Cold Weather, Hot Prospects Mark LABACE 2019
LABACE could be moving next year but there are no easy options, and it could remain at Congonhas among the decaying VASP hangars.
An uptick in the economy was on the minds of LABACE attendees, and OEMs showed their optimism, bringing some 40 aircraft for static display, a mix of business aviation's past, present, and future. (Photo: David McIntosh)
An uptick in the economy was on the minds of LABACE attendees, and OEMs showed their optimism, bringing some 40 aircraft for static display, a mix of business aviation's past, present, and future. (Photo: David McIntosh)

How is LABACE 2019? Trying to ask ABAG chairman Leonardo Fiuza is difficult because as president of Textron Aviation representative TAM Aviação Executiva, his time is fully taken up with customers. “The fair has been very good in term of client traffic,” Fiuza said between hectic meetings. “The fair is taking place at a moment of transition for the country, which we hope will transform the second half into good results for all."