Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009. He has reported from military bases, industrial facilities, trade shows and conferences, on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.
A lot has changed at TAG Farnborough Airport – the business-focused airfield to the west of London – since its CEO, Brandon O'Reilly, first joined the team. Yet the biggest difference he has noticed has been in the business aviation industry's perception.
As BACA, The Air Charter Association prepares to mark its 70th anniversary in 2019, the UK organization is flexing new muscles. Last year it became a company limited by guarantee, and appointed its first CEO, Dave Edwards.
The collective exhaling of relief last week when Luton Airport's summer night-closure program came to an end was almost loud enough to drown out the roar of all those business jets that the airfield north of London is once again able to welcome after dark.
