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FSANA Conference & Trade Show

The 2026 edition of the annual flight school operators conference. Note: the organisation has since rebranded from FSANA (Flight School Association of North America) to FSAI (Flight School Association International). The 2026 conference ran in late February under the FSANA brand; subsequent editions are organised under the FSAI brand — see fsai-conference-2027 for the next edition.

February 25–27, 2026Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Orlando, United States~500 attendees

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What to expect

FSANA Conference is run by and for flight school owners. Three days of sessions on the business side of operating a flight school: insurance, financing, ownership transitions, fleet decisions, instructor pay structures, marketing, and student-pilot retention. The exhibit floor is tightly focused on flight school vendors — software (including this category), insurance, financing, simulators, training devices. The peer-to-peer exchange between flight school owners is the core value — many attendees describe the hallway conversations as more useful than the formal sessions. The conference traditionally runs in late February or early March in Orlando.

Quick facts

Dates

February 25–27, 2026

Location

Loews Royal Pacific Resort
Orlando, United States

Estimated attendance

~500

Exhibitors

~50

Registration

from USD 695 member full pass

Languages

Regulatory focus

FAA

Also known as

FSANA Conference, FSANA Trade Show, Flight School Association of North America Conference

Who attends

Flight school owners and senior leadership, school chief instructors, ATO/Part 141 certificate holders, flight school vendors, and FSANA member operators from across North America.

Why flight schools attend

FSANA Conference is the most directly relevant event for flight school owners and operators on the calendar. Sessions, hallway conversations, and exhibitor relationships all directly address the business of running a flight school. Schools considering software, fleet, or operational changes typically work through their decision-making with peers at FSANA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — it's the most directly relevant event on the calendar for flight school owners and senior operations leadership. Sessions, hallway conversations, and exhibitor relationships all directly address the business of running a flight school.

FSANA Conference runs annually in late February or early March, typically in the Orlando area. Dates and registration open via fsana.com about six months before the event.

FSANA focuses on the business of flight schools — ownership, finance, operations. NAFI Summit focuses on individual instructor professional development. Schools that take both seriously usually send ownership and operations leadership to FSANA, and send instructors to NAFI.

Related events

Various, United States