More People Requires More Volunteers, Planning

Whatever the reason (and event organizers throughout North America have identified many different reasons), air show attendance continues to trend up throughout the United States and Canada as we pass the mid-way point of the 2009 air show season.

From Tacoma, Washington, Springfield, Missouri and Independence, Iowa to Dayton, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan and Pensacola, Florida, air show event organizers are reporting significant - sometimes even dramatic - increases in attendance.

"We continue to report these attendance increases as important news because the implications of the trend can be significant for those air shows that have not yet been held," says ICAS President John Cudahy. "As an example, many of the air shows with increased attendance are also reporting horrific parking and traffic problems. For some shows, increased attendance might mean increased volunteer requirements or contingency plans for overflow parking. We want to make sure that our members are well aware of the trend so that they have plenty of time to make adjustments to their original plan, if necessary."

Of course we'll all be in Wisconsin in a couple of days ... right?

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