THE Great Yorkshire Air Show will go ahead as normal next month, with no changes to the planned schedule.

The airshow at Leeds East Airport, formerly known as Church Fenton Airfield, will hold a minute’s silence to commemorate both the victims of the Shoreham Airshow crash and also Kevin Whyman, the pilot killed when his aeroplane crashed at a CarFest event in Cheshire on August 1.

It will take place on Saturday, September 26, and promises to be the "Greatest Air Show Yorkshire’s ever seen". 

Alongside a large array of grounded planes visitors can look at, there will be a three hour air display with modern planes performing aerobatics and fly-pasts by vintage aeroplanes including Vulcans, Mustangs and Spitfires.

The event will comply with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) restrictions including "significant restrictions" on flying displays over land by vintage jet aircraft, both until further notice. Vintage jet aircraft will be limited to flypasts, which means "high energy" aerobatics will not be permitted. 

A spokesman for the airshow said: "Church Fenton has 500 acres of grass and tarmac and it's not a congested area.

"We have taken on the guidance and we are confident of the safety. 

"Customer and staff safety is of the utmost importance." 

On the ground, there will also be a fun fair with a Victorian Carousel and various other rides, side stalls and a Victorian Sweet Shop.

In the wake of the Shoreham Airshow crash, several air shows around the country have included a minute’s silence in their schedule. Most of these shows are still going ahead, among them the Durham Tees Valley Air Show.

However Carfest South, based in Hampshire and running this weekend, have revealed that they have removed the flying element from their show completely. 

A statement on their website said: “Following recent tragic events, the organisers of CarFest have decided that there will be no air display programme at CarFest South this weekend.

“This decision has been taken both as a mark of respect and in consideration of the airshow review announced this morning by the Civil Aviation Authority.”