When Yellowknife Air Show failed to take wing in 2018, the city took notice.

Nearly two years later, RCAF Maj. Steve Thompson, one of the airshow's organizers, has heard the call and said heSA国际影视传媒檚 excited the show's slated return next July SA国际影视传媒� all planned to include the snowbirds and to spotlight the unique role aviation has played shaping access to the Arctic.

SA国际影视传媒淲e just want everyone in Yellowknife to know: the airshow is coming back,SA国际影视传媒� he told Yellowknifer after presenting airshow plans to city councillors on Monday afternoon. 

The airshow, to be held July 11 to 13, 2020, is hosted on even years SA国际影视传媒� alternating with the Float Fly-in, which is held on odd years. To avoid engine roar drowning out the guitars, the air show will also be held before the Folk on the Rocks weekend. 

Attendance at the show is usually between 3,000 and 6,500, the most ever, recorded in 2004. In 2016 SA国际影视传媒� the last time the show took the skies SA国际影视传媒� the roughly 5,000 person attendance drew attention from the airshowSA国际影视传媒檚 potential sponsors. 

SA国际影视传媒淒o you realize thatSA国际影视传媒檚 15 per cent of your population?SA国际影视传媒� Gordon Van Tighem, chairperson of the Yellowknife Airshow Society, recalls sponsors saying about the relatively large turnout. 

The former mayor noted aviation is the citySA国际影视传媒檚 third largest employer, playing a central role in Northern supply lines that the air show aims to put a spotlight on. He added that importance is demonstrated when flights are grounded due to events such as the attacks of Sept. 11.

He said the first flight out of Yellowknife airport after 9/11 was a Buffalo Airways cargo plane headed for a community that had already run short of supplies after two days of grounded flights 

Van Tighem added thereSA国际影视传媒檚 also special significance when the military becomes involved. 

SA国际影视传媒淲hen the Snowbirds fly over, your heart just swells with national pride. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 an emotional experience,SA国际影视传媒� he said. 

Maj. Steve Thompson, meanwhile, hopes the show will illustrate the values and teamwork behind the flights, and aviationSA国际影视传媒檚 contribution to the north.  While recruiting can be a small part of the air show, he said, SA国际影视传媒渢he biggest is demonstrating the skill, professionalism and teamwork that the armed forces have. It can be applied in any job around the world.SA国际影视传媒�

Operators, he explained, provide vital services to Northern communities, in addition to connections to the south. The air show helps put that on display. 

SA国际影视传媒淢ost citizens, they understand aviationSA国际影视传媒檚 a big part, but they donSA国际影视传媒檛 understand how big. They see the airport, they get on an Air Canada or a West Jet (aircraft) and head south.SA国际影视传媒�

He encouraged residents to watch out for Kent Pietsch, whose performance involves the fake theft of a yellow Jello Belly stunt plane. Over the course of the flight, he tosses odds and ends like tires and rolls of toilet paper from the plane. 

Pete McLeod, who flies a Red Bull air racer, is also slated to make an appearance. 

Coun. Robin Williams shared his excitement for the upcoming event, saying the show would be ideal for youth. He said he has fond memories of seeing an A-10 jet as a child.

SA国际影视传媒淲hat an experience that was,SA国际影视传媒� he said.