Aviation heavyweights fly to US grassroots air show to fill pilot shortage
The wings of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner swept over green fields populated by colorful small planes, lending a rare corporate touch to the world’s largest grassroots air show this past week.
EAA AirVenture brought together more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and thousands of vintage or homebuilt aircraft and aerobatic showstoppers to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for a celebration dubbed the Woodstock of aviation.
For one week, the annual summer event becomes the world’s busiest airspace with well over 100 takeoffs or landings every hour.
With marquee events like the Paris Airshow cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Oshkosh provided a tempting showcase this year for corporate industry leaders like Boeing and United Airlines – a reminder of what’s at stake for an industry still overcoming its worst crisis.
