A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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James Wynbrandt

The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has announced the highlights of its 2018 conference schedule, which commences with its gathering in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 28 and culminates with the MEBAA Conference in Dubai on December 9, followed by the MEBAA Show (December 10 to 12), which the organization co-sponsors, at the Dubai World Center Airshow site. The conferences “bring together inspired and motivated people in a more personal setting,” said Ali Alnaqbi, MEBAA founder and executive chairman, “to ensure the business aviation community remains at the forefront of this ever-changing industry, while discussing challenges and opportunities.”

 


Topics on the agenda at the Jeddah conference include successful business development strategies for business aviation, protecting against security breaches, and an examination of future business aircraft designs and cabin connectivity. Key leaders will deliver presentations and lead roundtable discussions at this and the other gatherings, according to MEBAA. Tunisia will host an MEBAA Conference in September.

 


MEBAA expects up to 500 exhibitors from across the globe for the MEBAA show, upholding its reputation “as the place to do business in the Middle East and beyond,” said Alnaqbi.

MEBAA Rolls Out Conference Schedule

The events will provide a forum to discuss challenges and opportunities in the region.

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