The British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) has added a Future Flight working group covering urban air mobility and regional air mobility as the organisation marks its 50th anniversary.

The group will be led by BBGA vice chair Alex Durand, CEO of SaxonAir, and will provide updates and recommendations on emerging Future Flight developments to the association’s board.

The structure mirrors the association’s existing working groups, which meet regularly under the leadership of board directors with active participation from members.

“Moving into our sixth decade, we see advanced air mobility and clean technologies like eSAF advancing in the rear-view mirror. It's therefore opportune to harness our accumulated knowledge and expertise and help this new sector flourish into the future with us,” says Alex Durand, CEO of SaxonAir and vice chair of BBGA.

Future Flight will complement the association’s existing working groups covering operations, flight operations, airworthiness, FBOs, sustainability as well as membership and events, with links across each of these areas.

The group’s scope will include consultation with members on sector opportunities and challenges, outreach to regulators and government on emerging aircraft and technologies, communication of key developments to the board and membership and the use of the association’s expertise to support integration of new technologies into the sector.

Companies and individuals interested in joining the group have been invited to contact the BBGA.