Stakeholder discussions at EBACE 2025 are expected to resolve the location and format of future shows, with organizer EBAA expected to announce its plans on June 30. It seems increasingly likely that the EBACE event this week at PalExpo will be the last to be staged in Geneva.

Besides Geneva, seven other European cities are now in contention to be EBACE's future home: Barcelona, Frankfurt, Vienna, Dublin, Milan, Paris, London. In addition, EBAA said it is also considering how it could revive the show’s aircraft static display, which was dropped from this year’s format due to a lack of support from aircraft manufacturers and brokers.

Celebrating the 9,000th engine produced at its Dahlewitz, Germany site, Rolls-Royce continued to progress on its newest engine model, the Pearl 10X, accruing 3,400 test hours in the program.

Slated for Dassault Aviation’s ultra-long-range Falcon 10X, the Pearl namesake has successfully completed all but one major engine certification test, Rolls-Royce reported. These have included initial maintenance interval, type test, medium bird strike, outdoor crosswind, and emissions. Remaining trials are scheduled in the coming months in support of Dassault's upcoming Falcon 10X flight-test campaign.

With threats proliferating in conflict zones around the world, Netherlands-based Dyami Security Intelligence is supporting IBAC in launching a security training program specifically developed for business aircraft operators. The company's Dyami Academy will provide security and resilience training. The service is based on a virtual reality (VR) safety and emergency response training program for both flight crews and ground staff, offering clients a more cost effective approach.

Based on the Edumersive VR platform already deployed in the maritime industry, the training includes realistic 360-degree video-based simulations of scenarios such as inflight emergencies, activist protests, and other security incidents.

Even though the RefuelEU sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate took effect on January 1, there is still some confusion on the process, according to Titan Aviation Fuels International CEO Daniel Koetzer.

“We understand that the RefuelEU mandate is aiming to help the environment, which is important, but it is not a one-size-fits-all regulation,” he noted. “It’s just the way it was put together, I think everything was not thought out very well. As with any new project, there are always hiccups in it.”

The digital flip-through issues of AIN’s award-winning EBACE Convention News are now available online. It’s a great way to quickly scan the news from EBACE 2025, whether you’re in Geneva attending the show or watching from afar.