The Air Charter Association (ACA) plans to return to holding its Air Charter Expo (ACE) in an in-person format on September 14 at London Biggin Hill Airport. ACE 2021 is anticipated to welcome more than 1,000 delegates and showcase more than 60 global business aviation companies’ exhibits.

More than 20 aircraft are also expected to be on display in a hangar and adjacent open-air static aircraft park during the one-day show. This display will include what organizers claim will be the “first electric aircraft to market.”

A morning session hosted by ACA will address issues affecting charter brokers and aircraft operating companies, including sustainability, illegal air charter, and finding the next generation of industry professionals. The afternoon session will focus on the exhibition’s “green charter” theme with insights into electric and hybrid aircraft and technology's role in reducing the industry's environmental footprint.

“As the first real-life industry expo event for our community since March 2020, we are extremely excited to reunite the air charter industry this September,” said ACA CEO Glenn Hogben. “In-person networking has been severely stunted over the past year and ACE offers renewed business opportunities for aviation professionals.