2018 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE)

That time of the year is looming once again where it will be Asia's turn to host a major airshow and exhibition. The Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition more popularly known as ABACE will be kicking off in Shanghai from the 17th and run through to the 19th of April.

"Join thousands of top business aviation leaders, entrepreneurs, and other purchase decision-makers for the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2018). This is the perfect venue for investors considering aviation as a business opportunity; companies thinking of using an aircraft for business; and flight departments who have long used aircraft as a valuable business tool".

Press Conference line up so far...

Honda Aircraft Company announced [today], the 16th, that HondaJet China (Honsan General Aviation Co., Ltd.) will expand their operations at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport’s fixed-based operator (FBO) complex. The announcement was made during the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai, China. HondaJet China has signed an agreement with Yitong Business Aviation Service Co., a subsidiary of Guangdong Airport Authority, for an 8,800 square meter expansion of its facility at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport’s FBO. The new state-of-the-art facility will feature a HondaJet sales showroom and dedicated service area that can accommodate up to 20 HondaJets. It is expected to be completed by mid-2019.

Airbus’ ACJ320 Family – represented at the show by an Al Jaber Aviation ACJ318 that is offered for VVIP charter – features the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet, while being comparable in size and having similar operating costs to traditional business jets. "Airbus corporate jets give you the freedom to get on with life that is missing in traditional bizjets, whether you want to work, rest or play, and you can take along more colleagues, friends and family, too,"said ACJ President Benoit Defforge.