A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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James Wynbrandt

The impressive line-up of aircraft at the NBAA BACE 2014 static display, hosted by Showalter Flying Service, drew large numbers of show attendees from the Convention Center to Orlando Executive Airport. The almost 100 new and preowned jets and twin turboprops comprised several aircraft making their first NBAA or public appearances, including Embraer’s Legacy 450 and Cessna’s Citation Latitude (both making their public debuts) and the Gulfstream G650ER and Citation Sovereign+. With more than a dozen pistons, helicopters and turboprop singles showcased at the Convention Center’s indoor static display, the ramp was clear to feature the largest gathering of large-cabin jets and executive-configured airliners in recent memory. Bombardier’s display included a trio of Global 6000s, Dassault Falcon’s lineup featured its flagship 7X, Embraer’s roster was led by the Lineage 1000E, while an Airbus ACJ and Boeing BBJ anchored corners of the vast apron. While today is the last day to experience this year’s NBAA show, there is always next year’s BACE, which takes place in Las Vegas November 17-19.

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