TODAY sees the start of the 12th Bournemouth Air Festival and you can get all the information you need from the Daily Echo.

Keep an eye on our website for flying schedules and up-to-date information about any traffic problems and weather forecasts.

There will also be comprehensive coverage in the paper and online over the next few days.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to descend on the town for the established four-day extravaganza.

You can expect top-notch displays from the likes of the Royal Navy Black Cat Helicopter Display Team and the Blades Aerobatic Display Team.

The Eurofighter Typhoon will undoubtedly take the title of the noisiest plane of the show and other attractions include the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Tigers Parachute Display Team and US Navy surveillance aircraft the P-8A Poseidon.

The Eurofighter is likely to draw some of the biggest crowds with displays on tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday.

It will also be involved in a special dusk display at 7.35pm tomorrow.

The display will form part of the popular Night Air entertainment which will feature plenty to do for the whole family both in the air and on the ground.

As announced earlier this week, the United States Navy P-8A Poseidon Surveillance Aircraft will deliver a flypast tomorrow, while air festival debutants the Saab Draken and T-33 Silver Star are expected to prove to be crowd favourites.

Madness tribute act The Los Palmas 6 will be performing and the ever-popular fireworks displays are certain to draw the crowds tomorrow and Saturday.

As usual there are an array of stalls stretching between Bournemouth and Boscombe piers.

They are offering a wide selection of food and drink and there are also craft and charity stalls.

Bournemouth University are also there, showcasing their latest research.

The Armed Forces village is certain to attract huge crowds and hundreds are expected to get a birds-eye view from the big wheel at Pier Approach.

Yesterday festival organisers were busy along the seafront making the final preparations for this year’s event.

Make sure you bookmark and return to bournemouthecho.co.uk through the air festival to keep up to date.