BBGA Relationships Explained

The flow chart below shows the relationships that BBGA has across National, European and International forums. It demonstrates how your instructions as members, are reflected into various organisations or government agencies to help impact change, where that is required.

The start point for this process is to utilise the WorkGroups, which are industry led bodies focused. These WorkGroups deal with issues that impact your part of our industry.

Airworthiness

Is the body which covers all engineering, maintenance, manufacturing, training and component distribution activities. This includes continued airworthiness activities, which are still managed by those people with a background in engineering and maintenance.

Airworthiness Minutes

The Airworthiness WorkGroup Minutes can be see by clicking the button below:

Meeting Minutes

Operations

Covers flight operations and much of the ground operations activities. These combine to deliver services to our clients in commercial General Aviation, across a wide spectrum of products.

Operations

The Operations' WorkGroup Minutes can be see by clicking the button below:

Meeting Minutes

BBGA Relationships Explained – flowchart

Fixed Base Operations

This workgroup is a much focused activity which has come to the fore in the last three to four years. This is primarily due to the issues we are facing with security and taxation. Given that FBOs are the shop window for our end users and the increasing pressure on the business aviation airfield network this group will continue for the foreseeable future.

Fixed Base Operations

The Fixed Base Operations' WorkGroup Minutes can be see by clicking the button below:

Meeting Minutes

Membership Workgroup

This activity focusses on the value and benefit offered to our members. The output of this group ranges from event delivery ensuring our sector messaging is appropriate. As well as basic marketing of our activities.

Membership WorkGroup

Membership WorkGroup Minutes can be see by clicking the button below:

Meeting Minutes

Sustainability Workgroup

This group examines the sustainability targets, aims and objectives across aviation and how Biz Av is effected. The group will comment on consultations involving the govt. Jet Zero and SAF targets.

Sustainability Workgroup

Sustainability Workgroup Minutes can be see by clicking the button below:

Meeting Minutes

These WorkGroups strategically control output through your BBGA Board. The Secretariat ensures that the requisite actions are delivered through the most appropriate channel.

Paul Cremer

My name is Paul Cremer, and this marks my 42nd year working within the business and general aviation industry. Over this time, I’ve had the privilege of overseeing a diverse array of sector activities, ranging from aircraft charter and management to air ambulance services, ground operations, air traffic control, airport management, technology implementation, and the outsourcing services I currently manage.

In my role focused on delivering advisory, technology, and outsourcing services to aviation customers, I handle a wide spectrum of responsibilities. This includes overseeing International Trip Support, Operations Control Centre Services (OCC), Continuing Airworthiness Management Service (CAMO), Airworthiness Reviews, ARC Services, Aircraft Delivery and Re-delivery Support Services, Maintenance Coordination Services including AOG, Tech Ops (Maintenance Control Centre), and managing myairops software products. As the Head of Aviation Delivery, I lead the customer-facing delivery of Technology & Outsourcing products and services for the market, drawing upon a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and industry connections within Gama Aviation’s Technology and Outsourcing Strategic Business Unit.

My journey into Business and General Aviation began during my teenage years while still in school. I was fortunate enough to be welcomed into the industry, starting at a flying club, and later working at the Air Traffic Services Unit at Blackbushe Airport. There, I maintained the ATC Movement Logs in the Control Tower during weekends, solidifying my passion for aviation. Upon completing my schooling, I seized opportunities at Fairoaks Airport, where I began as Ground Crew while pursuing my Aerodrome Flight Information Service Officer’s license. Advancements in my career led me to the role of Air Traffic Services Manager.

Since joining Gama Aviation in 1996, I’ve held various positions, including Operations Manager (Post Holder), Operations & Commercial Manager, Commercial Manager, Operations Delivery Manager, Head of Business Aviation Delivery, and currently, Head of Aviation Delivery. This role encompasses Gama Aviation Group’s Gama Aviation, myairops, and FlyerTech companies.

In 2023, I was honoured to be invited to serve as the Chair of the Operations Working Group for the British Business & General Aviation Association. This opportunity allows me to contribute to industry initiatives within BBGA’s membership of nearly 200 industry companies, focusing on challenges such as regulatory compliance, Air Services Agreements, technological advancements, workforce development, operational matters, and sustainability.

Marc Bailey

Marc Bailey has spent his entire career in aviation and has worked in most areas of Aviation Services with scheduled airlines, MRO’s, military contract support and latterly with associations, government, and its agencies.

Marc represents your position in Europe (even post Brexit) – as President of ECOGAS (European Council of General Aviation Support) which maintains a voice with EASA. All the major member states are represented on the ECOGAS board. With EASA restructuring its meetings with industry, ECOGAS is now well positioned to represent our position in all areas following industry partnerships with the European Independent Maintenance Group and with ARPAS the new drone and autonomous association.

Marc is chair of the UKASF (United Kingdom Airworthiness Strategic Forum) as part of an initiative to develop Aviation Services across all aviation activities. The UKASF pulls together airlines, MROs, Rotary, Drones, and commercial GA bodies to work with CAA and DfT. The objective is for industry to take the lead to drive strategic issues to benefit all parties. We are well positioned after four years to continue our good work and with the re-established role of Chief Surveyor in the CAA we have a good focal point to do this.

Marc chairs the CAA Finance and Services Forum which allows industry in the UK to discuss in the financial plans for the CAA and the value for money delivered by those funds paid by industry. This is a new and valuable new platform for all parties.

Under recent developments Marc has formed an alliance with, ARPAS, AOPA, BHA and BBGA so that we can strengthen our voice under a joint ‘GA 4 Biz’ banner. This alliance is working to do everything possible to represent the industry’s business interests with UK government and to help realise the Government’s desire to make UK General Aviation a Global Leader in a post Brexit environment. GA4Biz – GA4Biz

The next Generation initiatives with industry and government have continued to develop with the retention platform now evolving into the “Aviation Skills Recruitment Platform”. The platform now not only offers a vehicle for those offering and seeking posts in aviation, it also provides pathways with its TalentView portion seeking to provide pathways for new entrants into our sector. The recruitment platform is being further developed to include training opportunities across a wide range of providers, from government agencies through academic bodies. Getting our next generation activities right in the UK over the next couple of years is our single most important issue which we in aviation must grab with both hands. Marc is playing a central role to help develop many of these channels.

Airworthiness

Airworthiness Minutes

Operations

Operations

Fixed Base Operations

Fixed Base Operations

Membership Workgroup

Membership WorkGroup

Sustainability Workgroup

Sustainability Workgroup

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Airworthiness Minutes

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