I visited 2023 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas - the world’s biggest business aviation event.

Tour the newest and most innovative business aircraft; Airbus ACJ Two Twenty is making her NBAA-BACE Debut. Let’s walk through this extra large private jet with 6 zones. L-shaped sofa, complete black-out window, California king-size bed and fully stand-up shower.

NBAA-BACE is a popular marketplace for buying and selling planes. Expert spoke about their views on how the market is trending. I toured a Boeing 737-700 BBJ which is on sale with immaculate interiors. Many single-pilot jets are popular features at the show. Embraer’s Phenom 100EX made its global debut, and there are updates on Pilatus PC-24 and HondaJet Echelon.

New electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) and advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles are on display with live demonstration of Volocopter 2X eVTOL. WIsk Aero showing their 6th Gen aircraft and VoltAero from France introduced their hybrid turboprop; Cassio 330 concept aircraft.

In the convention hall, I met with Kevin Larosa, an air-to-air stunt pilot and aerial co-ordinator who showcased his CineJet and explained how air-to-air filming was done in the Top Gun Maverick movie. Tennis champions Andre Agassi and Stefani Graf were the guests of NBAA-BACE keynote. They shared their aviation stories with me.

Aircraft Featured In this video:

• Airbus ACJ Two Twenty 0:56-1:29
• Boeing 737 BBJ 1:30-3:07
• Volocopter 2X 3:08-5:04
• Kevin Larosa CineJet 5:05-8:25
• Pilatus PC-24 9:07-10:30
• HondaJet Echelon 12:54-14:30
• Embraer Phenom 100EX and 300E 14:31-15:38
• Wisk 6th Gen Aircraft 17:14-19:38
• VoltAero Cassio 19:39-21:00