RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – November 29, 2025: The Saudi Aviation Club today announced the achievement of a groundbreaking global feat during the General Aviation Airshow 2025 “Sand & Fun”. The club, in association with international experts Aeropact and Flash Art, has successfully broken a new Guinness World Records™ title, “Most fireworks launched while suspended from a helicopter”, setting a new global benchmark for aerial entertainment and innovation. The historic attempt took place at Al Thumamah airport in Riyadh during the airshow, concluding in spectacular success.

Commenting on the achievement, His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Founder and Chairman of the Saudi Aviation Club, said: “Breaking this title is a powerful demonstration of the Kingdom’s ambition to lead, not just compete, in the global general aviation sector. This feat, achieved through seamless collaboration between Saudi vision and international expertise, underscores our commitment to making the General Aviation Airshow ‘Sand & Fun’ the premier, innovation-driven platform for business, talent development, and spectacular entertainment, directly supporting the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. We are establishing new international standards from the heart of Riyadh”.

This spectacular display, a world-first performance, is a powerful symbol of the Kingdom’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of aerial entertainment and setting a new global benchmark in airshow innovation. The successful performance combined cutting-edge aviation engineering with creative show technologies, standing as a tribute to the collaboration between the Saudi Aviation Club and its international partners, Aeropact (Poland) and Flash Art (UAE).

The record-breaking performance utilized a Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BP 105 P1M helicopter equipped with a custom-engineered pyrotechnic platform. This highly specialized platform was designed and developed by the partners and successfully fired hundreds of fireworks in perfect synchronization while the helicopter was in flight.

The General Aviation Airshow 2025 “Sand & Fun” will conclude its activities at Al Thumamah airport on 29 November, 2025 in Riyadh, featuring over 90 aerial displays and a wide array of interactive activities, attracting over 200,000 visitors to the entertainment zones. Visitors can witness in this year’s airshow, with rich and inspiring experiences blending spectacular aerial displays with deep educational content, including:

• Aerial Displays (Sky Ventures): Features over 90 dazzling air displays, including performances by specialized nightly shows illuminating the Riyadh sky.
• Static Displays: These displays offer a unique and direct experience for aviation enthusiasts, allowing visitors to get up close with a collection of iconic aircrafts and explore their complex details firsthand. Visitors will have the opportunity to engage directly with pilots and engineers, learning the secrets of the aviation world and taking memorable photos in this exciting and educational environment.
• Exhibitions: The Exhibitions serve as a vital business hub and strategic center within the airshow, featuring over 150 leading exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies and innovations in the general aviation sector. This zone is dedicated to technical and commercial aspects, facilitating high-value partnerships and supporting joint ventures between local and international companies, in alignment with the Kingdom’s economic development goals.
• Hangar Talks: “Hangar Talks” host elite experts and Saudi astronauts to discuss the future of sustainable general aviation and advanced technologies such as electric vertical take-off and landing aircrafts (eVTOLs), autonomous aircrafts, and artificial intelligence applications.
• Terminal X: An advanced technology and activities plaza strategically located at the heart of Sand & Fun 2025. The zone introduces a new dimension to the airshow, merging innovation, entertainment, and aviation culture. Every experience is engineered to make visitors feel the sensation of flight, through XR, projection mapping, interactive storytelling, and dynamic light and drone shows.

• Kids Zone: An area for children to discover a fun and breathtaking aviation world: virtual space journeys to Mars, real flying with winds and motion, thrilling wingsuit jumps, light shows and aircraft in the sky, aviation shopping, and anime cosplay – easy and stunning experiences for everyone! Activities included drone flying arena, pedal planes, fly racing wall, cloud hopper, aviation story circle, paper plane workshop, wing painting station, cockpit photo booth, aerodynamics lab, flight trivia zone, flight simulator, VR flying experiences, dream job, and more.

The airshow is an essential hub for networking, having attracted over 150 exhibitors and more than 3,000 VIP visitors and international delegations in its previous edition. In the context of reinforcing the airshow’s status as a vital business and partnership platform, the club will be joined by Visit Saudi, Cluster2, and the General Authority of Civil Aviation, along with Health Holding Company, and Al Eqtisadiah newspaper as strategic partners and sponsors. This reflects the integration between the public and private sectors to drive growth in line with Saudi Vision 2030.