In place of Europe’s largest in-person business aviation event, organisers EBAA and NBAA held EBACE Connect, a virtual digital showcase that attracted more than 1,600 attendees over three days from 18 to 20 May. The aim of the event was to focus on the strategy required to rebuild the industry after the pandemic and to place sustainability at the heart of business aviation. EBACE Connect was opened by a keynote speech from ‘aviation visionary’ Erik Lindbergh, Executive Chairman of VerdeGo Aero which provides Powertrain Systems and Engineering Services to the emerging electric aircraft industry, who challenged business aviation to improve its sustainable credentials. This was followed by a ‘town hall’ session with CEOs of industry OEMs and a whole host of sessions focused on different aspects of business aviation and its challenges.