{"id":3159,"date":"2025-05-23T18:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2025-05-23T18:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:51:18","slug":"its-almost-here-check-out-this-weeks-thrilling-aircraft-additions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/its-almost-here-check-out-this-weeks-thrilling-aircraft-additions\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s almost here! Check out this week&#8217;s thrilling aircraft additions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/article-images-25\/RIAT-C17.jpg\" alt=\"RIAT C17\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are less than two months to go until the first aircraft touches down at RAF Fairford for this year\u2019s Royal International Air Tattoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Take Off Thursday continues and this week we are pleased to announce some assets from the Qatar Emiri Air Force that will further bolster our static line-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ll be bringing an <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQxKQbGJKF8iAg-6S6BQ915re8bRvfvz08tcAnmOpgGzbRR47upVNWYFxcoT0f\" target=\"_blank\">AH-64E Apache Guardian<\/a> as we celebrate 50 years of Apache, plus a <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQxKQbGJKF8iAg_KS6Bf1YNWWcQeCy5AXv4D2bAWPqvYuClqCqop7Us0TltRRp\" target=\"_blank\">C-17 Globemaster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQxKQbGJKF8iAg_aS6Bdmb5_HZJu7XBtubChmhTyQF5PcvYduy7qiiH69pGD5p\" target=\"_blank\">Hawk<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQxKQbGJKF8iAg_qS6BRoTWlv9JP3kYKMEBSCoSnMxJ9tiBtC_ADQ7BsaKWsc1\" target=\"_blank\">Typhoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From further afield and visiting for the first time in almost 10 years, we have the Royal New Zealand Air Force and their <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQxKQbGJKF8iAgoaW6Bf1jxejRvJQBId_6NxL3II40buMPFyAXvshJfZorgjQv\" target=\"_blank\">Boeing 757-2K2<\/a> \u2013 their last trip to Gloucestershire came back in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we\u2019re rounding off the week with Royal Air Force training aircraft to the static line up this week with the <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQxKQbGJKF8iAgo6W6BXUnU_poMMxax48craAAFvICyDZEppVOSTDVYSGtx5bo\" target=\"_blank\">Prefect<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQxKQbGJKF8iAgpKW6BV4nNjW3n3_yE9GMttkRtdx8FkcTWBTQkWpsm1VVp-pp\" target=\"_blank\">Tutor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQxKQbGJKF8iAgpaW6BaA-PpLNX3i9jzAhQDu7ge_uRAVZQ6uSOZaUvRygSjyO\" target=\"_blank\">Hawk<\/a>. More to come from the Royal Air Force in the next few weeks\u2026 To view every aircraft confirmed for RIAT25 so far, click the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airtattoo.com\/the-airshow\/aircraft-and-pilots\/confirmed-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Confirmed Aircraft<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a more intense experience then why not treat yourself to one of our FRIAT six-day packages. They&#8217;re fantastic value, with amazing benefits including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Park &amp; View entry on Wednesday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, choice of Park &amp; View or FRIAT enclosure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday to Sunday general admission to the showground and access to the FRIAT enclosure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday, choice of Park &amp; View or FRIAT enclosure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allocated grandstand seat and access to the exclusive FRIAT enclosure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free official souvenir programme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, the opportunity to meet other like-minded aircraft enthusiasts who love RIAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Book Tickets\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airtattoo.com\/tickets-packages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are less than two months to go until the first aircraft touches down at RAF Fairford for this year\u2019s Royal International Air Tattoo! Meanwhile, Take Off Thursday continues and this week we are pleased to announce some assets from the Qatar Emiri Air Force that will further bolster our static line-up. They\u2019ll be bringing &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/its-almost-here-check-out-this-weeks-thrilling-aircraft-additions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">It&#8217;s almost here! Check out this week&#8217;s thrilling aircraft additions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[341,45,10,179],"class_list":["post-3159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk-airshow-news","tag-341","tag-may","tag-news","tag-royal-international-air-tattoo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3160,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159\/revisions\/3160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}