Today at 14:00, the British Aviation Group will be holding 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 will be joined by Nowell Toma, Airport Sector Manager at the Department for International Trade who will give 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. You will also hear how the Service plans to expand to cover more global markets this year, and what this means for your business. 
 
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.

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.

On the 9 May, the British Aviation Group will be hosting 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 will provide 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 is 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. It will also give you an opportunity to ask questions and provide BAG with any feedback.

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.

On 19 May 2022, the British Aviation Group will be joined by Jenny McLaughlin, Project Manager – Infrastructure at Heathrow Airport who will be looking 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.
 
The session will be hosted by Jason Fowler Chair of BAG and is open to all members. 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.

With events and exhibitions returning to our calendars, the aviation events calendar is going to be very busy in June 2022. Plan ahead early and get as many colleagues as possible involved to promote our sector in the best possible way.
 
Passenger Terminal Expo Paris – 15-17 June 2022
Consider joining the BAG Stand at PTE in Paris
 

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 Summer Seminar and BBQ, London, 30 June 2022
BAG’s traditional summer event returns in 2022. Please save the date for an afternoon in central London.
 

BAG Special Interest Group and Regions meeting ins 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