The BAG Annual Review features BAG’s activities in a virtual and interactive way and highlights month by month what BAG has achieved, including key activities, Special Interest Groups and Regions, and how BAG has successfully engaged with its members throughout this year.
Please click on the individual headings under each month for more information on a specific event / activity and to access presentations and recordings.
January 2025
- BAG & DBT India – Market Update and India Trade Mission insights– 9 January
- BAG & Department for Business and Trade – Saudi Arabia Airport Sector Briefing and Engagement Day– 27 January
- BAG Board Call– 28 January
- BAG attendance at ADS Annual Dinner- 28 January
February 2025
- BAG Next Gen Meeting – 12 February
- BAG Security Group Meeting– 12 February
- BAG Joint ACG and EOSG Group meeting- 13 February
- BAG takes part in a UK delegation to Ethiopia-17 February
- BAG Board Call- 25 February
- BAG Scottish Region meeting– 25 February
- BAG Northern Region meeting- 27 February
- BAG highlight’s the start of Ramadan– 28 February
March 2025
- BAG participates in Interchange in Manchester with a BAG stand and hosts one of Interchange partner seminars: “The future of transport – Advanced Air Mobility meets road, rail, and energy”– 4& 5 March
- BAG participates in the ‘Reach for the Skies’ launch of Stansted Airport College– 5 March
- BAG is proud to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 #AccelerateAction– 8 March
- BAG participates in the CAM Innovators Day 2025– 12 March
- BAG Members Day & Networking Reception hosted by Arup– 13 March
- BAG attends AirportsUK Annual Dinner- 18 March
- BAG Board Meeting– 27 March
- BAG Northern Ireland Regional Networking Reception, Belfast– 27 March
April 2025
- BAG ACG Group meeting- 3 April
- BAG EOSG Group meeting- 3 April
- BAG stand at Passenger Terminal Expo (PTE) Madrid- 8-10 April
- BAG & DBT China Market Update and Trade Mission Insights Webinar– 24 April
- BAG participates in Innovation Zero World– 29 & 30 April
May 2025
- BAG Board Call– 8 May
- BAG participates in the Sustainable Skies World Summit– 14 & 15 May
- BAG Member Engagement Breakfast Briefing– 15 May
- BAG participates in the DBT: UK-Polish Airport Development Forum – 20 May
- BAG Regional Airport Panel Session: A Regional Perspective – Future of Aviation in the UK– 21 May
- BAG participates at the NCE Airports Conference 2025 – 22 May
June 2025
- BAG Allyship Challenge June
- BAG celebrates Pride Month– June
- BAG attends Heathrow Local Growth Taskforce: Supply chain Group – 9 June
- BAG & Pinsent Masons Summer Seminar & Networking Reception – 10 June 2025
- BAG launches India Post Mission Report– 13 June
- BAG Next Gen Group meeting – 17 June
- BAG ACG Group meeting – 18 June
- BAG Joint EOSG and Security Group meeting- 18 June
- BAG & DBT Webinar: Strategic Overview of the U.S. Airport Infrastructure – 24 June
- BAG celebrated 20 years of Sustainable Aviation, London- 24 June 2025
- BAG Board Elections 2025 – Call for Nominations– 30 June
July 2025
- BAG Board Elections 2025 – Call for Nominations– July
- BAG Northern Region meeting- 1 July
- BAG Webinar: Decarbonising aviation – what are the main challenges and how can PAS2080 help you deliver whole life carbon reductions – 2 July 2025
- Joint BAG Scottish Region and BAG N.Ireland Region meeting– 3 July
- BAG participates in the UK Airport Infrastructure Forum– 8 July
- BAG Board Call– 14 July
- BAG Key Themes Deep Dive: Passenger Experience and Human Factors – 24 July 2025
- BAG Business Intelligence Document Q2 Launched– 29 July 2025
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