About Us

Founded in 1976, the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of minorities in all aviation and aerospace careers.

OBAP members encourage diversity in the industry by supporting aspiring aviation professionals through mentoring, scholarships, training and youth-focused education programs through Project Aerospace.

About The Conference

OBAP’s Annual Convention and Career Exposition is a three-day aerospace conference designed to unify, engage and empower aviation professionals from diverse backgrounds. Held each August for more than 40 years, this annual event consists of aerospace professional development workshops, notable industry speakers, networking opportunities and a career fair with more than forty participating carriers and companies.

“OBAP’s Career Exposition is one of the largest aerospace fairs in the nation. The continued investment and participation of carriers each year prove the effectiveness of this three-day recruitment event and also speaks to the desirability of OBAP’s highly qualified member base,” Captain James Gordon, past board chairman and pilot, UPS Airlines.

Professional Development?

To increase minority participation in future aerospace careers, OBAP hosts numerous events tailored to youth and young adults. Events have included a youth-related workshop facilitated by representatives from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Fly Robotics, the leading resource for training in the field of small-unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS).

A Youth Luncheon including more than 500 youth and aviation professionals stimulates conversations in STEM Education. The Collegiate Series includes career development workshops to assist students in navigating the transition from college to career. Lastly, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Consortium Breakfast engages students, aviation college leaders and airline managers and serves as a think tank for the aviation collegiate sector.

2019 Exhibitors

In 2018, more than fifteen hundred aviation and aerospace professionals gathered in Houston, Texas for the 42nd Annual Convention.

The convention featured more than 20 notable speakers, six aerospace professional development workshops and a jam-packed Career Exposition, which provided aviation professionals with opportunities to meet recruiters from 50+ participating companies.

2019 Sponsors

There are exciting sponsorship opportunities to reach more than fifteen hundred aviation and aerospace professionals who gather for the Annual Convention and Career Exposition.

Exciting annual convention sponsorship opportunities include, but, are not limited to:

Aerospace Professional Development Workshops held throughout the event to provide professionals with career guidance including interview preparation.

During the Founders and Pioneers Breakfast, OBAP inducts several individuals, recognized for their unwavering commitment to their careers, into the OBAP Hall of Fame.

The Corporate Luncheon and Strategic Industry Symposium explores successful strategies to address current industry issues.

Youth Workshops and the Youth Luncheon to stimulate STEM Education and to introduce local area youth to opportunities in aerospace through relationships with organizations like NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ten80 Education and Fly Robotics.

The Collegiate Series offers career development workshops to assist students in navigating the transition from college to career. Sponsor students to attend this invaluable development experience.

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