Events

Canadian General Aviation Expo
September 7, 2024
Burlington, Ontario
www.canadiangeneralaviationexpo.ca

Annual Atlantic AME Golf Tournament
September 13, 2024
Bayside, Nova Scotia
www.atlanticame.com

Airshow London Skydive
September 13-15, 2024
London, Ontario
www.airshowlondon.com

California International Airshow
September 27-29, 2024
Salinas, California
www.salinasairshow.com

Ontario Aircraft
Maintenance Conference
October 2-3, 2024
Mississauga, Ontario
www.ame-ont.com

Careers in Aviation Expo, West
October 29, 2024
Edmonton, Alberta
www.careersinaviation.ca

ATAC Canadian Aviation
Conference and Tradeshow
November 5-7, 2024
Vancouver, British Columbia
www.atac.ca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan
20
Wed
U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
Jan 20 @ 9:00 am – Jan 23 @ 5:00 pm
Jun
3
Fri
National BiPlane Fly-In @ Freeman Field
Jun 3 – Jun 4 all-day

Here is just some of what you can expect at the 2016 National Biplane Fly In:

Thursday, June 2

Early Arrivals – Pilot Shuttle available to and from area motels.

6:00 pm – Everyone welcome to join together for dinner at Bella’s Italian Restaurant.

 

Friday, June 3

Arrivals all day – Pilot Shuttle available to and from area motels.

9:00 am – 4:30 pm,  Pilot & Crew Hospitality Tent open on the Flight Line with free drinks and snacks for Pilots and Guests.

Noon – 2:30 pm,  Fly Out Lunch at Jim and Debby Clark’s Prairie Cottage airport, 8KS8, 11 nm SW, course 223˚.

Hay wagon ride to old west town.

6:00 pm – Head to the Beer Garden at Historic Rathert Stadium next door to Freeman Field for a Summer League Collegiate baseball game with our home town team the Junction City Brigade.   

 

Saturday, June 4

Public day with Aircraft arrivals and flying all day.  Pilot Shuttle available to and from area motels.

7:00 am – 10:00 am,  Pancake Feed by Chris Cakes

8:00 am – 4:30 pm,  Pilot & Crew Hospitality Tent open on the Flight Line with free drinks and snacks for Pilots and Guests.

9:00 am – 1:00 pm,  Aircraft judging, please register your aircraft.

Roll n Smoke BBQ and other vendors will be serving lunch and treats on the ramp.

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm,  Ice Cream Social for Pilots and Crew at Hospitality Tent.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm,  Social and relax time at Gery & Patti Schoenrock’s hangar.

6:00 pm – ?   Hamburger Cookout, Aircraft awards and hangar flying at Gery & Patti Schoenrock’s hangar.

Sunday, June 7

6:30 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast avaialble in the terminal building for departing pilots and guests.

Jul
15
Fri
Boeing SeaFair @ SeaFair
Jul 15 @ 9:00 am – Aug 21 @ 6:00 pm
Aug
26
Fri
Airshow of the Cascades
Aug 26 – Aug 27 all-day
Oct
18
Tue
International Airport GSE Expo 2016 @ Rio Hotel and Casino
Oct 18 – Oct 20 all-day

The event is scheduled for October 18-20, 2016, at the Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Fort Atkinson, WI (August 17, 2015) – Ground Support Worldwide magazine, the largest global GSE publication, and the International Airport Equipment Manufacturers Assn. (IAEMA) have reached an agreement to jointly host the largest GSE-only industry event, the International Airport GSE Expo.  The event is scheduled for October 18-20, 2016, at the Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The event brings together Ground Support Worldwide’s GSE Expo and IAEMA’s International Airport Expo, to create the one and only ground support equipment trade show in 2016.  It also marks the culmination of almost two years of discussion to address the desires for a single, equipment-focused event to serve the ground support industry.

“We are extremely excited to partner with IAEMA, to provide our industry with the best venue to meet suppliers, network with peers, and bring decision makers together in one place,” says Sue Ralston, show director, International Airport GSE Expo.

IAEMA Board Member, Virginia Salas added, “our mission from the first day was to listen, provide and support our industry with the business interests that help us all grow.  Having a single GSE show located in North America that alternates biennially with Inter Airport in Munich was a strong desire expressed by the entire GSE community and I am pleased IAEMA was able to meet this by partnering with GSE Expo.”

Ms. Ralston requests that those interested in attending or exhibiting at the 2016 event to stay tuned for updates on registration, exhibitor materials, and hotel information via Ground Support Worldwide magazine and its newsletter.

About IAEMA:  The mission of the International Airport Equipment Manufacturers Association (IAEMA) is to promote and support the viability and business interests of the aviation ground support equipment community, including manufacturers, distributors, rebuilders and end-users (airlines, ground handlers, FBOs).  IAEMA fulfills this mission through education, communications and organization of industry specific events.

 

Mar
7
Tue
HAI Heli-Expo
Mar 7 – Mar 9 all-day
Apr
25
Tue
MRO Americas @ Orange County Convention Center
Apr 25 @ 9:00 am – Apr 27 @ 5:00 pm
Jun
16
Sat
Great Lakes International Air Show
Jun 16 – Jun 17 all-day

see the website for all the details

Jul
11
Wed
Farnborough International Air Show
Jul 11 – Jul 17 all-day

see the website for all of the details

Aug
9
Fri
Abbotsford Air Show
Aug 9 – Aug 11 all-day
Sep
21
Sat
Peterborough Airport 50th Anniv. Air Show
Sep 21 – Sep 22 all-day
Oct
22
Tue
NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition @ Las Vegas Convention Center
Oct 22 – Oct 24 all-day
Apr
21
Tue
Manitoba Aviation CONFERENCE 2020 @ Holiday Inn Winnipeg - Airport Polo Park
Apr 21 – Apr 23 all-day

Stay tuned as we prepare for another great conference kicking off with an Aviation Career Fair, great speakers, exhibitor booths and the announcement of new scholarships.  Once again COPA will sponsor a Pilot Rust Remover and much more!

Aug
6
Thu
Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE) and Abbotsford International Airshow @ Tradex, Trade Exhibition Centre
Aug 6 – Aug 7 all-day

Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE)

World-class Aerospace and Defence Exposition

The Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE) is held each August in Abbotsford, British Columbia, in conjunction with the Abbotsford International Airshow. Produced by the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC Pacific), 2019 will be the ninth year of the exposition, which continues to grow every year.

Thursday, August 8th

EXHIBIT HALL AND B2B MEETINGS 10:00 – 17:00

9:00 – 17:00
Registration

Sponsored by Collins Aerospace

9:00 – 10:00
ADSE Breakfast

Sponsored by Team SkyGuardian

10:00 – 17:00
Opening of the Exhibit Hall and B2B Meetings

Sponsored by KPMG

10:00 – 11:45
Business Improvement and Innovation Forum

Presentations:
Department of National Defence, ISED – ITBs & Value Propositions, SAI Global, Office of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Canadian Commercial Corporation, Babcock Canada

12:00 – 13:45
ADSE Luncheon and Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speaker

Opening addresses
Speakers:
Jim Quick, President & CEO, AIAC
His Worship Henry Braun, Mayor of Abbotsford

Keynote Speaker:
Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs Trade and Technology, Government of British Columbia

MRO Panel
Panelists:
Tracey Medve, President, KF Aerospace
Kevin Lemke, Vice President & COO, Cascade Aerospace
Gerry Egan, Vice President, Maintenance Operations, Harbour Air
Helmut Neuper, President & CEO, MTU Canada

13:45 – 14:15
MP Panel: Canadian Aerospace Discussion

Sponsored by MTU Maintenance Canada

Moderator:
Brad Lavigne, Counsel Public Affairs

Panelists:
Stephen Fuhr, Member of Parliament for Kelowna – Lake Country and Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence
James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk — Interlake — Eastman, Shadow Minister for National Defence

