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SBAE 2025: Forging Tomorrow's Business Aviation in Spain Event

The Spanish Business Aviation Event (SBAE) 2025 has marked a milestone in Spanish business aviation. On November 5th and 6th, Madrid became the epicentre of the industry, bringing together more than 120 professionals in a space dedicated to dialogue, innovation, and networking.


Attendees listening to Round Table No. 3 on Market Dynamics: Opportunities and Challenges in Spanish and European Commercial Aviation.
Attendees listening to Round Table No. 3 on Market Dynamics: Opportunities and Challenges in Spanish and European Commercial Aviation.

A Program Focused on the Future


Over the course of two days, representatives from companies such as Gestair, Jet Aviation, Honeywell, ACASS, EBAA, AESA, and ENAIRE, among others, participated in five roundtable discussions addressing the topics that will define the future of business aviation:


  • Sustainability and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)

  • Regulation and Taxation

  • Market Trends

  • Technological Innovation

  • Challenges and Opportunities


The institutional opening, led by Marta Lestau from AESA, and the closing remarks, delivered by Benito Núñez from the Ministry of Transport, framed an event chaired by René Armas Maes and led by SPBAA President Olivier Poncet and Vice President José Luis García.


From left to right: René Armas, Chairman of SBAE 2025; Benito Núñez, Secretary General of Air and Maritime Transport of the Spanish Government; Olivier Poncet, President of SPBAA; José Luis García, Vice President of SPBAA.
From left to right: René Armas, Chairman of SBAE 2025; Benito Núñez, Secretary General of Air and Maritime Transport of the Spanish Government; Olivier Poncet, President of SPBAA; José Luis García, Vice President of SPBAA.

Key Takeaways


  • Accelerating the adoption of SAF in Spain is essential, through incentives and collaboration.

  • Operational Efficiency is also an excellent vector of making business aviation more sustainable

  • Technological innovation will be crucial to enhance efficiency and the flight experience.

  • Spain holds great potential as a business aviation market, providing that regulation is simplified and investment encouraged.

  • SPBAA demands proportionate and tailored regulation that recognizes the specific nature of Business Aviation


Acknowledgments


SPBAA extends its gratitude to all attendees, sponsors — JSSI, ACASS, and Heron Aviation — and strategic partners like RACE for making SBAE 2025 a benchmark event. We will continue working to strengthen the business aviation ecosystem in Spain.


Check the full gallery SBAE 2025 · Nov. 6th.



Check the full gallery Pre-Cocktail SBAE 2025 · Nov. 5th.



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