Jet Aviation Hosting 7th Annual La Bella Macchina During Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

PALM BEACH, Fla.--Jet Aviation will host its seventh La Bella Macchina lifestyle event on January 25 at the company’s Palm Beach International facility. A perennial highlight of the Cavallino Classic, the private cocktail reception is a connoisseurs’ celebration of craftsmanship, style and excellence. Citigroup Private Bank has signed on as title sponsor for the second year in a row.

The evening features a billion-dollar display of premium toys including Ferraris, private aircraft, yachts, and life’s other luxuries. Ferrari will debut its new 599 GTB for the first time in South Florida among more than 75 new, classic, and vintage Ferraris. Guests may explore the interiors of premium jets such as Beechcraft’s Premier IA, Bombardier’s Lear 40 XR, Embraer’s Phenom 300 and the Dassault Falcon 2000 EXy while enjoying an array of cocktails from Bacardi and Italian hors d'œuvres. Last year, La Bella Macchina attracted more than 2,200 elite executives, VIPs, socialites and Ferrari aficionados while raising thousands of dollars for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.

“La Bella Macchina highlights the affluent Palm Beach lifestyle and the business of private air travel, connecting our clients, partners, and sponsors in a relaxed social atmosphere,” said Gary Dempsey, ad interim President and COO of Jet Aviation North America. “Our signature event is unprecedented in terms of scale, and we sincerely thank our sponsors, especially Citigroup Private Bank, for their continued support.”

Proceeds from a silent auction of upscale goods and lifestyle experiences will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.

“We thank Jet Aviation for once again selecting our organization as the beneficiary of this wonderful event,” said Mary O’Connor, president of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. “The company’s generous support helps us to continue providing important programs to our local youth.”

Event sponsors include: Adam Aircraft, Aero Toy Store, Bacardi, Bang & Olufsen, Bombardier, Business Jet Traveler, Chopard, Cirrus Design Inc., Citigroup Private Bank, Dallas Airmotive, Dassault Falcon Jet, EADS Socata, Eclipse Aviation, Embraer, Flight Options, Ferretti Yachts, Honeywell, Lindt Chocolates, Piaggio America, Inc., Raytheon/Beechcraft, and Zino Platinum.

Jet Aviation was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. More than 4,700 employees cater to client needs from any of our 20 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, fixed base operations, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of close to 200 aircraft and provided nearly 60,000 hours in global flight operations in 2005. For more information, please visit www.jetaviation.com.