Coming on the heels of a wildly successful September 1999 air show, Wings Over Dixie 2000 is being scheduled for the weekend of May 13-14, and will feature the Snowbirds, Canada's premier military nine-jet aerobatic team.

“We are very excited to have just received confirmation from the Snowbirds that they will be performing in this year's air show,” said Lewis Jordan, chairman of the Wings Over Dixie Air Show and Festival 2000. “Because the Wings over Dixie air show is in only its third year as a major entertainment event, we feel highly honored that our show has been selected by the Canadian National Defense Snowbirds jet aerobatic team as one of only 14 sites in the United States for an appearance this year,” Jordan said.

“Tom Barnes, wing leader of Atlanta's Dixie Wing, CAF, has been working since December 1998 to secure the team, and we're confident that their performance will help us draw record crowds that will boost revenues for the local charities that the air show supports,” he added.

Wings Over Dixie `99, which was Sept. 11-12, featured four solid hours of air performances each day, and included demonstrations by military fighter jets, a B-1 bomber, by aerobatic teams such as airshowunlimited.com and more. This year, organizers say the lineup will be bigger and better, highlighted by the addition of the Snowbirds.

“The Snowbirds are rated as one of the top military aerobatic teams in the world, putting them in the company of the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds,” said Tom Barnes. “This will be the first time in more than 12 years that the Atlanta area will have an opportunity to see an aerobatic performance of this caliber.”

For information on Wings Over Dixie 2000, visit the Internet web site at www.wingsoverdixie.org or phone 770-632-6688.