ISTAT AMERICAS 2015 Another record-breaking event bodes well for the future of the global aviation market By Heather Williams P Perfect spring weather in the Sonoran Desert and the awardwinning JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa may alone have been enough to lure ISTAT's best and brightest out to Phoenix, but it's the industry education and networking opportunities with worldwide leaders in the aviation industry that prompted this year's event to be the most well-attended ISTAT Americas conference in history. "ISTAT had another year of record attendance at the conference; this is proof that ISTAT is a premier value proposition for its members," said Jep Thornton, ISTAT past president and partner at 30 The official publication of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading