The IATA World Maintenance & Engineering Symposium (WMES) is a newly launched IATA event dedicated to addressing supply chain challenges, advancing innovation, safety, and efficiency across the aviation maintenance supply chain and engineering ecosystem. This symposium will bring together global aviation technical operations professionals and industry leaders to address current challenges, explore emerging technologies, regulatory developments, and best practices shaping the future of aircraft maintenance.
What WMES 2026 Delivered
- Targeted technical sessions on supply chain challenges, best practices and digitalization in maintenance.
- Practical discussions on resource constraints, parts and repairs accessibility and forecasting, and operational resilience.
- Collaborative workshops led by IATA specialists and industry leaders, focused on real-world implementation and continuous improvement.
Why should you join?
- Connect with airlines, MROs, OEMs, and regulators in a collaborative setting.
- Build strategic partnerships for compliance and operational excellence.
- Explore training programs and consulting services tailored to aircraft maintenance.
- Learn real-world case studies on digital maintenance and sustainability
- Explore emerging trends: predictive maintenance, digitalization with AI, and sustainability.
- Participate in workshops and case studies on maintenance optimization.
- Opportunity to showcase your products and services to a focused and targeted audience who needs your solutions
- Premium brand exposure
Who attends?
- Airlines
- Aviation Parts and Equipment Suppliers
- Lessors
- Maintenance Training Organizations
- MRO
- MRO IT Companies
- OEM (Airframe, Engine, Components)
- Standard Setting Organizations
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Our Diversity & Inclusion Pledge
IATA believes that diversity of culture, gender, age, orientation and experience boosts the success of the aviation industry. We actively encourage aviation professionals with diverse profiles to contribute to our events as speakers, panelists, facilitators, or in any other way.