LABACE 2026: Latin America’s Largest Business Aviation Event

From Tuesday 4 August to 6 August, the 21st edition of LABACE (Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition), Latin America’s largest business aviation event, will take place.

LABACE 2026 and the growth of business aviation in Brazil

Held at Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo, the event arrives amid continued expansion in Brazil’s business aviation market. The country now has the world’s second-largest fleet, with 11,375 aircraft, behind only the United States. Over the past 12 months, take-offs and landings nationwide have risen by 12.18%, according to ABAG (the Brazilian General Aviation Association), which organises the event. This year, 55 aircraft will be on display.

Organisers expect to exceed last year’s result, when business generated during the fair’s three days surpassed US$150 million. “LABACE has established itself as the leading platform for relationships, networking and business. The presence of the sector’s biggest companies underlines the event’s importance and the excellent moment for business aviation in Brazil,” says Flávio Pires, ABAG’s CEO.

New experiences and exhibitors at LABACE

One of LABACE 2026’s new features is the premium Fly-in experience. Through a partnership with PAX Aeroportos, owners and visitors arriving in their own aircraft will receive a VIP welcome at the PAX Terminal, exclusive queue-free accreditation, internal transport to the event, waived handling and parking charges at the PAX apron, and a special refuelling price. The first 10 Fly-in flights will also receive complimentary tickets to the fair. The operation will run daily from 11:00 to 21:00.

Another first is a partnership with Tartuferia San Paolo, which will open an event-exclusive outlet. It will provide a setting for business meetings, with a menu inspired by contemporary Italian cuisine and featuring dishes made with fresh truffles.

The fair will bring together manufacturers, operators, maintenance workshops and service companies from across the industry. Highlights include:

• Synerjet: the exclusive representative of Switzerland’s Pilatus will showcase the Pilatus PC-12 PRO turboprop, now equipped with the Autoland system and the Garmin G3000 PRIME suite.

• Solojet Aviação: will display the Hawker 400XP and its One Stop Shop model, which combines services including shared ownership, maintenance, interior retrofitting and air taxi operations.

• TAM Aviação Executiva: the fair’s largest exhibitor, presenting eight aircraft, including Citation jets, King Air turboprops and Bell helicopters, while celebrating 65 years in Brazil.

• Líder Aviação: will present the HondaJet Elite II, Gogo Galileo satellite internet innovations, and electric-aircraft partnerships with Beta Technologies.

• Cirrus Aircraft: will exhibit the Vision Jet G3 and SR22T G7+, both featuring the Safe Return Emergency Autoland system for automatic emergency landings.

• Helibras: will strengthen its presence with the ACH145 helicopter and scale models of the twin-engined ACH160.

• Daher Aircraft: will spotlight the TBM 980 turboprop, widely used in agribusiness, alongside the Kodiak family.

• Amaro Aviation: will introduce shared ownership and charter solutions, with its fleet expanding to 13 aircraft, including the Bell 429.

• ANAC: Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency will attend with its new General Aviation Operations Superintendency (SAG), established to modernise regulation of the segment.