AERO 2011 ready for take-off Germany April 13-16 2011
With around 590 exhibitioners from 29 countries, AERO is solidifying its leading position in Europe according to trade show director Klaus Wellmann and project manager Roland Bosch. After two lackluster years, general aviation manufacturers are once again feeling the wind underneath their wings. Due to the recovering economies in many countries, customers are once again in a buying mood, even the demand from large companies for business planes – both turboprops and jets – is picking up again. Even single-engine piston-powered touring planes, ultralights and gliders as well as helicopters are making a comeback. New models as well as fuel-saving diesel and hybrid engines are stoking this demand.
Two successful shows within the trade show will be back in 2011. The third annual e-flight expo will feature a full range of alternative engines in the aviation industry, that is to say, modern and fuel-saving electric, hybrid and fuel-cell engines. Helicopter fans will get their money’s worth in the helicopter hangar.
Program with AERO CONFERENCES and the Berblinger Flight Competition
AERO CONFERENCES will host numerous presentations and discussions. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the German Aero Club (DAeC) will also host several talks. The European Air Ambulance meeting, which requires prior registration, will be held at AERO for the second time.
At the same time, competitors will fight it out for the city of Ulm‘s Berblinger prize at AERO on Friday as part of the e-flight expo. 200 years ago, the famous flight attempt over the Danube was made by the ‘tailor of Ulm’, Albrecht Berblinger. As it stands, 24 aircraft with alternative engines will compete for the Berblinger prize at AERO on Friday. The aircraft will be on display during the trade show in hall A2.
At AERO 2011, exhibitors will have the opportunity to make daily customer flights. There will also be a helicopter rescue exercise in collaboration with water police and the fire department, which will take place on Lake Constance between the yacht harbor and the Graf Zeppelin Haus on Friday, April 14 at 6 pm.
Something new for visitors who fly in themselves
Messe Friedrichshafen is paying the admission to the trade show for pilots who fly their own planes to Friedrichshafen this year. Their landing fees will cover their admission to the show resulting in a savings of 15 euros. Pilots and passengers of visiting airplanes will enter the trade show directly from the new Zeppelin departure terminal (Zeppelin Hangar Restaurant). There is not an easier, more expedited and more convenient way to get to AERO.
Those who would like to fly their own planes to Friedrichshafen to attend AERO can get detailed information at http://www.fly-away.de/aero.htmland www.flughafen-friedrichshafen.de. The AERO international aviation trade show will take place from Wednesday, 13 to Saturday, 16 April 2011 on the trade show grounds in Friedrichshafen.
More information is available at www.aero-expo.com.