What can be expected at The Airlink Adrenaline Wonderboom Airport Show 2017

MEDIA RELEASE 18 May 2017

Airlink is proud to be part of the Adrenaline Wonderboom Airport Show for the second year. Having won the African Pilot Airshow of the Year award for 2016, the second instalment of the Airlink Adrenaline Wonderboom Airport Show will take place from 9 -11 June 2017, at Wonderboom National Airport.

This year the show coincides with Airlink’s Silver and Gold Jubilee on 11^th June, celebrating 25 years in its current iteration with uninterrupted leadership, and recognizing that its roots date back fifty years to Lowveld Air Services founded in 1967. Accordingly, the program for the Sunday show11^th June, will include a special acknowledgement of this momentous occasion.

This opportunity to support the Adrenaline show allows Airlink to endorse the Wonderboom Airport, to showcase the airports allure as a gateway of choice for Gauteng, and together with its partner South African Airways to emphasise its long term commitment to offering daily flights between Pretoria and Cape Town from Pretoria’s Wonderboom Airport.

“The Airlink Adrenaline Wonderboom Airport Show is back and we are excited to bring you an adrenaline filled line up. Over and above the usual airshow favourites this year we plan to bring some exciting never have seen before acts. Having won the 2016 airshow of the year award means we must up the ante, and we intend doing just that. You don’t want to miss this one, it’s going to be one for the record books.”, said Christian Maiorana, Co-owner and Show Boss.

This year’s show is set to be BIGGER and BETTER, with acts that have never been seen at any airshow in South Africa, and for the first time, the South African Air Force (SAAF) will be participating, a special thank you to the Airlink team for making this possible. The Silver Falcons and a Gripen fighter jet will take to the skies, and a SAAF Augusta 109 Light Utility Helicopter will be on static display.

“In the present global economic environment where over regulation also plays a big role, the trend is that we have fewer shows and therefore the Airlink Adrenaline Wonderboom Airport Show brings a new dimension to airshows by combining air displays, car and bike racing, as well as some extreme stunts in the air as well as on the ground.”, said Chris Briers, Co-owner of the show as well as the Air Boss.

For the first time ever at a South African airshow, there will be the ‘Up and Over’, an airshow act that sees a motorbike backflip over an aircraft as it flies under the bike. On Saturday evening only, there will be a

Jetcar Meltdown - another first for a South African airshow, as well as a wall of fire, fireworks display, and the spectacular Puma Energy Harvard Flying Lions Night display. Sunday only, will have a Jetcar smoke blowout. Keep a lookout for the ‘Huey Surprise’.

Nico de Klerk, Director, Group Communications of Paramount Group said, “Paramount is excited to be a key partner in the Adrenaline Show.  Spectators will not be able to miss our superhero robot – ‘Parabot’, towering 10 metres above the show offering great photo opportunities.  In addition, we will be displaying our world-leading family of Mbombe armoured vehicles, including the Mbombe 4 that is the fastest armour vehicle in the world, and our new generation 6x6 and 8x8 Infantry Combat Vehicles.  Another big treat for spectators awaits in the form of our K9 anti-poaching demonstration featuring the Guinness World Record team for the first ever anti-poaching skydiving dog, Arrow.  The anti-poaching capability showcase will involve Arrow and his handler doing a tandem skydive, this will be followed by more K9s showing off their amazing skills by rappelling from helicopters, chasing and apprehending ‘poachers’ in an action-packed demonstration.  You don’t want to miss it.”

Radio broadcasting partner Jacaranda FM have partnered this year with the Airlink Adrenaline Wonderboom Airport Show, and commented that they are very excited to be part of an event that has so many thrills, and are looking forward to spectacular displays and stunts.

ABOUT AIRLINK

The Capital to Capital Airlink scheduled flights provide the City of Tshwane’s business and leisure travellers with simple, affordable, quick and efficient access to Cape Town, and vice versa.  Customers experience the convenience of walk-on-walk-off aircraft access, a business class lounge, affordable parking near the terminal building, and local hotel accommodation.  It takes less than 10 minutes to deplane, collect your luggage, and get to your car. And you can check-in right up to twenty minutes prior to departure.  In short, the service is simple, efficient, under-promised and over-delivered, and competitively affordable.

The metropolitan area of Tshwane houses approximately three million residents, and several thousand businesses located in multiple business commercial and industrial nodes. All businesses, industries and communities located in and around Tshwane can benefit from the scheduled flights. Manufacturing sectors such as in the case of automotive industry and various diplomatic missions and NGO’s located within the catchment in the area, where there is a strong nexus with their counterparts in Cape Town, also benefit from air services at Wonderboom.

For business travellers, Airlink offers an intra-continental (as in intra Europe) style business class service on its 83 seater Avro RJ85 regional jet that operates the route.  Airlink’s Grey Sunbird Lounge provides private sanctuary to all Business class passengers, as well as to Voyager members, Gold/Platinum/Lifetime Platinum.  Benefits for Airlink customers include Voyager Miles.

Spectators can look forward to the following acts, and more:

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   Truck Top Landing

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   Airlink displays

·         Bell 407 and bike race

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    Bell 407 and drifting

·         Glider aerobatics

·         GoodYear Eagles Pitt Specials

·         Puma Energy Flying Lions night display

·         SAAF Gripen

·         SAAF Silver Falcons

·         Up and Over

·         Jet car meltdown

·         Exhibition jet car run

·         Exhibition drag bike run

·         Exotic super car exhibition race

·         125 Shifter exhibition kart race

·         Formula Renault and Afrix motorsport cars

Flight reservations can be made with your booking agent or SAA Central Reservations on +27 11 978 1111, and for online bookings visit www.flyairlink.com or www.flysaa.com

For more information contact:

Mark Mansfield (Media Boss Airlink Adrenaline Show) Tel: +27 82 463 2436

Or

Karin Murray (Airlink) Tel:  +27 11 451 7300

A special thank you to all our sponsors: