The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) will have a larger presence at the 2026 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) than in previous years, reflecting its increasing international profile and closer cooperation with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA).

NBAA-BACE takes place October 20–22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall, with NBAA Aircraft Connection running October 20–21 at Henderson Executive Airport. IADA will occupy an expanded exhibit at booth 2877, with nearly 50 member companies co-branding or partnering within the display. The association will also feature prominently in NBAA-BACE education programming covering aircraft transactions, market conditions and pre-purchase evaluations.

Lou Seno, IADA executive director, says: “Our members have tremendous knowledge about what makes an aircraft transaction work, where transactions encounter problems and how professional standards can protect buyers and sellers.”

Two panel sessions will bring IADA expertise to the convention. A pre-purchase inspection panel, developed jointly with the NBAA Maintenance Committee, includes Seno alongside Phil Stearns of Stevens Aerospace & Defense, George Kleros of JSSI, Zach Ungerleider of Mente Group, Delray Dobbins of EAP and Mark Thibault of Crew Chiefs. A separate “Market Outlook: Aircraft Broker Insights” session, moderated by Rollie Vincent of Rolland Vincent & Associates, will feature John Odegard of 5x5 Trading, Phil Winters of Greenwich AeroGroup and Western Aircraft, Chris Meisner of Meisner Aircraft and Laurie Barringer of ACASS.

Ahead of the convention, IADA will hold its Fall Meeting at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on Sunday and Monday, including an IADA/NAFA welcome reception, a board of directors meeting and broker certification testing. The association, whose dealers handle more than half of all global preowned turbine business aircraft transactions, will also host a members' reception at its NBAA-BACE exhibit from 3pm to 5pm on Wednesday, October 21.