I suspect the London Airshow thing is probably only half the story.
When you look at it, we now have competing for revenue...
- Popham microlight show
- PFA Rally
- Aerofair
- Telford International Airsports Exhibition
- London Airshow
And possibly some special events as well. The traders are (in my experience) getting fed up with too many expensive "be here, or your customers will think you're not serious" shows at which they rarely sell much anyway (okay, not universally true - but certainly the case with the more expensive products).
I suspect that they'd all be delighted to see all but two closed down - probably leaving the PFA rally in the summer, and Telford (or better still, somewhere more convenient) in the middle of winter.
Incidentally, it's worth bearing in mind (we've all read Lord Trethgarn's letter !) that it's an error to think of the PFA as a single homogenous organisation. The professional staff at Turweston are quite distinct from the political side (the EC), which in turn is a different beast to the regular meetings of struts. Plus some activities - I think including the website and magazine are farmed out somewhere else again. So, if you think you're getting poor service out of one part of the PFA, that almost certainly only indicates a problem in one place, not with the whole Association.
G