Jason Fowler, Chair of BAG would like to cordially invite you to join us at the BAG & Pinsent Masons Summer Seminar & BBQ, which will take place at the Pinsent Masons Office in London on 30 June 2022.

BAG and Pinsent Masons come together to provide members with updates on key topics affecting the airports and aviation sector. The BBQ is an opportunity for networking to take place between members, their guests and other organisations active in the industry.

If you would like to attend this event, please register here to receive dial in details.  Please note spaces are limited to 2 persons per company and the event is open to members and non members of BAG. If you have any questions please contact Hannah Sallabanks.

On the 25 May, the BAG Northern Region will be hosting a Regional Airport Panel Session webinar looking at ‘A Regional Airport’s perspective on: Recovery from Covid & Funding Streams and Planning’ hosted by Geoff Dewick Chair of the BAG Northern Region, Gavin Blakemore Vice Chair of the BAG Northern Region and the two Deputy Chairs, David Manock and Ross Powell.
 
We are delighted to welcome our guest speakers:

• Peter Castling – Head of Airside Operations at Newcastle Airport
• Keith Moran – Head of Operations & Compliance at Doncaster Sheffield Airport
• Andrew Snowdon – Head of Engineering at Leeds Bradford Airport
• Steve Peters – Managing Director at Blackpool Airport
• Andy Clarke – Head of Public Affairs at Manchester Airport, MAG
• Jonny Ford – Head of Aviation Development at Liverpool Airport

If you would like to participate in this session, please register here to receive dial in details. If you have any questions please contact Hannah Sallabanks.

British Irish Airports EXPO ExCel London – 22-23 June 2022
BAG is a Strategic Partner of British Irish Airports EXPO – visit or exhibit with a discount for BAG members. BAG is also coordinating panel sessions across the Expo Stages on 23 June. We are looking forward to welcoming you there!

BAG Summer Seminar and BBQ, London, 30 June 2022
BAG’s traditional summer event returns in 2022. Please book your tickets now via the BAG website.

BAG Special Interest Group and Regions meetings in June
Save the date for the June meetings of your BAG SIG and Regions Meeting. If you are not a member of those yet, visit the BAG website to register yourself or your colleagues to join!

• BAG Scottish Region Meeting, 7 June
• BAG Next Gen Meeting, 8 June
• BAG Airport Consultants Group Meeting, 9 June
• Joint BAG EOSG and Security Group Meeting, 9 June
• BAG Northern Ireland Region Meeting, 28 June

Last week marked Mental Health Awareness Week which this year focuses on Loneliness (find out more here: Mental Health Awareness Week | Mental Health Foundation. With this VLOG BAG would like to both share best practice and provide some hints and tips on how to approach this subject from both a personal and professional viewpoint.
 
The British Aviation Group is committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation, which reflects the communities and society in which we serve.  As such we have developed an Inclusion Calendar for 2022 where throughout the year, we will highlight selected topics and dates of interest to our members to take them with us on our Inclusion journey, sharing learning and knowledge with our members.
 
Listen to Jacqui Johnson (BAG Board Member and BAG D&I Advisory Group Member), Louise Houston (BAG D&I Advisory Group Chair) and our guest speakers Kareen Griffiths, Founder & CEO, Calmify and Fiona Ward, Group Occupational Health Manager, Costain discuss all things Mental Health in this insightful conversation!

Watch the VLOG here!

On the 4 May, the British Aviation Group  held a Virtual Get Together facilitated by Graham Bolton Vice Chair of BAG and Shakir Khaja, BAG Board Member and Lead of the BAG Business Intelligence Working Group.
 
We were joined by Nowell Toma, Airport Sector Manager at the Department for International Trade who gave an overview of the DIT Airport Sector Support as well as by Richard Porter, Head of Customer Experience and Engagement at the Department for International Trade, to learn how the Export Support Service can support members to trade overseas. 
 
The Export Support Service is a free government helpline and online service run by the Department for International Trade (DIT). It is the first point of contact for all UK businesses to get answers to questions about exporting their products or services to customers in Europe. No matter the size of your business, how much you export or where in the UK you’re based, you can use the service to get answers to your questions. The Export Support Service is also the single point of contact for businesses and traders with questions about exporting to Ukraine, Russia or Belarus.

To listen to the recording and view the presentation please click here. 

On the 9 May, the British Aviation Group hosted the BAG Virtual Get Together Member Engagement Workshop facilitated by Jonathan Adams, BAG Board Member and Lead of the BAG Membership Working Group, Jane Thompson BAG Board Member and Lead of the Events Working Group and Bryony Martin, BAG Board Member and Lead of the BAG Communications Working Group. The session  provided an overview of BAG, our activity throughout 2022 including our busy events calendar and provide an insight into our communications working group and their communications plan.
This workshop was a great opportunity for members to remind and familiarise themselves with all of BAG’s activities and offering to ensure you maximize your membership and receive the most benefit throughout the year. 

To listen to the recording and view the presentation please click here .

On 19 May 2022, the British Aviation Group were joined by Jenny McLaughlin, Project Manager – Infrastructure at Heathrow Airport who looked at Inclusive Design: Case Study on Systematic Inclusion from Heathrow Airport – Open to All.
 
Design has a purpose and intent, it can either include or exclude. When we design our infrastructure, technology and process if we don’t have a wide lens that embraces human diversity, we create barriers. These barriers at best require and undignified work around, at worst can actually lead to harm. Heathrow is on a mission to become the most accessible airport for passengers, colleagues and our supply chain. Hear about the steps we’ve taken to be more systematically inclusive and where we think there should be collaboration across industry to drive the agenda further.
 
To listen to the recording and view the presentation please click here!