ERA Press Releases

2009

15 October - ERA MEMBERS VOTE IN NEW BOARD AT AGM
Marc Lamidey, President & CEO, Brit Air has been elected as Vice President of the European Regions Airline Association....

09 October - AWARDS FOR airBALTIC, CIMBER, KLM CITYHOPPER
airBaltic has been announced the winner of the ERA Airline of the Year 2009/10 GOLD Award.

09 October - NEWQUAY CORNWALL WINS AIRPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Newquay Cornwall Airport was last night announced as the winner of the ERA Airport Achievement Award 2009/10

09 October - WAYNE ROSENKRANS WINS ERA JOURNALISM AWARD, TOM CHRISTIDES, BLUE1 RECEIVES HONOURS
An article on the subject of de-/anti-icing has won Wayne Rosenkrans, senior editor, AeroSafety World, the ERA Hank McGonagle Journalism Award 2009/10

08 October - PASSENGER GROWTH -7.2% FOR FIRST HALF OF 2009
Traffic improves in Q2, but revenue down 12% and fuel costs up 6%

08 October - 2009 - THE YEAR OF AVIATION'S ECONOMIC TSUNAMI
Watched with dispassionate self-interest by politicians and regulators

26 June - AIRLINES SEEK UNITY AS DEMAND DROPS TO -10.7%
ERA, which represents 62 intra-European airlines, has reported a decline in passenger demand of -10.7% for the period January-March 2009.....

9 June - REGIONAL AIRPORTS TO BENEFIT FROM SUMMER SLOT RULE SUSPENSION
Air services from Europe’s regional airports, which may have proved unsustainable in 2009, due to the unprecedented economic climate, will now be safeguarded....

1 April -  CRISIS HITS REGIONAL AIRLINES AS DEMAND SLUMPS
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA), which represents 60 intra-European airlines, has recorded passenger growth of 0.4% for its airline members in 2008....

16 March - AVIATION GROUPS HOST ANNUAL SAFETY SEMINAR FOR EUROPEAN AUDIENCE
The 21st annual European Aviation Safety Seminar kicked off today in Nicosia, Cyprus before an audience of 200.....

9 March - OVER-REGULATION IS STIFLING AIR TRANSPORT, SAYS INDUSTRY BODY
The future of European air transport is being threatened by over-regulation and inefficiencies in the EU law-making system....

22 January - NEW FLIGHT TIME RULES DO NOT BENEFIT PASSENGERS
Proposals to reduce the maximum number of hours worked by airline pilots and cabin crew are unjustified and provide no benefit to airlines or the safety of their passengers....


2008

23 December - EUROPEAN COMMISSION GIVES PASSENGER RIGHTS A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN AIR SAFETY
By welcoming yesterday’s decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which sets a legal precedent for airlines to pay compensation for flights cancelled for technical reasons....

17 December - ERA WELCOMES "SENSIBLE" VOTE ON EMISSIONS TRADING
ERA welcomes today's vote by the European Parliament to omit aviation from the revised Emissions Trading "Mother" Directive.....

5 December - EUROPEAN AIRLINES DEMAND FOCUS ON GROWTH & JOBS
The European air transport industry has today requested the European Parliament, Council and Commission to re-focus on the original objectives of the Lisbon Strategy....

27 November - EX-WIDERØE CHIEF TO CHAIR SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY ADVISORY BODY
Per Arne Watle, past Vice President of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), has been elected Chair of the Industry Consultation Body (ICB)....

15 October - CARLOS BERTOMEU ELECTED AS ERA VICE PRESIDENT
Carlos Bertomeu, CEO, Air Nostrum has been elected as Vice President of the European Regions Airline Association....

10 October - ENVIRONMENTAL VOTE ADDS €6 MILLION A YEAR TO AVERAGE REGIONAL AIRLINE, SAYS ERA
ERA reacted strongly to this week’s vote of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee to impose 100% auctioning of carbon permits for aviation by 2020...

10 October - AIMEE TURNER WINS ERA JOURNALISM AWARD, OLAF DLUGI RECEIVES HONOURS
An article on the subject of human factors in maintenance has won Aimée Turner, senior editor, Flight International, the Hank McGonagle Journalism Award 2008/9.

10 October - LONDON CITY AIRPORT TAKES OFF WITH ERA AWARD
London City Airport was last night announced as winner of the ERA Airport Achievement Award 2008-9...

10 October - AEGEAN TAKES GOLD AWARD FOR SECOND TIME
Aegean Airlines is the winner of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) Airline of the Year 2008/9 GOLD Award... 

9 October - ERA LEADS THE WAY ON CRISIS PLANNING ACTIVITY
ERA is stepping up its crisis management activities by publishing a revised Emergency Planning Handbook as part of a series...

9 October - ERA AIRLINES REPORT SLOWEST GROWTH SINCE 9/11
Member airlines of ERA have reported passenger growth of 3.7% for the period January – June 2008...

9 October - ERA WELCOMES VLM AIRLINES INTO MEMBERSHIP
ERA is delighted to welcome Belgian carrier, VLM Airlines into membership of the Association...

8 July - ETS COMPROMISE HANDS €7BN TO EUROPEAN AIRLINES
ERA estimates the cost of Emissions Trading for European airlines at €7bn in the first two years of the scheme, increasing progressively as the scheme continues.....

27 May - ENVI HIJACKS EUROPEAN COUNCIL POSITION ON EMISSIONS
Today’s vote by the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee on the inclusion of aviation into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme is radicalism in the extreme....

10 April - ERA TO JOIN FORCES WITH ACI EUROPE TO BEAT CONGESTION
ERA is seeking to work even more closely with the Airports Council International (ACI) EUROPE to address the issue of European airport congestion....

10 April ERA WELCOMES EC COMMENTS: ETS, THEN NO MORE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARGES
ERA welcomes the European Commission’s acknowledgement today that aviation’s inclusion in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) must not be accompanied by even further environmental charges....

9 April CRIMINALISING AIR ACCIDENTS BLOCKS SAFETY PROGRESS
The prosecution of persons or companies ‘guilty’ of human error or tragic mistakes has no place in air accident investigation, says ERA President....

3 April 7.5% GROWTH & RECORD LOAD FACTORS FOR EUROPE'S REGIONAL AIRLINES
ERA airline members have reported continued scheduled passenger growth of 7.5% and the highest load factor on record of 65% for the year 2007....

28 January REGIONAL AIRPORTS BEST PLACED FOR 'GREEN APPROACHES'
European Regions Airline Association (ERA) Board members agreed unanimously last week to endorse the policy of continuous descent approaches at as many airports as possible because of the system’s beneficial effects on both the environment...