REVAMPED AIR SHOW TODAY ROCKIN' AIRFEST TO FEATURE TOURS, FLYOVERS, BANDS.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer Hoping to boost last year's dismal attendance, Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. officials have tuned up the annual aviation event to include a nighttime USO USO: see United Service Organizations. (UNIX Software Operation) AT&T's Unix division before it turned into USL. See Unix. show and a day of rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. . Rockin' AirFest 2005 will be held May 14-15, featuring bands, vintage aircraft and displays, airport tours, flyovers and a preview USO stage show. AirFest 2005 replaces the Van Nuys Air Show, an aviation spectacular that typically drew 300,000 visitors to the two-day event. It was scaled back last year to make room for firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. air operations at the airport and drew just 10,000 visitors - a disappointment for aviation buffs, vendors and charities that thrived for four decades on large crowds. ``We're really excited to add a music element,'' said Van Nuys Airport spokeswoman Stacy Geere. ``This is a kind of combination concert-in- the-park and aviation event.'' Today's show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature more than 50 aircraft, including a historic Lockheed Super Constellation featured in the Academy Awarding-winning film ``The Aviator.'' A second flyover will be at 11:30 a.m. A career resources center will post jobs in aviation. Free parking and shuttle service will be provided from remote lots at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , and a lot on the east side of the airport. Such bands as Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries, veterans of three Super Bowls, will offer live rock 'n' roll. ``Seek me out, maybe I'll shake it,'' declared Coby King, chairman of the Van Nuys Citizens Advisory Council, a long time Air Show regular who welcomed the new rock format. ``The big air show was a great tradition. I'm sad that it's gone. (But) the Rockin' AirFest is a great event for the entire family.'' Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 5 photos, box, map Photo: (1 -- ran in Bulldog edition Bulldog edition refers to an earlier edition of a newspaper or other print publications. For instance, the Sunday New York Times publishes its bulldog edition, about 100,000 copies, for distribution around the country, at about noon on Saturday. only) Fighter jets, a cargo craft and a B-52 bomber were part of the lineup of aircraft on display at Van Nuys Airport during Aviation Expo 2003. (2 -- ran in Bulldog edition only) At left, crowds of aviation buffs walk among the military aircraft on display at the Van Nuys Airport Aviation Expo in June 2001. (3 -- ran in Bulldog edition only) Eight-year-old Robert Wick, left, and his brother Thomas of Laguna Niguel pose for a photo on the engine of a military jet during Aviation Expo 2003. (4 -- ran in Bulldog edition only) Above, spectators watch the aerial demonstrations during Aviation Expo 2003 at Van Nuys Airport. (5 -- ran in Bulldog edition only) Smoke streams from aerobatic pilot Ed Hamill's stunt plane as he flies upside down during his morning demonstration at Aviation Expo 2003. File photos by Daily News Staff Photographers John Lazar John Lazar was Mayor of Adelaide from 1855 to 1858. John LaZar (born May 22, 1946) is a classically trained American actor of both stage and screen. , Evan Yee and Michael Owen
Box: VAN NUYS ROCKIN' AIRFEST 2005 Map: Van Nuys Airport SOURCES: Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van , Van Nuys Airport Warren Huskey/STaff Artist |
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