Canadian Jet Team Had Cancelled, But Now Back On Board

Organizers of the Oregon International Air Show thought they had lost their headline act ... Canada's Snowbirds jet demonstration team ... due to budget cuts. But just weeks after saying it would not be able to perform at the 2014 event, the team announced that the Hillsboro-based show was back on the schedule, as were the rest of its planned U.S. performances.

Oregonlive.com reports that air show officials were effusive in a news release announcing the change. "I can't begin to tell you how relieved and elated I am today that we have the Snowbirds back as our headline performers for our 2014 show," said Judy Willey, president of the Oregon International Air Show, in the release.

According to the report, the performance will be the first for the Snowbirds to Oregon since 1993, and is only one of four planned appearances in the U.S. in 2014.

The team flies CT-114 Tutors. The Oregon International Air Show is scheduled for September 19-21.

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FMI: www.oregonairshow.com