OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – Great weather and a better economy are credited for what could be the largest crowds in a decade at the EAA’s AirVenture.
According to the final numbers, 550,000 people attended the week-long international aviation convention ending last Sunday in Oshkosh. That’s around 2 percent more than a year ago.
Some aviation milestones and a world record skydiving attempt also helped bring out the crowds — along with the usual displays, speakers, air shows, and other entertainment.
EAA Spokesman Dick Knapinski says 2,300 people from a record 80 countries registered at the event’s international tent.
Knapinski says organizers are not getting much of a break. Planning is already underway for the 2016 AirVenture.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
