feature NEWSMAKERS AEA member companies create a buzz with announcements at NBAA Convention in Las Vegas S T O R Y M Photos above are courtesy of NBAA 54 avionics news * january 2016 B Y G E O F F H I L L ore than 27,000 industry professionals and 1,100 exhibiting companies attended the National Business Aviation Association's 2015 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 17-19. According to the NBAA, representatives from all 50 U.S. states and 96 countries were present. The three-day show began with a crowded opening general session on Nov. 17. Featured speakers included Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nevada) and the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michael Huerta. During the annual media breakfast prior to the opening session, the NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association released the results of a new Harris Poll survey that confirms once again that business aviation is utilized mainly by small and medium-size companies that typically fly turboprops