Keeping you informed
Today's BAG update features:
- BAG Membership Renewal 2021- by 23 November 2020!
- All Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation Inquiry
- The Women In Aviation And Aerospace Charter Launch Korn Ferry Gender Balance Report At Virtual “What’s Your Passion” Event
- BAG Virtual Get Together- Membership Engagement Workshop- Presentation and recording now available!
It is time to renew your 2021 membership- Urgent Reminder!
Since our email of 1st October 2020, we have had chance to review the initial results of the member survey – which provide an overwhelming endorsement of the work BAG has been doing over the last year, and include many helpful suggestions for further development of our programme for the year ahead. The survey has been extended so if you have any comments that you would like to add, these would be greatly valued.
The output of the survey was a key consideration at our BAG Board Strategy Workshop which was held yesterday, with participation from key Strategic Airport Partners and from the Department for International Trade (DIT). A range of topics were discussed – considering our response both to the near term survival of the industry and its longer term recovery. We will be consolidating the threads over the next few weeks to develop a full plan for agreement at the December BAG Board meeting. In advance of this I wanted to use this opportunity to share some key themes for next year:
- Commonality of message: working with other industry stakeholders to reinforce the importance of the aviation sector to the UK business and society, and in particular the role and impact of the aviation supply chain.
- Strategic relationships: continuing to support UK airports through the crisis, as they develop new operating models and restructure their businesses
- Technology & Innovation: promoting innovation from across the supply chain in both UK and export markets, helping our customers survive and then rebuild in a safe & secure, resilient and cost-effective manner
- Priority markets: continuing to work with Government to understand and support access to export opportunities for UK suppliers that can help sustain our businesses in both short- and longer-term
- Sustainability: showing global leadership, in partnership with others across the sector, to develop a more sustainable aviation sector, and in parallel to maximise opportunities for UK supply chain.
- Aviation Community, People and Skills: helping provide a focus for the aviation community that supports retention of skills and development of the diverse and inclusive future aviation workforce needed for recovery.
I would welcome your feedback on these topics to ensure that we continue to provide great value to your business in the coming year.
Building on the successful transition to an on-line and enhanced programme of activities in 2020, our plan for 2021 will adopt a hybrid of on-line and face to face meetings as regulation and good practice allow. I do hope that you and your team have been able to benefit from the on-line programme over the past few months – examples of which member are listed in detail in the BAG Annual Report, as well as the BAG Chair Update.
I would also like to provide some additional context around the Membership Fees for 2021. The BAG Board is very conscious of market conditions, and has been looking hard at future budget scenarios and subscription levels. Whilst actively increasing our activities over the course of this year, and committing to maintain a full programme in 2021, we recognise the need to focus on own costs, and ability to draw upon surplus from better years. We have therefore as a Board agreed to hold membership subscription rates at the same level as the previous year.
The success of BAG is of course primarily down to the strength of the membership. I am hoping we can continue to build upon this to help secure the future of the sector, and am looking forward to your renewal with BAG for 2021!
Graham Bolton, BAG Chair
Please update your BAG subscription details by 23 November 2020.
All Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation: Inquiry into the impacts of Covid-19 on British aviation, travel and tourism sectors and the UK economy
The APPG for the Future of Aviation has today launched its first inquiry since being formally set up on October 6th. This inquiry will investigate the impact of coronavirus on the aviation, travel and tourism sectors and what the consequential impacts are on the UK economy.
Specifically, it will focus on whether adequate support has been provided to these sectors and if not what the consequences will be on local and regional economies and the UK economy more widely.
The inquiry will close on November 20th and will look to report by the end of that month. For more information please click here.
The Women In Aviation And Aerospace Charter Launch Korn Ferry Gender Balance Report At Virtual “What’s Your Passion” Event
The Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter has launched its new gender balance report by Korn Ferry, at a live, virtual event on 11 November 2020. Please click here for the report.
BAG Virtual Get Together- Membership Engagement Workshop- presentations and recording now available!
BAG hosted its Autumn Membership Engagement Workshop last week on 5 November 2020. The session provided an informative session which covered the following aspects:
- Getting the most of your membership in difficult times-What BAG has delivered since COVID and Future Plan on how to get involved
- Shape of the Future Strategy for BAG
- Market Review from BAG Board Strategic Workshop & Interactive Priority Target Market Update
To download the presentation and view the recording please click here.
Looking ahead
BAG Webinars
BAG are offering all members the chance for regular Virtual Get Together to have the chance for some regular interaction between members as well as information share. Please see below the upcoming schedule:
BAG SIG and Regional Meetings
- BAG Scottish Region- 12 November 2020
- BAG Airport Consultants Group- 19 November 2020
- BAG Equipment & Operations Suppliers Group- 19 November 2020
- BAG Northern Region- 25 November 2020
BAG Past Webinars- Recordings and presentations available!
All BAG webinars have been recorded and you can access all the presentations and recordings from our Virtual Get Togethers as well as our Airport briefings. Please see the full list below or visit the BAG website here. Please note these are for BAG Members only.
BAG Airport Briefings
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