European Regional Airlines Association
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| Formation | 1980 |
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| Type | trade association |
| Headquarters | Lightwater, Surrey, United Kingdom |
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Region served
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Europe |
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Membership
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European regional airlines |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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European Regional Airlines Association |
The European Regions Airline Association is the principal trade association representing intra-European regional airlines. It represents 52 airlines and 139 service providers (2017).
The European Regions Airline Association was founded as the European Regional Airlines Association in 1980, by a small number of what were then known as commuter airlines. The association is registered as a limited company in England & Wales.
In the 2000s, the line between low-cost airlines serving regional airports close to high-traffic areas and actual regional airlines became blurry, and the scope of ERA's potential members grew much bigger. The congestion of major airports also led to a greater usage of closeby regional airports, once again making ERA a central actor of this growth.
In March 2007, the ERA opposed the application of the European commission's rule to increase the airlines' responsibility regarding delayed or cancelled flights.
In May 2008, when the European commission allowed airlines to trade take-off and landing slots, the ERA warned that this could lead to a slot-bartering economy that may in turn deteriorate the primary focus of airlines, servicing passengers.
In February 2013, along with the International Air Transport Association, the ERA published A Blueprint for a Single European Sky, a set of proposals to strengthen the legislative basis for the Single European Sky. In July 2013, when the European commission called for all state subsidies for airports to end within 10 years, the ERA criticized the proposal, arguing that this decision will have a negative impact on the development of regional airlines and airports.
In 2014, the ERA pledged for a hiatus of the European Union Emissions Trading System until a compromise with other international authorities could be reached.
The European Regions Airline Association makes an annual regional "Airport of the Year" award, which in 2016 was given to Southampton Airport, in Hampshire in southern England.
It also organizes a "European regional airline of the year" award, which was attributed to:
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