Charter & Fractional
Charter Brokers and Operators Address Sustainability
The Air Charter Association's Broker-Operator Forum met at FlyingGroup's headquarters in Belgium
The Air Charter Association Broker-Operator Forum at FlyingGroup headquarters in Belgium on October 3.
The Air Charter Association held its first Broker-Operator Forum at FlyingGroup's headquarters in Belgium on October 3. (Image: Air Charter Association)

The Air Charter Association held its first Broker-Operator Forum in Europe earlier this month, with delegates from 14 countries attending. According to the UK-based ACA, the event—hosted by Belgium-based aircraft charter and management company FlyingGroup—reflected its increasingly international membership, which now includes companies from the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic.

In the first session of the forum, brokers and operators addressed challenges and risks facing the sector. Environmental sustainability was high on the agenda, with panelists calling for greater regulation to ensure that efforts to reduce carbon emissions from flights are achieved while maintaining a competitive level playing field between different modes of transportation.