Aircraft
Aero F Show Takes Bizav Partnership to a New High
Steep rise in business aviation exhibitors for German air show
Aero Friedrichshafen
The 2026 Aero Friedrichshafen show features an enlarged business aviation contingent. © Fairnamic

In the annals of air show history, the 2026 Aero Friedrichshafen event could go down as the year when its courtship of the business aviation community reached the wedding day. The show was already set to host a record presence from the sector even before the recent cancellation of the EBACE show, and is now set to welcome growing numbers of visitors eager to establish a longer-term plan for the annual air fair on the banks of Lake Constance.

More than one-third of exhibitors—about 300 of the 830 total—are occupying the growing business aviation cluster on the static display and in Halls A1 and A2. Part of the rising tide is flowing through new group exhibits, including the German, Austrian, Dutch, and Chinese pavilions, and the pre-owned aircraft corral convened by the International Aircraft Dealers Association.