AIR CHARTER EXPO
London Biggin Hill / 9 September 2025
ACE delivers an excellent conference programme throughout the day. In 2024, these covered a diverse range of subjects.
| 10:30 | Welcome |
| The ACA Chairman, Kevin Ducksbury | |
| 11:00 | Current challenges affecting the charter industry |
| Working collaboratively to address challenges across all sectors: regulatory changes, APIS and permit processes Moderator: Glenn Hogben, chief executive, The ACA. Panellists: Declan Lehane of Castle Air, Ed Mayhew of Air Charter Service, Alex Munroe of Texel Air, Ekaterina Andreeva of Chapman Freeborn, Matthieu Dardenne of Flying Group, Lisa Crew-Thompson of Hunt & Palmer, Andy Barlow of Eastern Airways and Donough Hughes of Le Bas International. | |
| 12:30 | Sustainability & innovation |
| Is our industry on the correct pathway to reaching sustainability goals and will future flight technologies or regulatory changes be the key? Moderator: Adam Twidell, Future of Flight, OneSky and Flexjet. Panellists: Jenny Kavanagh of Cranfield Aerospace, Nicola-Jane Sellers of Luxaviation, Nancy Bsales of 4AIR and Pedro Aguiar of Embraer Executive Jets, UK. | |
| Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Where is the disconnect between employers and future employees? |
| Are the right skills and / or experience missing? What experience is needed? Moderator: Kevin Ducksbury, chair, The ACA Panellists: Greg Charman of Air Partner, Jessica Thunberg of Avinode, William Finden of Oaklands Global, Kat Kucharewicz of Uxbridge College and Gemma Aiuto of Crosby Aviation. | |
| 15:00 | Promoting the value of our industry |
| What are the benefits of private aviation that you should be talking about, and the right way to deliver the message. Moderator: Julie Black, Hunt & Palmer Panellists: Marc Cornelius of 8020 Communications, Richard Koe of WINGX, David Winstanley of London Biggin Hill Airport and Aoife O’Sullivan of The Air Law Firm & BBGA. | |
