Editing Sywell Aerodrome (section)

===The Blades===
[[The Blades (aerobatic team)|The Blades]] aerobatic display team were based at Sywell, where their five [[Extra EA-300]] aircraft were hangared.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theblades.com/Blades-corporate-homepage/Blades-corporate-site/Contact.aspx|title=The Blades – Contact us|access-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204154/http://www.theblades.com/Blades-corporate-homepage/Blades-corporate-site/Contact.aspx|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> They performed aerobatic displays at major events around the country, in Europe, and in the Middle East.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theblades.com/Blades-public-homepage/Blades-public-site/About/The-Display.aspx |title=The Blades - the Display - Aerobatic Display Team, Aerobatic flights and flying experiences |access-date=19 July 2014 |archive-date=14 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314183542/http://www.theblades.com/Blades-public-homepage/Blades-public-site/About/The-Display.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team was the only one fully licensed by the CAA to carry paying 'passengers' in aerobatic displays, out of Sywell, or at many other locations.

In January 2023, the Blades announced that their 2022 season was their last and that they would be disbanding after 17 years of operations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://flyer.co.uk/blades-display-team-closes-after-17-years/ | title=Blades display team closes after 17 years | date=23 January 2023 }}</ref> 
2 Excel, the parent company of the Blades, also have subsidiary businesses at the aerodrome and under the 2Excel Broadsword banner operate air charter services with types ranging from a Beech King Air to a Boeing 737. They also undertake work for the UK Government most especially the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency and Oil Spill Response using a modified Boeing 727 aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theblades.com/Blades-public-homepage/Blades-public-site/Fly-with-The-Blades.aspx|title=Fly with The Blades|access-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707002828/http://www.theblades.com/Blades-public-homepage/Blades-public-site/Fly-with-The-Blades.aspx|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>