{"id":1388,"date":"2012-05-02T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2012-06-16T07:15:29","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T06:15:29","slug":"live-long-king-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/live-long-king-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Live long, King Air?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CCAFOfoto2.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Centrally located in the Aviasur outdoor display area was King Air 250 CC-AFO. When seen from above, its aerodynamic finish and scimitar-shaped propeller blades are self-evident (photo: DAD \u2013 Baires Aviation Photography).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Updating and extending a relationship with FIDAE that dates back to the first FIDA edition in 1980, a workhorse in the Beechcraft stable was again on display at the fair in 2012. In spite of nearly five decades since first flight, what is now known as the <strong>Hawker Beechcraft King Air<\/strong> showed and told its value proposition for several applications in the executive and general aviation categories. As noticeable in the table below, King Airs and Super King Airs have been featured in at least nine editions of the fair and have been shown in a diversity of variants and owners throughout the years. From a CORFO King Air A100 to the first of only four cargo-door fitted Super King Air 200CTs (a Chilean civil aviation authority aircraft), from an Argentina Navy-modified maritime surveillance Super King Air B200 to several manufacturer demonstrators. For the first time in FIDAE, though, the aircraft was being exhibited and marketed by Aviasur, an integrated aviation unit formed in 2010 inside the Matetic business group to provide FBO, maintenance, air taxi and dealership services for Hawker Beechcraft, AgustaWestland and Diamond aircraft and helicopters. <\/p>\n<table id=\"table1\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><font style=\"font-weight: bold\">King Air appearances at FIDA &amp; FIDAE (1980-2010)<\/font><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"table2\" border=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th nowrap><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th>\n<th nowrap><strong>Exhibitor<\/strong><\/th>\n<th nowrap><strong>Model<\/strong><\/th>\n<th nowrap><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>2010<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Aviasur<\/td>\n<td nowrap>King Air 350i<\/td>\n<td nowrap>CC-ABJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>2008<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Hawker Beechcraft?<\/td>\n<td nowrap>King Air C90GT<\/td>\n<td nowrap>CC-CGS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>2006<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Raytheon<\/td>\n<td nowrap>King Air 350<\/td>\n<td nowrap>N6116N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>2004<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Argentine Navy<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Super King Air B200(M)<\/td>\n<td nowrap>0747\/6-P-45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>2004<\/td>\n<td nowrap>DGAC Chile<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Super King Air 200CT<\/td>\n<td nowrap>CC-DIV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>1998<\/td>\n<td nowrap>DGAC Chile<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Super King Air 200CT<\/td>\n<td nowrap>CC-DIV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>1998<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Raytheon?<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Super King Air 200<\/td>\n<td nowrap>N10937<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>1988<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Beechcraft?<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Super King Air 300<\/td>\n<td nowrap>N300KA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>1984<\/td>\n<td nowrap>DGAC Chile<\/td>\n<td nowrap>Super King Air 200CT<\/td>\n<td nowrap>CC-EAA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap>1980<\/td>\n<td nowrap>CORFO<\/td>\n<td nowrap>King Air A100<\/td>\n<td nowrap>CC-ESA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Ironically, this impressive presentation was taking place amidst uncertain times for the Wichita manufacturer. As the show was in full swing, aerospace and financial media started spreading rumours about a potential Chapter 11 filing due to Hawker Beechcraft\u2019s heavy financial debt and bleak operating results. While announcing a late filing of its annual report on 2 April, Chief Executive Officer <strong>Robert S. (Steve) Miller<\/strong> said the on-going crisis revolved \u201caround changes we are working on to restructure the debt taken on in 2007 when the company was acquired\u201d. In March that year, the company was sold by Raytheon to GS Capital Partners and Onex Partners for approximately US $ 3.3 billion in cash. After a best-selling year in 2008, net sales, deliveries and orders declined year after year due to \u201cthe condition of the U.S. and global economies, the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar compared to other currencies, corporate profits and geopolitical events\u201d, as stated in the 2011 annual report unveiled on 16 April. In 2011, the report said, the company booked US $ 2.4 billion net sales (13% below 2010 figures) and delivered 213 aircraft (an 11% decrease) while employing approximately 7,400 people (23% increase).  <\/p>\n<h3>FIDAE 2012 offerings<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Click to enlarge...