EBACE 2011: This year’s show portends recovery
They came to Geneva hoping to go home in a better mood, and many of them will, based on the uplifting experience EBACE delegates are having at this year’s
They came to Geneva hoping to go home in a better mood, and many of them will, based on the uplifting experience EBACE delegates are having at this year’s show. After a couple of years in which the prevailing vibe at the bizav clan’s annual gathering has been one of mutual commiseration, EBACE 2011 has seen tangible evidence of recovery.
Nine-digit jet deals are back in fashion, thanks to the likes of VistaJet and Comlux. The contracts they signed this week largely validated the commonly held view that demand for larger models is firmer than at the light end. But there have also been a smattering of deals involving smaller aircraft, too, suggesting that the lifeblood of new orders may once again be reaching bizav’s extremities.
