Latin American Aeronautical Association 2003
Looking at the glass as half full, Latin American Aeronautical Association founder and president Ernesto Rois-Mendez points to the number of attendees and

Looking at the glass as half full, Latin American Aeronautical Association founder and president Ernesto Rois-Mendez points to the number of attendees and exhibitors at this year’s 10th anniversary ALA Miami 2003 convention and exhibition as evidence of the continuing interest in business aviation in Latin America.

Last year, the show suffered–as did many aviation events–from the aftereffects of 9/11. According to Rois-Mendez, attendees and exhibitors last year numbered 1,047 and 73, respectively. This year there were 1,082 attendees and 100 exhibitors–a “respectable recovery” and almost the equal of the pre-9/11 2001 show, which drew 1,200 attendees and 105 exhibitors.