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436 FLIGHT International, 16 September 1971 NBAA CONVENTION GUIDE THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION of the National Business Aircraft Association takes place in Minneapolis from September 21-23. By the end of August, 250 exhibition booths had been sold, and the association expects more than 3,000 people to attend the meeting, a healthy increase over the 1970 figure of 2,707, when the convention took place in Denver. The NBAA was originally known as the Corporation Aircraft Owners Association when it was formed in 1947, but the title was changed to reflect more accurately the nature of business aircraft ownership in the 1960s. There are 822 member companies who between them operate 2,000 professionally flown aircraft. The association claims that its member companies generate approximately one- third of the United States' gross national product. The aims of the association include promoting the aviation interests of companies who use aircraft as an aid to the conduct of their business, fostering operational efficiency and safety and promoting better relations with regulatory authorities. The most visible sign of the health of the association is the annual convention, which attracts speakers of the highest calibre, but throughout the year there is continuing activity in negotiating with the FAA on pending legislation and in maintaining contact with airport operators. There are several aspects to the convention; on the one hand the NBAA holds its own business meeting at which, on this occasion, it will be necessary to appoint six directors, whose term of office is normally three years. Publicly, the association presents a seminar programme, stages a static trade show and arranges a display of aircraft at a convenient airfield. Of particular concern to NBAA members will be the opening presentation of the seminar programme, when an FAA team lead by Deputy Admininstrator Kenneth M. Smith will discuss forthcoming legislation as it affects the business operator. Another panel session, to be held during the afternoon of September 22, will feature a team headed by R. Dixon Speas who will discuss how a company can select the best aircraft for its needs. 1 The hub of the 1971 meeting will be the Minneapolis Convention Hall where lectures can be held and the trade display staged under the same roof. Social functions and convention administration will be centred on the Leaming ton Hotel, while aircraft displays will be mounted at St Paul Downtown Airport. By tradition, the NBAA convention has become the setting for new model announcements by American general-aviation manufacturers, and this year will be no exception with the unveiling of the long-awaited new Piper twin scheduled for September 23. Among the booths, Flight International will exhibit the full range of the products associated with the journal. Recent issues will be on sale, together with representative cutaway drawings, selected reprints of features, the newly produced book of air tests of business aircraft and feeder- liners, and examples of Flight's large library of aviation photographs, including the "Flightcolour" series. The booth, number 227, has been booked by IPC Business Press (Marketing) Ltd, the New York-based arm of the Inter national Publishing Corporation. *8? ZMOMB "hfTtiias B ***«!
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