorships and deals at least six months prior to the September show in order to reduce the financial risks associated with hosting the event. See full story in the Wednesday, June 19 edition of The Record.

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