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myaviation.net\/search\/photo_search.php?id=00853986\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/MyAviationNetPhotoID00853986.jpg?w=1140\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flashing back to FIDA \u201884, here\u2019s a picture of Super King Air 200CT, clearly distinguishable by its cargo door and wing tip fuel tanks, as fitted to only four such members in the 200 (plain) family (photo: Carlos Ay).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The King Air was undeniably the final stage in the successful evolution initiated in 1945 by Walter and Olive Ann Beech with the popular Model 35 <strong>Bonanza<\/strong>. By stretching and powering up the basic Bonanza structure, they evolved the design into the Model 50 <strong>Twin Bonanza<\/strong> (first flown in 1949), the Model 65 <strong>Queen Air<\/strong> (1958) and, ultimately, the Model 90 <strong>King Air<\/strong> (1963). The turboprop branch of the family tree would stretch further, from the basic 9-seat <strong>Model 90<\/strong> into the 15-seat <strong>Model 100 <\/strong>King Air (1969), the T-tailed <strong>Model 200 <\/strong>Super King Air (1972) and the more powerful <strong>Model 300 <\/strong>(1981). The type was also favoured by a growing military customer base, seeing action in electronic surveillance, reconnaissance, maritime patrol and utility transport duties both in the United States and abroad. The three basic surviving product lines (models 90, 200 and 300) started being sold under the consolidated \u201cKing Air\u201d brand when the \u201cSuper\u201d prefix was dropped in 1985 and remained in production through 2012, with well over 6,900 aircraft having been built since 1963. <\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/LLQA_20120327-SCEL_0714.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Classical side view of King Air 250 CC-AFO on the static display area (photo: Luis Quintana).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Displayed centrally in the large Aviasur outdoors exhibition area was the first Chilean example of the <strong>King Air 250<\/strong>, CC-AFO, formally registered and operated by local air taxi, Aerocomercial Andes Air. The most recent variant in the 200 series (certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration in 2011), the King Air 250 evolved from the King Air B200GT attaining increased performance, range and payload by the addition of BLR Aerospace composite winglets (previously available as add-ons), Hartzell composite four-bladed scimitar-shaped propellers and a Raisebeck Engineering ram air recovery system. These features alone improved take-off roll by 18%, allowing the 250 to \u201caccess airports inaccessible to previous King Airs and strictly off limits to jets\u201d, as Hawker Beechcraft literature put it. These performances were sure bound to make it attractive to regional corporations in need of a fast and reliable executive transport capable to access both international high-traffic areas and remote hard-to-access locations. <\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/beechcraft_king_air_250-06-1280.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On-board comfort features, polarized windows and the pilot\u2019s high-tech panel are evident in this King Air 250 interior image (photo: Hawker Beechcraft).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, its square oval cabin accommodated six passengers plus a flight attendant in a comfortable environment incorporating \u201cdual-zone climate controls and rotating, polarized sun shields\u201d and \u201cadvanced sound-dampening technology\u201d while the aft stowage area was \u201cpressurized, heated and accessible in flight\u201d. Providing what the manufacturer defined as \u201ca simple, sophisticated and fully integrated\u201d flight control system, the 250 packed the latest and most advanced in automation technology: Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite, three-screen electronic flight instrument system (EFIS), integrated flight information (IFIS), engine indicating (EIS) and flight management (FMS) systems, dual air data computers, altitude encoders and attitude heading reference systems (AHRS) and MDC-3000 maintenance diagnostic computer. Designed with pilot feedback generated in millions of flight hours and combined with an enhanced ground proximity warning system (TAWS+), wind shear alert and a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS I), these features would allow King Air customers to \u201cfly safely in all types of weather conditions, day and night\u201d. <\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Range_map.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hawker Beechcraft\u2019s elegant web site comes complete with a Google Maps integrated application which can draw simple range comparison maps. As noticeable in this chart, a fully loaded 250 would fly from Santiago de Chile to most of Central Chile and a couple destinations in Argentina, while the more powerful 350i could cover the entire Southern Cone, Paraguay and Bolivia as well as Southern Peru and South Eastern Brazil (image: Hawker Beechcraft generated by Carlos Ay).