Ian Sheppard has acted as Editor International Show Editions for AIN since June 2013. Based in the Redhill, England, Ian reports for the various AIN publications as well as providing support to International Editor Charles Alcock in covering international air shows (such as Farnborough, Paris, Singapore and Dubai), and the EBACE and MEBA business aviation events. His central role is to cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Prior to becoming more involved with AIN in mid-2011 (initially as deputy international editor), Ian worked for various aviation publications through his company, First Aerospace Media. This included being part of the AIN team covering daily news at international air shows.
Ian has worked for publications such as Flight International (technical reporter, 1997-8) and Aerospace International (editor, 1999-2000). He was publications manager at Airclaims (Ascend) between 2000 and 2004 before forming First Aerospace Media. Since mid-2009 Ian has also been managing editor of Regional International, the journal of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
Ian hasis working towards a European commercial pilot licence, having held an FAA private pilot license in 1991, and instructor rating. He also has a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Bath, England, and a graduate diploma in law from Kingston University, and is a graduate of the legal practice course (College of Law, Guildford).

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EBACE returns to the Palexpo Exhibition Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, next week, providing visitors the opportunity to both network and see the latest hardware over the three-day show that opens on Tuesday. Expected on the ramp this year at the adjacent Geneva International Airport is the Pilatus PC-24, likely to be the star on its EBACE debut, the HondaJet (possibly two) and a Boeing 787 with a VIP interior.

 


The event is jointly managed by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and NBAA, and this year is expected to include some 500 exhibiting companies, “more than 60 aircraft” on static display and approximately 13,000 aviation professional attendees. There will also be a Safety Workshop running all day on Monday, organized by EBAA and NBAA.

 


Keynote speakers at Tuesday’s Opening General Session will include Bassim Haidar, group CEO of Channel IT Group; Bernard Kouchner, former French Minister of Foreign &amp; European Affairs; and Patrick Ky, executive director of EASA. Climate change, just culture and the promise of satellite-based technologies will form the main sessions of the conference program.

 


As ever, AIN will provide full news coverage of the EBACE show through our award-winning, on-site EBACE Convention News daily print publications, as well as via <a href="http://www.ainonline.com">AINonline,</a> AINalerts e-newsletters and <a href="http://aintv.com">AINtv</a>.

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