Business jet sector hit by headwinds

Market decline attributed to anti-corruption campaign and slowing pace of GDP growth

A salesman for a domestic business jet operator surnamed Li was standing on the windy and rainy tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on the morning of April 14, the launch day of the 2015 Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition.

Li was waiting for his clients and planned to show them the Boeing Business Jet and ACJ319 - the most luxurious jets on show, although he was pretty sure they would not buy any this time.