FREE RESOURCE · UPDATED FOR 2026–2027

Every aviation hiring conference, one calendar.

The handshake still gets the job. These are the conferences and career expos where pilots meet recruiters face-to-face — with direct links to register with each organization. No middleman, no markup. Just show up prepared.

Registration happens on each organization's own site — we just built the map.

THE HIRING CIRCUIT · AUG 2026 – 2027

Where recruiters actually shake hands.

Month by month — every card links straight to the organizer's own registration page. Dates come from each organization's official site; always confirm there before booking travel.

AUG 2026
OBAP

OBAP 50th Annual Conference & Career Expo

Aug 12–14, 2026 · McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

3,000+ professionals, recruiters from hundreds of companies, active airline hiring on the expo floor — OBAP’s landmark 50th anniversary.

SEP 2026
LPA

LPA Aerospace Industry Expo

Sept 17–18, 2026 · Signia by Hilton, Orlando, FL

Latino Pilots Association’s annual expo — airline and industry recruiting, scholarships, and mentorship in one event.

FAPA

FAPA Free Pilot Job Fairs (recurring series)

Multiple cities year-round — fall 2026 dates at fapa.aero

Free half-day job fairs where regionals, majors, cargo, and corporate recruiters take résumés in person — repeated across the country all year.

OCT 2026
RTAG

RTAG National Convention

Oct 17–18, 2026 · Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

The premier event for military rotor pilots crossing to the airlines — heavy recruiter presence, transition resources, veteran community.

NBAA

NBAA-BACE (Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition)

Oct 20–22, 2026 · Las Vegas Convention Center, NV

Business aviation’s flagship — corporate flight departments, fractionals, and charters network and hire. Bring cards, not just a résumé.

JAN 2027
AVIC

Avic Air Leadership & Command Summit

Jan 19–22, 2027 · Central Florida (venue to be announced)

The merit-based leadership summit — CRM/ADM/TEM workshops, Leadership & Command training, live interviews on stage, black-tie recruiter event, and operators scouting the top of the class. Built by Avic Air.

FEB 2027
NGPA

NGPA Industry Expo — Palm Springs

Early February 2027 (annual) · Palm Springs, CA

The National Gay Pilots Association’s flagship expo — the second-largest pilot recruiting event in the U.S., with hundreds of active airline pilots and recruiters on-site.

MAR 2027
WAI

Women in Aviation International Conference

March 2027 (annual) · location at wai.org

One of the largest career expos in aviation — thousands of attendees, an exhibit hall full of recruiters, on-site interviews at many booths.

VERT

VERTICON (formerly HAI Heli-Expo)

Mar 15–18, 2027 · Anaheim, CA

The world’s largest vertical-aviation show — rotor operators, OEMs, and career connections across EMS, utility, offshore, and corporate.

APR 2027
SNF

SUN ’n FUN Aerospace Expo

Apr 6–11, 2027 · Lakeland, FL

Florida’s giant fly-in and expo — flight schools, operators, and recruiters across every corner of general and commercial aviation.

MAY 2027
TPNx

TPNx — The Pilot Network Conference

May 6–7, 2027 · Irving Convention Center, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX

Part job fair, part mastermind, part hangar party — one-on-one time with airline hiring teams and 1,000+ pilots from across the industry.

JUN 2027
PAPA

PAPA Aerospace Expo — Las Vegas

June 2027 (annual) · Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, NV

The Professional Asian Pilots Association’s expo — airline recruiting, networking, scholarships, and cultural celebration in Las Vegas.

JUL 2027
EAA

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Jul 26 – Aug 1, 2027 · Oshkosh, WI

The world’s greatest aviation celebration — career center, employer meet-ups, and every corner of the industry walking the flight line.

BEFORE YOU GO

The conference is the interview.

Recruiters at these events talk to hundreds of pilots in a weekend — and remember the ones who show up with sharp stories, a clean profile, and command presence. Avic Scout's conference prep lessons cover exactly that: what to say at the booth, how to work the room, and how to turn a handshake into a callback.

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