Aircraft
Industry Rallies for Recovery at LABACE 2017
Visitors to this year's LABACE celebrated 15 years of the show, though much rain fell over the three days at Sao Paulo's Congonhas Airport.
LABACE 2017 Aerial image

LABACE, which took place from August 15 to 17, proved that South Americans, and particularly Brazilians, are eternal optimists. The event is not the place to expect big business aviation news, but the local news is invaluable to OEMs and suppliers alike. That said, Honda did announce it had received certification for the HondaJet from Brazil’s aviation regulator, ANAC, and Embraer—always keen to make a good showing on home soildebuted the almost-certified Legacy 650E and underlined its commitment to that aircraft type, even as it noted the sales success of the Phenom 100/300 and Legacy 450/500.