NBAA Announces Press Conference Schedule for NBAA 57th Annual Meeting and Convention

Contact: Cassandra Bosco

Washington, DC, October 4, 2004 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces its Press Conference schedule for the NBAA 57th Annual Meeting & Convention, which will be held October 12 to 14, 2004, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The latest version of the Press Conference schedule is available online at web.nbaa.org/public/cs/amc/2004/press/pressconferences.php.

Press Conferences begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, October 11, one day before the Convention officially opens.

NBAA also invites the media to attend the NBAA/GAMA Kickoff Media Breakfast on Tuesday, October 12 at 7:00 a.m. in Las Vegas Convention Center Room N250 for some special presentations. At the breakfast, NBAA will announce the recipients of this year’s NBAA Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence and NBAA Platinum Wing Award for Lifetime Achievement.

The NBAA Press Room, co-sponsored this year by NBAA and Cessna Aircraft Company, will open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, October 11 in Las Vegas Convention Center Room N110. To obtain press credentials, members of the media may register on-site in the Press Room.

Visit the official NBAA 57th Annual Meeting & Convention web site at www.nbaa.org/conventions/2004.

NBAA represents the aviation interests of more than 7,700 companies that own or operate general aviation aircraft as an aid to the conduct of their business, or are involved with business aviation. NBAA Member Companies earn annual revenues approaching $5 trillion — a number that is about half the gross domestic product — and employ more than 19 million people worldwide. The NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention is the world’s largest display of civil aviation products and services.

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