Aviation Report: Positive Signs From NBAA 2013

Las Vegas is the preferred destination for conference delegates for the obvious entertainments that the infamous city provides. Vegas was the destination for this year's National Business Aviation Association ("NBAA") conference, but despite this, the numbers of delegates and attendees did not meet expectations with only 175 more people attending compared with 2012. However, it was agreed that those that attended included a good number of buyers, flight departments and decision makers.

There were a number of highlights at the conference, namely:-

• The launch of Dassault's Falcon 5X. The aircraft has a list price of $45 million and is set for delivery in 2017. The wide cabin and skylight, innovative wing and other technological developments coupled with being capable to fly non-stop from LA to London or Paris to Hong Kong and coming with a 12 year warranty makes for an exciting addition to the business jet fleet.