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EBACE2017 Opening General Session

Yves Rossy’s Jetpack

Pierre Maudet speaking at EBACE 2018

Yves Rossy by his jetpack

Yves “Jetman” Rossy

Opening General Session

EBACE Entrance

Ribbon Cutting

EBACE2018’s Opening Session keynote speaker, Yves “Jetman” Rossy, shared his inspiring quest toward the “divine ability” to fly in the same manner as birds.

‘Jetman’ inspires the crowd at with his message of perseverance.

Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy’s individual jetpack, on display before the Opening General Session at EBACE2018.

EBAA Chair Juergen Wiese paid homage to the legacy of Serge Dassault, chairman emeritus of Dassault Aviation, who passed away 28 May at the age of 93. Wiese led a moment of silence at the start of the event.

Geneva Airport CEO Andre Schneider talks about the importance of business aviation and the significance of hosting EBACE in Geneva. He is joined on stage by EBAA Chair Juergen Wiese and Pierre Maudet, president of the Conference of Cantonal Judiciary and Police Directors.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen welcomes keynote speaker Yves “Jetman” Rossy to the stage.

After the Opening Session concludes, Rossy chats with fellow speakers Andre Schneider and Pierre Maudet.

Athar Khan, EBAA’s Secretary General, speaks at the Keynote Session on 21 May.

Serge Dal Busco, speaks at the Keynote session, while André Schneider and Athar Khan look on.

“I think we have a really good story to tell,” said Shapps, “that business aviation is essential.”

Around the world, political perceptions of business aviation will continue to be shaped by emissions, fellow keynote speaker the Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps, MP, told the EBACE audience.

NBAA’s President and CEO, Ed Bolen, welcomes guests to EBACE2019

Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter said the company’s electric air taxi was “the perfect complement and addition to business aviation,” and finding industry partners brought him to EBACE2019.

“Volocopter is a tech company with aviation at heart, and we’re moving forward at breathtaking speed,” Florian Reuter told show attendees.

Athar Khan, André Schneider, Rt Hon Grant Shapps, Florian Reuter, Serge Dal Busco and Ed Bolen cut the ribbon and officially open EBACE2019

EBAA Secretary General Athar Husain Khan speaks at the opening session.

Around the world, political perceptions of business aviation will continue to be shaped by emissions, fellow keynote speaker the Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps, MP, told the EBACE audience.

During his keynote address on 21 May, Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter said “I’d love to use the opportunity at EBACE to communicate with you about how we could potentially cooperate going forward.”

Keynote speakers network before the session begins.

EBACE TV interviews EBAA’s Juergen Wiese after the Keynote Session

Around the world, political perceptions of business aviation will continue to be shaped by emissions, fellow keynote speaker the Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps, MP, told the EBACE audience.

The first use case Reuter envisions for this rotorcraft is shuttling business aviation passengers from airports such as New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport (TEB) or London Luton Airport (LTN) to their final destination in the city center.

Attendees stream into EBACE2019 on the opening day.

Belgian-born Zara Rutherford, one of the Keynote Speakers, holds a tennis ball autographed by Martina Navratilova.

Two women – one a tennis legend and the other a pioneering pilot – personified the future of business aviation as the 2022 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2022) opened at Geneva, Switzerland’s Palexpo center and Geneva Airport.

Zara Rutherford told the crowd at the opening keynote about her round-the-world solo flight in a Shark ultralight, a journey she completed in January. She is the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.

Attendees at the Opening Keynote Session.

Martina Navratilova talked about her defection from Czechoslovakia at the age of 18 in 1975, and her subsequent rise to tennis superstardom, eventually winning 59 Grand Slam titles. Along the way, she earned her pilot’s license and has been an advocate dedicated to breaking prejudices and stereotypes.

Attendees at the Opening Keynote Session, Monday, 23 May.