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another King Air airframe exhibited outdoors during the week end by Aviasur was as local sampler of the <strong>King Air 350i<\/strong> version. Registered CC-ABJ, the aircraft was flying for Aviasur Charter Services (a subsidiary of Hawker Beechcraft\u2019s local dealer) and was marketing the largest, more powerful variant in the King Air product range. Powered by two 1,050 shp Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines, the 350i could carry up to two more passengers, fly 1% faster and up to 175% farther than the 250 described above; yet retaining many of the technical and on-board features found in its younger stable mate. Additionally, \u201cthe 350i\u2019s Flexcabin system easily reconfigures seating to accommodate a variety of missions, from staff and VIP transport, to equipment and cargo\u201d while a \u201cRockwell Collins Venue cabin management system delivers digital connectivity and entertainment to every passenger\u201d on board, as described in company brochures. Feeding our suspicion that the \u201ci\u201d suffix on \u201c350i\u201d stands for \u201cinternet\u201d or maybe \u201cinteractive\u201d, the passenger cabin includes standard iPod docking station and an entertainment cabinet and can optionally be fitted with 10.4\u201d personal video displays and Aircell Axxess II Iridium satellite communications systems. <\/p>\n<h3>Quo Vadis, Hawker Beechcraft?<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/LLQA_20120331_1398.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A surprise addition for the week end was King Air 350i CC-ABJ. Notice FIDAE <b>2014<\/b> advertising on the background (photo: Luis Quintana).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Weathering the financial storm mentioned above, CEO Steve Miller explained on 2 April that Hawker Beechcraft continued to work \u201ctoward a <strong>comprehensive recapitalization<\/strong> [that will] better position the company for the future\u201d. While asserting that the majority of the issues in recent financial statements reflected results as of 31 December 2011, he said the company had subsequently \u201cmoved aggressively to address many of these matters, most recently with our announcement [\u2026] that we have obtained <strong>additional liquidity<\/strong> from certain lenders to provide us with the time and flexibility to restructure the company\u2019s balance sheet and better position Hawker Beechcraft for the long term\u201d. Furthermore, their 2011 annual report said they would not cease operations in Plant I as previously envisaged; but also said they were \u201cbeginning to furlough employees in various departments [\u2026] as a result of difficulty in obtaining adequate composite materials in order to continue production as well as <strong>matching production to demand<\/strong>\u201d. Their market trends were not very enthusiastic either, since the report expected \u201cthe business and general aviation industry as a whole will continue to experience <strong>depressed demand<\/strong> during 2012\u201d. Not surprisingly, thus, financial and industry analysts have started evaluating attractive assets and market share that could be absorbed by other companies, including competitors such as Cessna and Embraer. Will the King Air dynasty be one of the victims of this crisis?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Sources<\/strong>: <a title=\"Aviation International News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ainonline.com\" target=\"_blank\">AIN on line<\/a>, <a title=\"Aircraft Sales: Hawker Beechcraft, Diamond Aircraft &amp; AgustaWestland - Aircraft Maintenance, Repair &amp; Overhaul for Hawker Beechcraft, Diamond Aircraft, AgustaWestland, Piper Cheyenne &amp; de Havilland Twin Otter - FBO, Handling - Charter Flights - Chile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aviasur.cl\" target=\"_blank\">Aviasur (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Aviation, Defense and Space News, Jobs, Conferences\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aviation Week<\/a>, <a title=\"Aircraft Performance, Bell Helicopters, Hawker Beechcraft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blraerospace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BLR Aerospace (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Direcci&oacute;n General de Aviaci&oacute;n Civil de Chile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dgac.gob.cl\" target=\"_blank\">DGAC Chile (official)<\/a>, Hawker <a title=\"Hawker Beechcraft: Corporate Home\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hawkerbeechcraft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beechcraft (official)<\/a>, Ian P. Burnett: Civil Aircraft Registers of Chile (Air Britain, England, 1985), R. W. Simpson: General Aviation (Airlife, England, 1995), <a title=\"Raytheon Company: Customer Success Is Our Mission\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raytheon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raytheon (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Econom&iacute;a: mercado, cambio, bolsa y empleos en Chile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economia.terra.cl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terra Chile\/Econom\u00eda<\/a> and <a title=\"Local and breaking news for Wichita and Kansas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kansas.