Uruguay’s resort city of Punta del Este will host the first AirExpo business aviation fair Feb. 6-8, 2015, rounding out the summer season when wealthy individuals from neighboring Argentina, Paraguay, Chile and Brazil flock to this orderly country's fashionable beaches.

“The Brazilian representative of a major bizjet manufacturer told me he expects Uruguay to be his foot in the door to the Argentine market,” fair organizer Ricardo Nogueira, told AIN. AirExpo is being put together in cooperation with CASA, the firm that manages the Punta del Este airport, and some 50 others on the continent.

“We have 10,000 square meters [110,000 sq ft] alongside the GA terminal, and it may not be enough for the interest we're getting,” said Nogueira. The space will accommodate a static display of aircraft, a pavilion for exhibit booths and also an area devoted to other luxury goods such as boats and automobiles. Other events for the week of the fair are being explored, such as an opening cocktail party at Punta’s Hotel Conrado, a charitable fundraising dinner and a golf tournament.

Nogueira, director-general of Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral (ABAG), has been responsible for the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in São Paulo since 2006 and also organizes the Latin American Aviation Supply & Services event that follows it. More information about AirExpo and LABACE can be found at ABAG’s NBAA booth (793).