NATA members address new business concerns
Attendees at this year’s Aviation Services and Suppliers’ SuperShow (AS3) were acutely aware that this was their first such get-together since September 11

Attendees at this year’s Aviation Services and Suppliers’ SuperShow (AS3) were acutely aware that this was their first such get-together since September 11. AS3 is a joint trade show held during the concurrent conventions of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA). Some 300 vendors displayed wares ranging from marshalling wands to fuel trucks as 3,000 NATA and PAMA members plied the halls of the Indianapolis Convention Center from March 26 to 28.

At last year’s show in Long Beach, Calif., the talk was all about the faltering economy: did the anemic stock market truly spell the end of a meteoric blitz of business aviation activity seen during the heyday of the dot-com era? And if so, when would the recovery cycle begin?