The business aviation event of the year is quickly approaching and its organizers are putting the final touches on this year's show. The NBAA 56th Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held October 7 to 9, 2003, at the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., will feature close to 30,000 attendees, more than 1,000 exhibitors (up by 11 percent from 2002), 75 informational sessions and 135 aircraft on static display at Orlando Executive Airport. A noticeable rise in exhibitor interest is documented by 4,361 booths reserved this year versus 4,334 at NBAA 2002. The convention's Opening General Session will feature new NBAA President Shelley A. Longmuir, FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey and U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee, as keynote speakers.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/complete/bizav-complete-issue-3