A spectator has been killed and at least 10 people injured after an aircraft struck spectators at an airshow in Germany yesterday. The one-engined propellor-driven aircraft exited the runway after failing to take off and ploughed into a group that had congregated around a snack stand.

Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Air Force Reserve is linking its past to its future at today's Tyndall Air Show.

Two planes crashed at Reno Air Races in Nevada making them the third fatal crash. There was another crash on Thrusday. One pilot was killed and another injured.

A plane crashed on the runway at the Dayton Airport during an annual air show killing the pilot in front of thousands of viewers. Jim LeRoy, the pilot, died on the way to hospital.

The 47th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, which opens its doors on 18 June this year, will welcome almost 2,000 exhibitors - prime contractors, equipment manufacturers and SMEs involved in state-of-the-art technology used in the manufacture and assembly of aircraft, satellites, aircraft engines, aerospace powerplants and related equipment, as well as mechanical engineering and metallurgy subcontracting, surface treatments and composite materials.