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ACE Brings Under-strain Brokers and Operators Together

What started several years ago as a low-key gathering of charter brokers has now blossomed in to a one-day “must attend” event for the industry.

More aircraft than ever were rolled in for ACE 2019 at London Biggin Hill Airport.

By Ian Sheppard

September 17, 2019

The one-day Air Charter Expo (ACE 2019) at London Biggin Hill Airport wrapped up on September 17, having “broken all previous records,” according to Nick Weston, chairman of co-organizer the Air Charter Association (ACA). With 1,150 pre-registrations and an estimated 1,000 turning up, more than 20 business aircraft and 70+ exhibitors, Weston was upbeat on the growing event and also on the 70-year-old association’s growing influence—highlighting that illegal “gray” charter remains its number one issue. “Illegal charter continues to dominate,” Weston told gathered brokers and operators, while announcing that ACA is about to launch a poster campaign at airports under the banner “Is Your Flight Legal?”

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