Aerospace Tradeshows

Where Aerospace events cluster

Aerospace coverage in the catalog splits between technical-society forums and a business-aviation trade show. The AIAA AVIATION Forum and Exposition and AIAA SciTech Forum are both run under the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics banner, oriented around research presentations and technical sessions alongside their exposition components. NBAA-BACE, by contrast, is a business aviation convention and exhibition, drawing an operator and aircraft-buyer audience rather than a research one.

Season and cities

These three events land in different parts of the year — AIAA SciTech Forum's next date is in January, NBAA-BACE follows in October, and AIAA AVIATION Forum and Exposition is next scheduled for June — so the aerospace calendar in our catalog doesn't concentrate into one busy season. Locations move with the host: recent dates put these shows in Orlando, Las Vegas, and San Diego.

Picking the right one

If your interest is research, technical papers, or engineering tracks, the two AIAA forums are the closer fit — SciTech leans toward emerging science and technology topics while AVIATION centers on applied aeronautics. If you're sourcing aircraft, services, or attending as an operator, NBAA-BACE is built around that commercial and operational side of the industry rather than academic programming. Checking the specific city and date on each show's page is worth doing before booking, since aerospace events in this catalog do not repeat in the same host city every year, and the gap between technical forums and business-aviation conventions means the right choice depends heavily on whether you're presenting research or evaluating equipment and services on a show floor.