Vibrant EBACE Lifts Bizav Spirits
They went to Geneva hoping to go home in a better mood, and many of them will have done so, based on the uplifting experience Ebace delegates had at this y

They went to Geneva hoping to go home in a better mood, and many of them will have done so, based on the uplifting experience Ebace delegates had at this year’s show (May 17 to 19). After a couple of years in which the prevailing vibe at the European bizav clan’s annual gathering has been one of mutual commiseration, Ebace 2011 delivered tangible evidence of recovery.

Nine-digit jet deals are back in fashion, thanks to the likes of VistaJet and Comlux (see below). The contracts they signed during the show largely validated the commonly-held view that demand for larger aircraft models is firmer than it is for light jets. But there were also a smattering of deals involving smaller aircraft too, suggesting that the lifeblood of new orders may once again be reaching bizav’s extremities.