NBAA honored Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) president Jing Yi Ming with an Innovation Award in recognition of SAA’s leadership and commitment in co-hosting the annual Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE). NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen presented the award on May 24 during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva.

"Mr. Jing is a champion for ABACE and a tireless advocate for the industry in China and across Asia,” said Bolen. “The success and significance of ABACE simply would not have been possible without strong support from Mr. Jing and the SAA.”

The SAA has co-hosted ABACE in Shanghai every year since 2012. The most recent edition, held in April, drew the largest variety of aircraft yet with 30 airplanes and rotorcraft on static display. The 2016 show also marked the largest footprint on the exhibit floor, with 165 exhibitors.