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How Private Aviation Can Brace for Climate and Class War Protests
More protests are expected at the EBACE show, but the industry doesn't need to surrender
Protesters at EBACE 2023
Eco-protesters breached the security fence at the EBACE 2023 static display area and handcuffed themselves to aircraft, causing a disruption at the show. © David McIntosh/AIN

Spring has sprung and summer is fast approaching in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s the season for air shows, major sporting events, packed European vacation resorts, and increasingly, climate change protests looking to disrupt their bête noire, private aviation.

The disruption and damage caused by protestors at the 2023 EBACE trade show in Geneva shocked some in the industry, but it has become all too commonplace, especially against a backdrop of heightened political tensions. Organizers of the 2024 EBACE show are bracing for more turbulence when the industry reconvenes in the Swiss city’s Palexpo facility from May 28 to 30.