NBAA-BACE 2026 Opens in Henderson with Gulfstream and Dassault Lineups as Large-Cabin Jet Market Cools
Why It MattersA show built around large-cabin flagships opens as that segment's resale market softens while overall flying and dealer transactions grow, showing demand for new top-end jets and pre-owned liquidity can move apart.
What happened
The 2026 NBAA-BACE business aviation show opens on Tuesday, October 20, at Henderson airport in Las Vegas. GlobalAir.com's official show guide, published October 13, 2026, lists Gulfstream bringing five models — the G800, G700, G600, G500 and G400 — plus a mock-up, while Dassault will present its flagship Falcon 6X and 8X.
Other confirmed aircraft include the Honda HondaJet Elite II, the Bombardier Challenge 3500 and the Pilatus PC-24. Turboprops and single-engine aircraft are also on the list: the Pilatus PC-12 PRO, Daher TBM 980, Kodiak 900, Epic E1000 AX and Piaggio P.180 Avanti EVO.
Market signals going into the show are mixed. WINGX reported global business jet activity up 2.6% year over year in the week of September 28 to October 4, 2026, with 79,600 departures. Dealers accredited by IADA closed 746 transactions in the first half of 2026, 21% more than a year earlier.
Large-cabin jets cooled over the summer. GlobalAir.com data dated October 7 shows them at 178 active listings and 6.0 months of supply on October 1, with an average of 77 days on the market versus 119 days for very light jets.
Published specifications and prices add context. The Gulfstream G800 flies 8,200 nautical miles at Mach 0.85, 8,000 at Mach 0.87 or 7,000 at Mach 0.90. The Falcon 6X offers a 2.58-metre-wide cabin, 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) of range and a maximum speed of Mach 0.90. Reference prices cited include roughly $23–27 million for the Challenger 3500, about $44 million for the Falcon 900LX and $45 million for the Gulfstream G550.
The flagship that is not on the ramp
The Dassault Falcon 10X is still in testing and is not at Henderson. It is designed for 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), and its entry into service, originally planned for 2025, has slipped to the end of the decade.
That leaves the Falcon 6X and 8X as the Dassault aircraft visitors can see in person.
Industry impact & what to watch
The show's headline displays are large-cabin airframes at a moment when that part of the pre-owned market has softened. Six months of supply and a 77-day average time on market are not distress, but they sit against a broader picture of rising flight activity and a 21% jump in dealer transactions. In business aviation, the new-build order book for flagship cabins and the resale market for earlier large-cabin jets are driven by different buyers, and they do not always turn together.
Pricing is one reason the two can diverge. The reference prices cited — about $44 million for a Falcon 900LX and $45 million for a G550 — show the older large-cabin jets that new G700- and G800-class aircraft compete against for buyers at the top of the market. When listing counts rise on those earlier aircraft, the effect shows up first in time on market and in negotiation room.
For the Dassault story, the pending milestone is the Falcon 10X's entry into service, which the schedule now places at the end of the decade. Until then the Falcon 6X and 8X carry the manufacturer's flagship position on the show floor.
