Oakland County (Mich.) International Airport and the Michigan Business Aviation Association (MBAA) are jointly hosting the Business Aviation Expo on September 22. Organizers are trying to attract prospective business aviation consumers with a program of the following informational sessions: "Getting Started in Business Aviation," presented by MBAA’s Roger Salo and Brad Bruce of Pentastar Aviation; "Ins and Outs of Fractional Ownership," by Rick Nini of Corporate Eagle; "Aircraft Transactions," by Cliff Maine of the law firm Barnes & Thornburg; and "When Cash is King, Leasing May Be the Answer," by Greg Babcock of Global Jet Capital.

The line-up of industry participants at Business Aviation Expo will include representatives from charter operators, fractional ownership providers and service companies, as well as leading aircraft manufacturers such as Bombardier Business Aircraft, Dassault Falcon, Gulfstream and Textron Aviation. Tours of Oakland County International Airport, which is near Detroit, in Waterford, Mich., also will be available.