Let's not allow the facts to get in the way of a good story.
Avplan was not formally approached for sponsorship.
Whether or not OZ Runways was complicit in an arrangement to lock out a competitor - I have no idea.
But the way it's been managed suggests something has gone badly adrift. This is not good publicity for OZ Runways either.
If the air show can't sustain the level of sponsorship required, the organisers (RAAus, APF, SAAA) need to re think the real purpose of this event, and stop trying to make it something it's not.
As a smaller "fly in" for this group of aviators, an annual event is ideal, but to upscale it requires serious support (sponsorship and appearances) and it seems this just isn't happening.