ACE has seen consistent growth over the years, with last year's event setting new records, drawing 2,000 attendees, 100 exhibitors and in excess of 20 aircraft. Organisers are pulling out the stops for 2026.
Global trade body The Air Charter Association (The ACA), alongside Business Air News, has put tickets for Air Charter Expo – ACE'26 officially on sale. Taking place on Tuesday 8 September 2026, ACE is a partnership between The ACA, Business Air News and London Biggin Hill airport.
ACE has seen consistent growth over the years, with last year's event setting new records, drawing more than record attendees, more than 100 exhibitors and in excess of 20 aircraft. A wide range of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft are already confirmed for this year's static display including a Dassault Falcon 6X (Dassault Aviation), Gulfstream G700 (Qatar Executive), Challenger 604 (Luxaviation), Learjet 45 (247 Aviation), Embraer ERJ-135 (Air Charters Europe), Airbus H145 (Capital Air Services) and AgustaWestland AW139 (Castle Air Group).
Kevin Ducksbury, chairman, The Air Charter Association, says: “ACE has continued to go from strength to strength over the years, setting new records for both attendees and exhibitors, and establishing itself as the must-attend event in the air charter industry calendar.
“With an expanded hospitality area and reformatted conference zone, we look forward to welcoming members and industry colleagues to this year's show, which we anticipate will be bigger and better than ever.”
Robert Walters, commercial director, London Biggin Hill Airport, adds: “We're delighted that London Biggin Hill airport is the home of Air Charter Expo. A highlight of our year, ACE offers an unrivalled opportunity to network, discover the benefits of a wide range of aircraft up close and hear from business aviation experts on the year's most relevant topics. I am very much looking forward to connecting with industry peers and celebrating the diverse capabilities of our sector.”
Hosted by The Air Charter Association, the ACE conference agenda, which will cover the latest industry challenges and insights, will be released soon. A new feature for this year is the Hospitality Pavilion, which will extend out on to the aircraft static display.
This year's sponsors comprise Dassault Aviation, Air bp, Qatar Executive, Apogee, FCG Ops, Drivania Chauffeurs, Close Brothers and XLR Executive Jet Centres.
