Relevance Web Marketing recently attended the annual European Business Aviation Convention (EBACE) that took place in Geneva from May 23rd-25th, initial reports suggest another bumber year for largest aviation show in Europe.
This years event had a reported 12,353 attendee’s, one of the highest in the history of the 13 year old event. With over 460 exhibitors, 52 aircrafts and over 400 reporters at the event, it continues to be the best platform for buyers and sellers to connect in Europe.
EBACE 2013 Confirms Europe as a key Sector in the Aviation Industry
With many exhibitors looking to stand out from the crowd, some spectacular stands had been created to showcase their products. Some highlights from this years show included Actor John Travlota opening EBACE 2013 in front of a packed crowd at the Bombardier booth, Travolta was championing the new super-midsized Challenger 350 with the hope of it becoming certified -Travolta is a test pilot for Bombardier.
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) displayed a BBJ 3 for the first time at this years show. The airplane was outfitted with it’s custom VIP interior at Jet Aviation in Basel. The BBJ 3 offers a superior range advantage of more than 1500 nautical miles (3 hours) farther than its direct competitor and a lower cabin altitude pressure so passengers feel less jet lagged on arriving at their destination from long haul flights. 
The Airbus Corporate Jet Centre’s (ACJC) also used the show as a platform to launch their new ACJ319 Bluejay interior design. The new concept is based around the unique space available in the new Airbus’ ACJ319 and was the creative vision of the head of the company’s creative design studio Sylvain Mariat. The design has been heavily influenced by Stanley Kubrick’s film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ inspired heavily by the avant-gardism of shapes and colours in the movie.
On the show’s final day, more than 30 CEOs from area companies joined sponsors EBAA and NBAA at EBACE for a briefing on how business aviation can help their companies compete and succeed. The show organisers coordinated the CEOs’ visit to EBACE with the French/Swiss Chamber of Commerce.
EBACE 2013 displayed yet again that the aviation industry is bucking the economic trend and confirming the resilience of the European aviation industry. It’s stability and positive growth are expected to continue over the next 12 months.
Relevance Web Marketing creates stunning aviation websites and promotes them via cutting edge online marketing campaigns. Contact our expert team for more information.