A hallmark of EBACE since it was launched in 2001 has been the walkway access between the Geneva Palexpo center and the static display area, which are both within the boundaries of Geneva International Airport. But that will change this year, as attendees have to take a shuttle bus from the exhibit hall to a new-location static display area due to construction of the airport passenger terminal.
Since the construction “significantly impacts” the traditional static location, attendees will need to take a “two minute” shuttle ride between Hall 7 and the new static area. “There will be no pedestrian access to the EBACE 2017 static display of aircraft,” NBAA reiterated. Handicap-accessible buses to and from the static area will run continuously from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day during the show (May 22 to 24).
“This year’s static display will feature nearly 60 aircraft, including new and pre-owned aircraft,” said Joe Hart, NBAA’s director of static displays. An NBAA spokesman pegged the specific number of static display aircraft at 58, down two from last year. In addition, four aircraft will be on display inside the exhibit hall.
The static-display footprint will be “a bit” smaller than at previous EBACE shows, “but the count for spaces sold is higher because the airplanes are spaced a bit more closely together,” the spokesman noted.
