{"id":33267,"date":"2022-06-10T10:06:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=33267"},"modified":"2022-06-10T16:56:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T20:56:31","slug":"wings-over-batavia-air-show-set-to-return-to-genesee-county-airport-in-september-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/06\/10\/wings-over-batavia-air-show-set-to-return-to-genesee-county-airport-in-september-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Wings Over Batavia&#8221; air show set to return to Genesee County airport in September of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genesee County officials and business leaders are joining forces to once again fill the Batavia skies with the one-of-a-kind excitement generated by a professional air show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cWings Over Batavia\u201d festival &#8212; a family-oriented event that is looking to feature awe-inspiring aerobatic jet teams such as the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds or Snowbirds and patriotic displays of F16 and F22 fighter jets &#8212; tentatively has been scheduled for Sept. 15-17, 2023, at the Genesee County Airport on Saile Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are in the process of putting committees together to handle the various aspects of conducting a show of this magnitude,\u201d said County Highway Superintendent Tim Hens, who also oversees operations at the airport. \u201cWe haven\u2019t had an air show since 1998, and it\u2019s long overdue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hens has presided over two meetings attended by county emergency services department staff members as well as municipal and agency representatives. Plans are to offer \u201ca successful and safe event,\u201d he said, adding that the group has enlisted the services of Doreen Hillard of Fort Worth, Texas, who has years of experience in the air show industry throughout the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batavia entrepreneur Peter Zeliff has been selected to serve as the festival\u2019s general chair, with assistance from Hillard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Wednesday\u2019s meeting at the county Fire Training Center on State Street Road, Zeliff said the committee is pursuing an agreement with Dennis Dunbar of Berlin, Wis., director of Air Show Operations for EAA AirVenture and president of Dunbar Airshows, to be the show\u2019s promoter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith Doreen and Dennis on board, we know that our show will be first-rate,\u201d Zeliff said. \u201cAnd with the community\u2019s support, we believe this is something that can take place on an annual basis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zeliff said he already has been in contact with leading aviation industry operations and Genesee County business owners regarding sponsorship of the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is going to take a lot of financial and volunteer support to make this happen, and we\u2019re counting on the people of the GLOW region to come through,\u201d Zeliff added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The air festival is scheduled to take place in conjunction with the renewal of the Wing Ding event on Sept. 16 in the City of Batavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents interested in volunteering in the planning and on-site operations of the air show are asked to contact Hens at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:tim.hens@co.genesee.ny.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tim.hens@co.genesee.ny.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release Genesee County officials and business leaders are joining forces to once again fill the Batavia skies with the one-of-a-kind excitement generated by a professional air show. The \u201cWings Over Batavia\u201d festival &#8212; a family-oriented event that is looking to feature awe-inspiring aerobatic jet teams such as the Blue \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/06\/10\/wings-over-batavia-air-show-set-to-return-to-genesee-county-airport-in-september-of-2023\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,23],"tags":[3105],"class_list":["post-33267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","tag-wings-over-batavia-air-show"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-8Ez","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56469,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/30\/genesee-county-2nd-annual-wings-over-batavia-air-show-getting-ready-to-take-off-at-the-genesee-county-airport\/","url_meta":{"origin":33267,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/2nd Annual Wings Over Batavia Air Show getting ready to take off at the Genesee County Airport","author":"aka","date":"August 30, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RoxRnIUtpiE Video story-Tyler Davies\/Coordinator for the Wings Over Batavia Air Show. 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