The2018 Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE), which ran fromApril 17 to 19, closed as scheduled at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.
Theexpo was co-sponsored by the National Business Aviation Association, the ShanghaiAirport ity and the Asian Business Aviation Association.
Over175 exhibitors, 40 percent of which were from Asia, took part in the event and displayeda total of 30 aircraft in the brand-new hangar and exhibition hall, including intercontinentalplanes, turboprop, amphibious and piston-engine aircraft and helicopters.
Theten VIP floors hosted sessions that were just as much highlights of theexhibition as the displayed aircraft.
Severalrepresentative guests took part in the opening ceremony of the event on April17, including Jiang Huaiyu, director general of the East China RegionalAdministration of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Cai Jun,deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Committee and the chairmanof the Shanghai Airport ity, Wu Jianrong.
Aseminar on how to promote the emerging business aviation industry and expand aviationinfrastructure construction in China, hosted by the CAAC, was attended bysenior management of various fields.
Educationhas always been an important part of the exhibition. The National BusinessAviation Association cooperated with the Beijing Business Aviation Association forthe first time to organize extra education activities on April 19.
TheABACE once again included its business aviation career program in theexhibition. The Asian Business Aviation Association organized activities forover 200 students determined to devote themselves to the aviation industry todeepen their understanding of career development paths and opportunities.
“ABACE2018 represents a new high. We are looking forward to going back to Shanghaifor the next ABACE in 2019,” said Ed Bolen, CEO of the National BusinessAviation Association.
Theeighth Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition will be held in Shanghaifrom April 16 to 18, 2019.
Businessaviation airplanes on display at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport[Photo/fuerjiamuye.com]
Anexpo visitor checks out the interior of a helicopter. [Photo/fuerjiamuye.com]