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Wichita Eagle<\/a>. Luis Quintana also contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even with its manufacturer navigating stormy financial weather through and after the show, the <b>King Air family<\/b> was again on display and featured its largest FIDAE appearance in 2012. Learn the latest offerings in the half-century King Air legacy, get acquainted with their newest Chilean dealer and representative, Aviasur, and take a peek at the Wichita manufacturer\u2019s delicate cash-flow situation, immediate plans and business forecasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-1388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-fidae"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CCAFOfoto2.jpg?fit=651%2C435&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1JKRl-mo","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1445,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/vigilantes-king-air-en-fidae-2012\/","url_meta":{"origin":1388,"position":0},"title":"King Air vigilantes in FIDAE 2012","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Monday 4 June 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"In line with World-wide trends, FIDAE 2012 was an ideal stage for a number of modern intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance companies to promote both their manned and unmanned airborne solutions for a wide range of military and government applications. Heralded by the renowned Wichita manufacturer and populated by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Defence &amp; security&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Defence &amp; security","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/category\/defence\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_7506.jpg?fit=661%2C441&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_7506.jpg?fit=661%2C441&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_7506.jpg?fit=661%2C441&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3512,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/fidae-2014-3-months-and-counting\/","url_meta":{"origin":1388,"position":1},"title":"FIDAE 2014 preparing for launch: One month and counting down!","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Wednesday 26 February 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Roughly a month before the opening ceremony,\u00a0Gaceta Aeron\u00e1utica updates its evolving \"sneak peek\" of what proffesional and amateur visitors and the general public may encounter late in March, when\u00a0FIDAE 2014\u00a0will officially\u00a0open up at Santiago de Chile's international airport. Attempting to provide the most compact and anticipated preview of the show,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Air shows &amp; aviation events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Air shows &amp; aviation events","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/category\/air-shows\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Imagen_6687_650.jpg?fit=650%2C520&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Imagen_6687_650.jpg?fit=650%2C520&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Imagen_6687_650.jpg?fit=650%2C520&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1499,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/aviacin-ejecutiva-llega-a-su-madurez-en-fidae-2012\/","url_meta":{"origin":1388,"position":2},"title":"Executive aviation comes of age at FIDAE 2012","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Monday 9 July 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"After decades overshadowed by their military peers, executive aviation exhibitions appeared to come of age at FIDAE 2012. Chile\u2019s steady economical and business evolution has sparked a surge in interest from executive aircraft manufacturers, which have identified an attractively growing market among South American economic groups now doing business on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General aviation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General aviation","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_8119.jpg?fit=655%2C437&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_8119.jpg?fit=655%2C437&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_8119.jpg?fit=655%2C437&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4559,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/a-balance-sheet-for-fidae-2014\/","url_meta":{"origin":1388,"position":3},"title":"A balance sheet for FIDAE 2014","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Friday 16 May 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"If we were asked to summarize\u00a0FIDAE 2014 with a classical quote, we'd definitively go for \"beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder\".\u00a0From\u00a0trends\u00a0and perceptions initially perceived\u00a0in 2012, opinions about the\u00a0fair seem to fall into two openly opposing perspectives: Outright approval or\u00a0outright condemnation, with\u00a0nothing in between. In other reports and in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Air shows &amp; aviation events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Air shows &amp; aviation events","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/category\/air-shows\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-MA_733.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-MA_733.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-MA_733.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-MA_733.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1055,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/fidae-2012-on-short-final\/","url_meta":{"origin":1388,"position":4},"title":"FIDAE 2012 &ldquo;on short final&rdquo;!","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Thursday 8 March 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"The wait is now nearly over! With little over two weeks to go before the show opens on 27 March, the outlook for FIDAE 2012 is taking final shape, although much of its contents will remain under wraps until later in the month. 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