EBACE TV: EBACE2017 Opens for Business
The premier business aviation event in Europe opens today, as EBACE2017 is helping industry professionals get business done, while also boosting the Geneva economy. The event, which contributes 35 million Swiss francs to the local economy, features more than 400 exhibitors and about 60 aircraft on static display. EBACE2017 is the biggest European business aviation event of the year. Watch a video about the opening day of EBACE2017.

Solar Flight Pioneer Bertrand Piccard Tells EBACE2017 Attendees: Aviation Can Inspire the Impossible

Bertrand Piccard, founder of Solar Impulse, spoke to EBACE2017 attendees at the Opening General Session, telling them that aviation inspires innovation, and thanking them for not telling him he was crazy to have dreams of flying a solar-powered aircraft around the world when he spoke at the show 10 years ago. Piccard said he heard many times when starting Solar Impulse that it was impossible. “But it is precisely because nobody has done it before that you have to do it,” he said. “Otherwise it will always remain impossible.” Aviation, he said, inspires what is possible. Read more about Piccard and Solar Impulse.

How Brexit Will Affect Business Aviation: In Focus at EBACE2017 International Transactions Seminar
The clock is already ticking. On 30 March 2019, the UK will formally leave the EU. Bustiness aviation may not be at the top of British or European negotiators’ priorities, but it will be affected in many, complicated ways by Brexit. “Brexit is the single most important political and economic event for the UK in a generation,” said Martin Kennaugh, manager of aviation services for ICM Aviation, at the EBACE2017 International Transactions Seminar. “Everything is going to change.” Read more about the impact of Brexit.

EBAA’s New CEO Looks Ahead to EBACE2017
EBAA CEO Brandon Mitchener discusses some of the highlights of EBACE2017, which runs 22-24 May at the Palexpo center and Geneva International Airport. The event features more than 400 exhibitors and about 60 aircraft on static display, in addition to numerous education sessions and networking opportunities. “We think we have a great show ready for everybody,” said Mitchener. See more of what Mitchener said about EBACE2017.