LABACE Convention News 08 14 13

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LABACE

WEDNESDAY

PUBLICATIONS

AUG. 14, 2013

Convention News AINONLINE.COM

Edição bilíngue

Conte com a AIN para as Melhores NotĂ­cias da LABACE

The LABACE ’13 static display at Congonhas Airport is host to some 70 aircraft ranging from light singles to globe-girdling business jets.

DAVID McINTOSH

A indĂșstria da aviação executiva tem grandes expectativas para a AmĂ©rica Latina, e a 10Âș Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition, que abre hoje aqui em SĂŁo Paulo, deve dar boas indicaçÔes sobre como essas expectativas serĂŁo cumpridas. Esta semana, a AIN tem orgulho de colocar seu premiado time de jornalistas no Brasil para trazer a vocĂȘ todas as notĂ­cias desta importante mostra Na sessĂŁo geral de abertura da LABACE esta manhĂŁ no AuditĂłrio Congonhas, iremos ouvir lĂ­deres da indĂșstria local sobre o progresso que estĂŁo fazendo em abrir o caminho da aviação executiva para o crescimento futuro. A aviação executiva nesta parte do mundo enfrenta muitos dos mesmos desafios que seus pares em outras partes, mas hĂĄ tambĂ©m algumas dificuldades muito particulares e questĂ”es que ainda precisam ser resolvidas. Nesta edição de hoje da LABACE Convention News vocĂȘ encontrarĂĄ reportagens detalhadas sobre assuntos como o desenvolvimento de aeroportos no Brasil (veja na pĂĄg. 10) e as vantagens dos jatos de longo alcance (pĂĄg. 14). Os repĂłrteres da AIN tambĂ©m tĂȘm as notĂ­cias mais recentes a respeito do desenvolvimento de importantes novas aeronaves, como o jato Pilatus PC-24 e o Nextant 400XTi da Aerospace. Estamos particularmente contentes por poder trazer muitas destas histĂłrias aos nossos leitores em portuguĂȘs. AlĂ©m de ler as ediçÔes diĂĄrias disponĂ­veis aqui em SĂŁo Paulo, por favor continuem checando as mais recentes notĂ­cias da LABACE online em www.ainonline.com.

Airport access dominates LABACE agenda by Ian Sheppard The tenth Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) opens here at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo today. Brazil’s civil aviation minister Moreira Franco and the commandant of the Brazilian air force, Air Brigadier Saito, are expected to be the guests of honor at the opening ceremony and “ribbon cutting,” to be held at midday. Brazil’s business aviation community certainly needs friends in high places as it continues to insist that its operational needs are not overlooked

as the country develops its air transport infrastructure. Organized by industry group Associação Brasilera de Aviação Geral (ABAG), the LABACE event is gearing up for 16,000 visitors over three days (today, tomorrow and Friday), with around 100 exhibitors in one main hangar and a static park filled with some 70 aircraft, from light piston singles to intercontinental business jets. Overall, this year’s show is approximately the same size as the 2012 event.

ABAG chairman Eduardo Marson, who is also CEO of Eurocopter subsidiary Helibras, said that although there are fewer exhibitors this year, those that have booked have taken more space. Speaking on Monday afternoon at a pre-show press conference, Marson ran through some of the recent developments in Brazil’s business aviation industry, including challenges faced in protecting and promoting its access to airports and having a role in planning new Continued on page 4 u

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The Carlyle Group has agreed to sell data/communications specialist Arinc to Rockwell Collins for almost $1.4 billion. The U.S. company’s Arinc Direct division serves the business aviation sector. Page 3

Two proposed developments to create dedicated airports for business aircraft operators in the SĂŁo Paulo area are taking shape, but not without complications. Page 10

Given the immense size of Latin America and the distances its business people need to travel to compete globally, it is little wonder long-range jets are popular in this part of the world. Page 14

With the new 400XTi model, Nextant Aerospace has taken reinvention of the Beechjet 400A to a new level with further performance improvements and a more comfortable cabin. Page 24

Brazil is one of the world’s hottest markets for rotorcraft, so it stands to reason that Eurocopter’s Helibras subsidiary is to start building the EC225 model there at its factory in Itajubá. Page 30

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