Tony Manos, national sales manager of Aircraft Window Repairs of Torrance, Calif.
Jeppesen, Boeing Business Jet, NetJets, Bombardier, Jet Craft, Piaggio America, Crows Nest Yacht Brokerage, Flight Options, Raytheon, Pilatus, Cessna, Dassault Falcon Jet, Ferrari of Seattle, and others were among the more than 20 sponsors and exhibitors at the Business Aircraft and Jet Preview held at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field April 25.
Reaction from attendees, of which there were over 2,700, was very positive, with flight department directors, chief pilots, and perspective buyers expressing gratitude for such a fine show being “brought to them.”
One aircraft buyer, a Seattle doctor who lost his cell phone and was tracked down by a show staff member, said, “I seemed to have lost track of my cell phone in the excitement of buying a Cessna Caravan.”
Jet Craft representatives expressed that the show was extremely productive.
“The Museum of Flight was the perfect backdrop for such an extraordinary event,” said Ken Newman, representative for Flight Options.
Representatives of Piaggio America said they are working 11 solid leads. Exhibitors and guests expressed hope that the event will become an annual tradition for the Pacific Northwest.
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- L to R: Michael E. Dunn and Brad Henderson, founding partners of Aviation Development Group LLC, of Elbert, Colo.
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- Craig Auestad, director of regional sales for Boeing Business Jets
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- L to R: Exhibitors Dan Wood, general manager, and Martin Thenell, of The Crows Nest, Yacht & Ship Brokerage.
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- Jeff Dickey, sales manager of business aviation, MedAire, Inc., of Phoenix.