Aviation Cultures is a series of conferences where researchers and practitioners come together to share their knowledge and ideas about flight, and its place in history and society. To understand what kinds of things Aviation Cultures is about, read more about our history, and you can also look at what we discussed in past conferences!
What’s happening next? Currently we are finalising the Aviation Cultures Mk.VIII Conference programme to take place in June 2026. It’s international, in Canada, in partnership with two great organisations, the Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) and taking place at the KF Centre for Excellence at Kelowna, BC. The event will be streamed online as well. Do check back often or follow us on social media to keep updated.
Our most recent previous events were ‘Logbooks & AvDocs’ in November 2025 where field experts talked about finding and interpreting logbooks and other aviation docs. Then, on 27-28 February 2026, we shared ‘Print the Legend‘: a look at the changes in aviation biography from the old ‘Boy’s Own’ to more detailed and tougher modern ‘warts and all’ biographies. More details under the ‘Archived Spotlights’ tab above.