Former EBAA CEO Fernand François and Jack Olcott, his counterpart from NBAA at the time, launched the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition eight years ago. Today, EBACE has grown by leaps and bounds.
AIN caught up with François, the father of EBACE, at the show this week to find out how it all started and to get his impressions of how the event has evolved into what it is today. Click here to listen.
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