14:15 – 14:30
Vision 2025: The Canadian Aerospace Advantage

Speaker:
Jim Quick, President & CEO, AIAC

14:30 – 15:15
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors/B2B Meetings

Sponsored by Pyrotek

15:15 – 15:45
The Present and Future of Supplier Diversity in Canada

Moderator:
Silvia Pencak, President, Women Business Enterprises Council of Canada

Panelists:
Maddy Baker, Director – Procurement, TELUS
Shannon Walker, Founder and President, WhistleBlower Security

15:45 – 16:15
Top 10 Technologies for Business Transformation in Aerospace

Speaker:
Grant McDonald, Aerospace and Defence Industry Leader, KPMG

16:15 – 17:00
Aerospace Innovation Panel

Moderator:
Dwayne Lucas, Vice President Special Projects, AIAC

Speakers:
Bob Hastings, President, Pointman Canada and CEO, WestCaRD
Grace Quan, President and CEO, Hydrogen in Motion
Jordan Cicoria, VP Operations, Aerium Analytics
Bernhardt Schuster, VP Engineering, Conair Aviation
Jennifer Tedman-Jones, Director, Business Development, BC Interior and the Yukon, Mitacs Inc
Christine Berka, VP HR, Urthecast

17:00 – 19:30
ADSE – Welcome Reception

Presented by Lockheed Martin Canada

Location:
Cascade Hangar
1337 Townline Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6E1

Friday, August 9th

EXHIBIT HALL AND B2B MEETINGS 08:00 – 16:00

7:00 – 16:30
Registration

Sponsored by Collins Aerospace

8:00 – 9:00
ADSE Breakfast

Sponsored by Team SkyGuardian

8:00 – 16:00
Opening of the Exhibit Hall and B2B Meetings

Sponsored by KPMG

8:30 – 9:00
Welcoming Words

Speakers:
The Honourable Ed Fast, Member of Parliament for Abbotsford
Michael de Jong, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Abbotsford West

9:00 – 9:30
Canada First, Mission Always – Team SkyGuardian

Speaker:
Chris Pogue, President, MDA Government

9:30 – 10:00
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors/B2B Meetings

Sponsored by Pyrotek

10:00 – 10:30
Industry 4.0 in Aerospace and Defence: A Paradigm Shift for the Industry

Speaker:
Rahul Gangal, Partner, Roland Berger

10:30 – 11:00
Building a Great Canadian Aerospace OEM

Speaker:
David Curtis, Executive Chair, Longview Aviation Capital

11:00 – 11:45
Lockheed Martin Canada: Leveraging Canadian Partnerships for Complex Programs

Moderator:
Lorraine Ben, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Canada

Panelists:
Gabe Batstone, CEO, Contextere
Bob Pask, Program Manager HCM CSI Design and Build, Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems
Erica Leonard, Program Director, CH-148 Maritime Helicopter Program, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky

12:00 – 13:45
ADSE Lunch & Keynote Speaker

Sponsored by KF Aerospace

Keynote Speaker:
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility

13:45 – 14:15
Boeing – 100 Years in Canada

Speakers:
Bob Cantwell, Managing Director, Boeing Canada & Boeing Vancouver
Roger D. Schallom, Senior Manager, Canada, International Strategic Partnerships, Boeing

14:15 – 14:45
Airbus Defence and Space

Sponsored by Airbus

Speaker:
Florian Sodtke, Head of Combat Air Systems Marketing, Airbus Defence and Space

14:45 – 15:30
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors/Static/B2B Meetings

Sponsored by Pyrotek

15:30 – 16:00
Defence Super Session

Keynote Speaker:
The Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence

16:00 – 16:15
ADSE Closing Ceremony

Speaker:
Jim Quick, President & CEO, AIAC

16:30 – 22:00
ADSE Chalet Dinner & Abbotsford International Air Show Twilight Show

Sponsored by Cascade Aerospace