The British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) is a non-profit corporation

Corporation

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 based in the United Kingdom

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, and is the UK's National Trade Body representing companies operating and trading in the General & Business Aviation Industry.

History

The Association has existed in its current form since August 2004, when the General Aviation Manufacturers & Traders Association (GAMTA), which was based at Brill

Brill

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 near Aylesbury

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, merged with the Business Aviation Users Association (BAUA), whose Chief Executive was Derek Leggett then John Batty from June 2003, which was based in Farnborough

Farnborough, Hampshire

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. Mark Wilson became CEO of the merged organisation.

The BAUA was mostly concerned with technical requirements for aircraft.

Aims

BBGA aims to create an environment that fosters business aviation in the UK and around the world, and its member companies span all facets of the business aviation sector.

Structure

BBGA is currently headed by its chairman David Antrobus, and CEO Guy Lachlan. It represents about 160 companies, including airports, corporate flight departments and plane manufacturers. Like GAMTA, the organisation is based in Brill.

See also

• Joint Aviation Authorities
  Joint Aviation Authorities
  The Joint Aviation Authorities, or JAA, was an associated body of the ECAC representing the civil aviation regulatory authorities of a number of European States who had agreed to co-operate in developing and implementing common safety regulatory standards and procedures...
  
   (JAA)
• European Business Aviation Association
  European Business Aviation Association
  European Business Aviation Association or EBAA, is a non-profit association based in Belgium that has existed since 1977. Its 400 member companies span all aspects of the business aviation sector in Europe and elsewhere...
  
   (EBAA)
• Bread Bakers Guild of America
  Bread Bakers Guild of America
  The Bread Bakers Guild of America is a non-profit alliance of professional bakers, farmers, millers, suppliers, educators, students, home bakers, technical experts, bakery owners, and managers...
  
  

External links

• British Business and General Aviation Association