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Bizliner Competitions: Big-bizjet conference forecasts strong market
A persistently optimistic outlook was in evidence at the first Large Executive & VIP Aircraft Conference: Opening speaker Arnaud Martin, program direct

A persistently optimistic outlook was in evidence at the first Large Executive & VIP Aircraft Conference: Opening speaker Arnaud Martin, program director of corporate and VIP aircraft for Airbus, noted that while sales are suffering as a result of a depressed U.S. economy, “The market is still alive.” The event, held December 11 and 12 in Hamburg, Germany, attracted some 50 delegates.

Martin said that of the worldwide fleet of widebody business jets currently in service, about 100 aircraft are 25 or more years old. Those airplanes represent a peak in the market for airliners reconfigured primarily for executive and VIP use. These aircraft also represent what Airbus believes will be an increased demand for similar new narrow- and widebody executive and VIP transports as the older airplanes are retired.

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