Our colleague, Kimberly Williamson of Aviall, was at the recent NBAA show in Orlando. She filed this report for us with her observations of the 2009 edition of the show:

“The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention took place 20-22 October 2009 in Orlando, Florida.  According to Aviation Week, this year’s convention showed signs of the industry’s distress, with attendance dropping to the second lowest level in 15 years and some key exhibitors missing from the convention floor.  Approximately 23,000 attendees were at this year’s show as opposed to 31,000 at last year’s convention.” Read More...

After a long and intense trip supporting a trade show, you many times find you are fried or somewhat brain dead. While the experience was positive, it was intense and takes you from the norm, which isn’t always bad.

However, fatigue does set in and getting back to normal isn’t always easy. Case in point is my friend and colleague Peggy Keene of Korry Electronics. PK is a sometime contributor to this space. She has been on the trade show treadmill these past few weeks and when I asked her for some feedback on NBAA, she reported on her Facebook page: Read More...