2014 Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival Canceled

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - 

The 2014 Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival has been canceled, according to Bruce Loy, airport manager at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport.

Loy said Tuesday that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, previously scheduled for a May 17 through 19 air show in Cape Girardeau, have canceled all of their 2014 U.S. air show appearances due to financial budget cuts.

"As a result of this disappointing, unexpected news, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2014 Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival," Loy said.

According to the City of Cape Girardeau, in an email delivered to Loy and all of the producers for the 2014 air shows scheduled by the Snowbirds team, Majoy Trevy Juby, Special Events Planner for the Snowbirds team, stated:

"By now you have probably heard that the RCAF is facing budget cuts...something we have been trying to resolve. Unfortunately, due to these budgetary constraints, the Snowbirds are unable to support American air shows in 2014."

The City of Cape Girardeau said online that Loy said many options were reviewed, but in the end, the Snowbirds were the main focus for the 2014 show.

"Without our headliner, we simply felt we could not go forward, especially on a weekend that included the SEMO commencement, as well as other local high school commencement exercises," 

Loy added. "We will regroup and see if we can put together another quality show for 2015. Whether or not those plans include the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will depend on many variables. The main variables will depend on whether Canadian Forces budget includes U.S. air shows next year. We will simply have to wait and see."

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