Successful partnerships with UK government departments and national and European regulators are the fruits of several years’ investment in discussion and representation by Britain’s general aviation community, according to industry leaders. “There is an awful lot to be proud of,” said British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) chief executive Guy Lachlan, following the lobby group’s annual conference last month. He praised the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for its “deliberate, outgoing and inclusive” approach as it prepares to publish a five-year strategic plan to streamline, and add value to, safety regulation.
In other evidence of partnership, a “workshop” was scheduled for late March between customers and immigration officials at the UK Border Agency and aviation stakeholders to discuss plans for an enhanced system for reporting UK inbound business aircraft flights. The conference also heard that business aviation is heavily involved in development of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) flight-time limitation rule-making and UK implementation of EASA flight-crew licensing regulation.
