NBAA Urges Reopening of Reagan National and TFRs to General Aviation

Contact: Cassandra Bosco

Ṣo Paulo, Brazil, March 30, 2004 РLABACE2004, the only Latin American exhibition of its kind to focus exclusively on business aviation, will be held April 15 to 17 in Ṣo Paulo, Brazil. This event will showcase over 200 exhibits inside Transam̩rica Expo Center and nearly 20 corporate aircraft on Static Display at Congonhas Airport, operated by Infraero. More than 3,500 Attendees are expected, including corporate leaders, flight department personnel, aviation department managers, government officials, maintenance personnel, schedulers and dispatchers, and non-operators.

LABACE2004 will provide:

• In-depth Informational Sessions covering the most relevant issues for business aviation in Latin America Maintenance & Operations Sessions hosted by major OEMs
• The chance to examine state-of-the-art equipment first-hand
• Opportunities for networking and information sharing
• Access to Latin American regulatory officials and industry leaders

LABACE2004 Informational Sessions will include:

• The Opening General Session, featuring keynote speakers Anderson Markiewicz, Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral (ABAG) chairman, and Robert P. Blouin, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) senior vice president, operations
• The Future of Air Navigation (CNS/ATM) in Latin America
• IFR Helicopter Operations
• General Aviation Security
• Safety Management Systems

LABACE2004 Exhibitors include the following OEMs, FBOs, publications, financial services companies, flight planning software providers, flight training organizations, associations and other organizations:

• A/C Flyer
• ABC Taxi Aereo S.A.
• AC-U-KWIK / Aircraft Bluebook
• Aero Magazine
• Agropecuaria e Comercial
• Air BP Brazil S.A.
• The Air Charter Guide
• Air Routing Int’l Corp.
• Aircell, Inc.
• AmazonTech
• Arroio Editorial
• ASAS Brasil e-mag@zine
• Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral (ABAG)
• Associação de Pilotos de Helicoptero do Estado de São Paulo (APHESP)
• Associated Air Center
• Atlantic Turbines Int’l, Inc.
• AVCARD – Div. of Krupp Holdings, Inc.
• Aviação em Revista Editora Ltda.
• Avião Revue (Motor Press Brasil Editora Ltda.)
• Aviation Week
• Aviation Week & Space Technology
• Aviation Week Group
• Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN)
• Avionics Services
• Bizjet Int’l
• Bombardier, Inc.
• Bose Corp.
• BR Distribuidora
• Business & Commercial Aviation
• Business Intelligence Services
• CAE SimuFlite
• CENIPA
• CMC Electronics, Inc.
• Computing Technologies for Aviation (CTA)
• Conquista Ltda.
• DAC Int’l, Inc.
• Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.
• DECEA
• Departmento de Aviação Civil (DAC)
• EADS Socata
• Embraer – Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.
• Esso Brasileira de Petroleo Ltda.
• Everest VIT, Inc.
• ExxonMobil Corp.
• FreeFlight Systems
• Garmin Int’l
• Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
• Helibras
• Honeywell, Inc.
• Hunt and Palmer PLC
• IBIS Aerospace Ltd.
• Infraero
• Int’l Bus. Av. Council Ltd. (IBAC)
• Jeppesen
• Jet Aviation
• JETNET LLC
• JSSI
• Kid-Systeme GmbH
• Kish Free Zone Org. (Iran Kish Airshow 2004)
• LABACE2005
• Lider Taxi Aereo S.A.
• Lider Signature
• Marcia’s Catering Ltda.
• Multi Service Corp.
• National Business Aviation Assn. (NBAA)
• Overhaul & Maintenance Magazine
• Piedmont Hawthorne
• Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd.
• Plastoflex Tintas e Plasticos Ltda.
• Porto Seco Sul de Minas
• PPG Aerospace
• Pratt & Whitney Canada
• Raytheon Aircraft Co.
• Revista ASAS
• Revista Frequencia Livre
• Rockwell Collins, Inc.
• Rolls-Royce
• SAGEM Avionics
• Securaplane Technologies
• Shell Brasil S.A. – Shell Aviation
• Show News
• Skandia, Inc.
• Swissport Brasil Ltda. – Arpt. Int’l Rio de Janeiro/Galeao
• TACV – Cabo Verde Airlines
• TAM (Taxi Aereo Marilia Ltda.)
• Tronair, Inc.
• Turbine Engine Consultants, Inc.
• Turbserv Engenharia de Manutenção Ltda.
• Universal Weather & Aviation
• VEM (Varig Engineering & Maint.)
• World Aviation Directory

For more information or to register, visit the official LABACE web site at www.labace.aero.

NBAA represents the aviation interests of more than 7,600 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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