ABACE 2014 Report: China Remains Main Focus for Asian Show

The annual ABACE show will continue to be staged in Shanghai at least through 2021.

The business aviation industry has had to show patience and determination in exploiting China’s great potential for growth. But this year’s ABACE show brought tangible evidence of the rewards that can be earned in this key Asian emerging market. For instance, both Gulfstream and Bombardier logged significant new business with Chinese leasing group Minsheng. AIN’s news team was in Shanghai to cover every aspect of the 2014 show. Photo: David McIntosh

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

May 1, 2014

China, as Asia’s largest prospective market for business aviation, always seemed an obvious choice as the location for the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE). But with demand for business aviation now bubbling in other parts of Asia, and the industry having to show patience in waiting for China to fulfill its potential, some have questioned whether organizer NBAA might consider freshening up the event in some other venue. NBAA answered that question conclusively by doubling the length of the contract it has with city officials in Shanghai to keep ABACE there at least through 2021.

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