European Aviation Associations and EASA join to promote harmonised safe air travel during COVID-19
European Aviation Associations and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) agreed to strengthen efforts to ensure a consistent and safe travel experience for...
ERA backs and welcomes EASA guidelines in road to recovery
European Regions Airline Association (ERA) fully supports the guidance set by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) which will provide a consistent...
Air Serbia, German Airways and SprintAir join ERA as it fights to save the future of European aviation
Three new European airlines, Air Serbia, SprintAir and German Airways, join ERA (European Regions Airline Association) to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. ERA’s number...
ERA calls out arduous quarantine measures (UK, Spain) as damaging for air transport recovery
European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has called the latest quarantine measures imposed by the UK and Spain arduous and damaging to the recovery of...
Airlines decry lack of leadership and clarity from European Commission recommendations on use of travel vouchers during COVID-19
The lack of leadership from the EC will not alleviate and could even contribute to the financial distress of airlines and the wider...
ERA calls for harmonised approach and common framework to safely reconnect Europe by air travel
European Regions Airline Association (ERA) supports several key measures to ensure the safety of passengers and industry personnel as airlines begin to restart operations....
ERA declares cry for help to avoid catastrophic repercussions for Europe’s regional airlines and the future of air travel
In an open letter to all European institutions and member states, European Regions Airline Association (ERA) pleads for urgent and swift help to save...
More airlines join ERA to fight the disastrous effects of COVID-19 on European aviation
Nine more European airlines join ERA (European Regions Airline Association) strengthening the message that the industry needs to join forces to lobby for exceptional...
Joint effort to deliver additional environmental benefits during the traffic downturn
The aviation industry is using the downturn in air traffic as a result of COVID-19 to implement additional measures to reduce the environmental impact...
[Coronavirus] Europe’s aviation industry associations call on the European Union for support to strategic sector
EUROPE’S AVIATION INDUSTRY IS FACING AN UNPRECEDENTED LIQUIDITY CRISIS – THE EUROPEAN UNION MUST ACT NOW!The stakeholder associations representing Europe’s aviation industry unite in...
[Coronavirus] Airlines shocked by the lack of timely action from regulators during these unprecedented circumstances
ERA shares profound disappointment in the guidelines published by the European Commission on EU passenger rights in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.Airlines...
[Coronavirus] The airline sector addresses an open letter to EU Transport Ministers
Open letter to EU Transport Ministers ahead of the EU Transport Ministerial Meeting of 18 March 2020Dear Transport Ministers,COVID-19 will have a severe...
ERA welcomes regulatory decisions waiving slot rules but insists more must be done on EU261 and crew training certificates
ERA supports the decision from the European Commission to temporarily waive the 80 per cent slot rule during these exceptional circumstances of Coronavirus (COVID-19)....
ERA urges for Coronavirus to be recognised as an extraordinary circumstance
ERA supports IATA’s request to aviation regulators worldwide to relax the rules governing the use of airport slots for the 2020 season.The association...
A third airline joins the European Regions Airline Association in one week: Malta MedAir
Malta MedAir joins ERA (European Regions Airline Association), giving a total of 54 airlines in membershipThe carrier joins ahead of ERA’s first major...
European Regions Airlines Association welcomes newest member: Air Corsica
ERA (European Regions Airline Association) is delighted to announce its newest airline member, Air Corsica. Air Corsica is the regional airline of Corsica, the Mediterranean...
ERA welcomes Air Malta into membership
Air Malta becomes the newest airline member of ERA (European Regions Airline Association).
Membership agreed several months ahead of association’s major spring event,...
The European Regions Airline Association ERA reviews the efficacy of EU261
Regulation (EC) No.261/2004 (EU261), which sets out rules for compensation and assistance to passengers affected by cancellations and delays for more than three hours,...
Belgium’s newest airline Air Antwerp joins ERA
ERA (European Regions Airline Association) is delighted to announce at its annual General Assembly its newest airline member, bringing the number of carriers in...
ERA calls for a revision of Code of Conduct for Computerised Reservation Systems
Airline ticket distribution is twofold: getting the offer to the customer and doing so at the lowest distribution costs. With an evolving market and...