The Orlando Air Show scheduled for this weekend has been grounded due to the government shutdown.

The Air Dot Show Tour , which was set to soar above the Orlando Sanford International Airport Oct. 25-26, had military performers forced to drop out amid the shutdown, which is now entering its fourth week. The show’s headliners, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds , are unable to perform right now, affecting the Orlando Air Show and others across the country.

“We’re disappointed that we had to pull the plug on this year’s show. Given the trickle-down effect of the government shutdown, that made it necessary for the military to withdraw, including the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds,” said Chris Dirato , the show’s director of public relations. “We couldn’t fill it up with civilian acts. We

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