Aviation Industry Expo, held March 18-20 in Dallas, Texas, attracted an audience of over 4200 aviation professionals and key buyers from nearly 50 countries including Anguilla, Bermuda, Denmark, Egypt, Guyana, Israel, Pakistan and Turkey.

On Aviation Industry Expo’s opening day (March 18), nearly 1100 Dallas flights were canceled due to the severe weather, the greatest number of cancellations since 9/11. Despite the flash-flooding, flight cancellations and re-rerouting of planes on opening day, Aviation Industry Expo received positive feedback from exhibitors and attendees alike.

Over 450 leading companies exhibited at the 2008 event including: Ascent Aviation Products, Bosserman Aviation Equipment, Charlatte, Columbus Jack, Dallas Airmotive, Determan Brownie, DTA, Eagle Tugs, FMC, Garsite, Global Ground Support, Isuzu Commercial Truck, ITW GSE Group, Lektro, Liquip International Ltd, Par-Kan, Pratt & Whitney, Premier, Rampmaster, TLD, Toyota, Tronair, TUG, Unitron and Wasp.

The 2008 Aviation Industry Expo marked the first year for AMTSociety’s Annual Aircraft Maintenance Summit.  Participants were able to qualify for IA renewal training and AMT Awards credit by attending educational sessions. AMTSociety attendees were also invited to attend a Golf Tournament, sponsored by Haggan Aviation, which raised over $6000 for the AMTSociety scholarship program. AMTSociety’s Maintenance Skills Competition had an overwhelming number of participants, more than doubling the 2007 entries.

NATA’s second annual FBO Leadership Conference built upon the success of last year's event. From sessions highlighting FBOs of the future, to outrageous customer service, to NATA's Industry Excellence Awardskeynoted by NFL star quarterback Joe Theismann, the 2008 FBOLC was a hit with FBO managers and executives from around the nation.