"Shaw has been serving Irish Coffee's at The Buena Vista since May of 1976, that's 49 years. He was here when Fleet Week started in 1981. "Before the first year, all the pilots of the show they come here, and all the customers they get autograph from them, so they get poster. I love the show, even though I watch so many years, never get sick of watching it," said Shaw."
"In the Right Wing of the Number 6 Jet is pilot Cory Lovell, who we spoke with Wednesday night. "I think people are going to be excited if we have nice weather and there's airplanes. Unfortunately, you know, it might not be the Blue Angels, but there's gonna be jets out there. The Snowbirds fly with 9 jets, the Patriots got 6 jets, so there'll be smoke and jet noise and excitement out there," said Lovell."
More than a million people attended San Francisco Fleet Week in 2024, with the Blue Angels headlining. A continuing government shutdown could prevent U.S. military participation this year, including the Blue Angels. The U.S. Navy warned it would be disappointed if it cannot attend. Local businesses and longtime attendees recall decades of Fleet Week traditions and expect strong crowds. Organizers plan to continue the event using civilian teams such as the Patriots Jet Team and the Canadian Snowbirds. Pilots and organizers expect smoke, jet noise and aerial excitement, though the alternative teams are less loud than the Blue Angels.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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