NBAA to Merge Light Business Airplane Conference Into Annual Meeting and Convention

Contact: Dan Hubbard, (202) 783-9360, dhubbard@nbaa.orgPatrick Dunne,(202) 783-9263, pdunne@nbaa.org

Washington, DC, January 28, 2009 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced today that the programming and other elements from the anticipated 2009 Light Business Airplane Conference (LBA2009) will now be incorporated into the Association’s 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, FL, scheduled for October 20 to 22, 2009.

The LBA event was originally scheduled to take place in San Diego, CA, on March 13 and 14.  However, the state of the economy has caused NBAA to make adjustments that it believes will ensure maximum value for Attendees and Exhibitors.

“NBAA is totally committed to serving those who rely on light business airplanes, as well as those who are considering how to fit these aircraft into their business models,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “But in this economic climate, it is difficult to launch an event that our Members and Exhibitors expect from NBAA. We all know that our industry is finding it necessary to limit travel and marketing expenses, so we are going to combine all of the excellent elements we’d planned for LBA into the Convention.

“By incorporating the Conference into the Convention, the entrepreneurs and pilots for whom LBA was specifically designed will now be able to participate in the full two days of education sessions – including the Cessna Single-pilot Safety Standdown – and still have an additional day to see all of the general aviation products and services on display at the industry’s largest purely civil aviation trade show,” Bolen continued. “For Exhibitors, this move will reduce total expenditures for NBAA events in 2009 by allowing companies to combine the costs associated with two shows into a single event.

Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association, Inc. (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The Association represents more than 8,000 companies and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention, the world’s largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at www.nbaa.org.

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