NBAA Maintenance Conference 2027

The NBAA Maintenance Conference is the National Business Aviation Association's annual event for business aviation maintenance professionals, from technicians to directors of maintenance. It combines expert-led education sessions, an exhibit hall of maintenance tools, technology and services, and networking with peers, MROs and OEMs.

NBAA Maintenance Conference 2027

The NBAA Maintenance Conference runs May 4–6, 2027 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

What it is

The National Business Aviation Association's annual conference for business aviation maintenance professionals, from technicians to directors of maintenance. NBAA lists directors of maintenance, A&P mechanics, avionics technicians, parts and repair specialists, maintenance schedulers and supervisors, engineers, and MROs, repair stations, OEMs and GSE providers among the people attendees connect with. The programme combines expert-led education sessions, an exhibit hall and networking.

What registration covers

• Access to the exhibit hall, the keynote and the education sessions.
• Continental breakfasts, lunches and breaks Tuesday through Thursday.
• A welcome reception on Tuesday, May 4, and an off-site networking event on Wednesday, May 5.
• Registration opens by February 2027, with early-bird rates through March 15, 2027.

Credits and the pre-conference course

Attending earns 1 Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) credit, with approved education sessions worth 0.25 points each. A separate one-day NBAA Professional Development Program course, Building and Empowering High-Performing Maintenance Teams, runs on Monday, May 3, 2027 and carries its own registration fee; it earns 4 CAM recertification credits.

For exhibitors

NBAA says the exhibit hall has sold out two years running. The priority deadline for exhibit space is November 20, 2026, and education-session proposals are due November 18, 2026.