Andrea Dennhof, Lange Aviation:
“So far we’ve seen a large amount of interest at our stand and are expecting Saturday to be successful as well, since our customers are private individuals. Our participation in the Berblinger Flight Competition helped attract a significant amount of media attention. We had many valuable conversations with customers, scheduled test flights, and are expecting our post-exhibition business to be very positive.”
Jeffrey Johnson, Global Event Manager, Cirrus Aircraft:
“AERO 2011 has been going exceptionally well. Visitors have been very interested in our airplanes, especially the SR 22, a limited edition of which was manufactured on the occasion of the airplane’s 10th anniversary. We’ve already sold one airplane and are expecting five additional sales by the end of the show that have already been finalized.”
Walter Da Costa, Sales Manager, Tecnam:
“AERO 2011 has been going extremely well, and for us it’s the most important trade show in the world. Of our total of 50 dealers worldwide, 30 come to Friedrichshafen, making the show a true meeting place. We’ve already sold eight airplanes and are aiming for 15 to 20 sales by the end of the show.”
Fritz P. Winkler, CEO of Piaggio AERO:
“The first two days of the exhibition went incredibly well, and we’ve had more qualified visitors than we had expected. We’re expecting our follow-up business to be interesting. It was definitely worth coming to AERO, and we’re hoping to return as exhibitors in years to come.”
Willi Tacke, e-flight-expo
“I received very positive feedback from exhibitors involved in the e-flight-expo. The combination of the Berblinger Flight Competition and the appearances by Lindbergh and Prince Albert II of Monaco helped attract an unprecedented amount of media attention for us.”
Vid Plevink, Head of Development, Pipistrel:
“Our new UL Taurus E, which is powered by an electric motor, was a major focus of attention for visitors. The tendency toward electric drive systems in aircraft is clearly on the rise.”
Matthias Hänger, Eurocopter:
“The full-scale model of the ambulance version of the NH90 large helicopter for military use, which is scheduled for series production in 2012, is the focus of visitors’ interest. It’s very important for us to be at AERO, since the show allows us to showcase our various offerings, especially in the service area.”
Jan Zesewitz, representative from Hawker Beechcraft, Beechcraft Berlin Aviation:
“This year we were very pleasantly surprised at the high number of trade visitors at our stand. We think the exhibition’s increased focus on trade visitors makes sense, and it’s reflected in the number of sales we made at the show, especially for our King Air line. We’ve made contacts with many international trade visitors here at AERO, and this year there was a stronger presence of attendees from Eastern Europe. We’re very pleased with this fact, since we’re especially active in this area.”
Luann Alesio, US Pavilion
“The exhibitors of the American pavilion are all very pleased with the show. They made a lot of contacts, some of them even sold aircrafts. The audience here is right for their business and the aero show is for everybody a great experience.”
