2026 Annual Conference – Hot Topics

Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. with Livestream Options for Online Participants

Experience the international aerospace maintenance community’s premier event. Join ARSA members and invited guests from around the world to engage governments, network with peers and improve the state of the aviation world.

Hot Topics

Regular Conference attendees know what to expect from the event agenda: Substantive discussion with elected officials, government representatives, regulators, and colleagues from around the world covering issues vitally important to the aerospace maintenance community. This year in particular, attendees should expect useful information concerning:

(1) Trade & Tariffs – Of particular importance for the sponsor company representatives participating in the Executive to Executive Briefings.

(2) Midterms – Legislative day attendees will help get the maintenance industry’s work started ahead of important American elections.

(3) Drug & Alcohol Testing Requirements – Symposium participants will connect with government representatives and hear ARSA’s updates on considerable work related to new mandates impacting international repair stations.

(4) Safety Management Systems – A full breakout session on SMS integration will help maintenance providers dealing with early lessons related to their own compliance.

Don’t sleep in the cold!

ARSA has reserved a block of rooms for Conference participants at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia. The hotel hosts most of the activities related to the event and is convenient to the Metro as well as Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA).

Rooms must be booked by Friday, Feb. 20, so reserve yours today and don’t sleep in the cold…or worse, have to ride Metro to get breakfast. To make your reservation, visit:

Having a room makes you close to breakfast (and lunch and receptions). Registering gets you into them. Submit your registration right now!