NBAA bizav forum road show hits Long Beach
The Santa Ana winds wrapped their unseasonable warmth around attendees at the Southern California NBAA Business Aviation Forum & Static Display held in

The Santa Ana winds wrapped their unseasonable warmth around attendees at the Southern California NBAA Business Aviation Forum & Static Display held in late March in Long Beach and hosted by AirFlite. The winds literally cleared the air, bringing into view the distant and often obscured San Bernardino Mountains as if to be used as a prominent backdrop specifically for the event.

It was by design more about steak than sizzle. Absent were the elaborate tents, red carpets, decorative flags, plants and podiums that have come to define NBAA’s much larger annual show. Noticeably absent too was the stress. No NBAA golf carts piloted by furrowed-browed, walkie-talkie-toting, crisis-management drivers heading to stomp out the next fire. In fact, the event seemed to adopt the laid-back character of its Southern California surroundings.