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NBAA-BACE 2023

NBAA Opens on Inspiration of Sports, Space, and Safety

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi describe their passion for aviation

NBAA-BACE 2023 opening session — From left, Ed Bolen, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Kathryn “Katie” Thomson, Siam Proctor ,and Jared Isaacman. (Photo: Mariano Rosales)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

October 17, 2023

To business, philanthropic, and tennis superstars Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, business aviation is essential to all that they do. Kicking off NBAA-BACE 2023 on Tuesday morning, Graf—who has notched 22 Grand Slam singles titles and 107 titles overall—told the audience at the opening day keynote session, “Being in airplanes was something I’ve always loved. We’ve grown up in airplanes, and that’s how I kind of see it with our sport. We travel around the world.”

Joining Graf on stage, her husband Agassi added that business aviation provides more control over their time and said “controlling all the things you can…[is] a big part of us being the best of ourselves.”

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