Asian Sky Quarterly 2022 Q3

NBAA-BACE ROLLS OUT
OF ORLANDO
By Alud Davies
Traditionally the National Business Aviation Business Aviation Association's Convention and Exhibition, NBAA-
BACE, has alternated between Orlando, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada, as there are only two exhibition spaces
big enough to hold the show in the US.
But a new deal will see the show move to Las Vegas for at least the next
four years, much to the pleasure of many. That’s not to say that Orlando
is without its charms, it is just that people tend to prefer Las Vegas.
So the last show in Orlando, for the time being at least, went ahead
with the usual pomp and ceremony you’d expect. The halls were
packed, the static display jammed, and everybody agreed that it was
the best NBAA-BACE of recent years.
Two seemed to be a theme, as Cirrus also took along two of its
VisionJets.
The G800 that Gulfstream displayed was the very first aircraft built,
serial number 80001, complete with “Experimental” titles and a
long boom sticking out of the front of the nose. It is the first of two
In the static display the show was notable for Gulfstream’s new G800
making its public debut, as well as Dassault’s Falcon 6X making its
US debut.
Not satisfied with showing
its G800 for the first time,
Gulfstream also brought
along two G700s.’’
Gulfstream G800
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