SAVE THE DATE!   

December 5-7, 2011

RAA and AAAE will host the first ever "Airline-Community Leadership Summit"

By piggybacking our Fall Meeting with this first ever "Airport & Regional Airline Executive Summit", leaders from airlines and communities from across the country will share best practices on how to address safety, security, environmental and operational issues--and how to preserve efficient, economic scheduled service to the more than 600 communities served by regional airlines.

 

More details coming soon!

RAA in the News   

Rural air service subsidy could wither in today's political climate -Great Falls Tribute 8/12
Quote from RAA President, Roger Cohen.... "This is not an airline program. This is a program for communities so that they can maintain their connection to the global marketplace," said Roger Cohen, president of the Regional Airline Association, which counts EAS carriers among its members. 

Taxpayers subsidize empty flights to rural airports- GOPUSA 8/12

Quote from RAA Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Faye Black
"They call it essential for a reason," she said. She said her industry group supports "common sense adjustments" for eligibility, but added that rural communities already struggle to attract and keep doctors and other professionals.  

The Regional Airline Association (RAA)

represents North American regional airlines, and the manufacturers of products and services supporting the regional airline industry before Congress, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), and other federal agencies. RAA provides a wide array of technical support, education, communications, advocacy, government and public relations services. Consider this. Our Director, Safety & Technical Affairs will work on some of the most important projects in the aviation industry.  Regional Airlines make up over 50% of the nation's daily flights and 40% of domestic airline fleet.  If you have a background in regulation compliance and would like to ensure RAA members are kept abreast of all regulatory changes and best practices, and would like to be involved in educating federal regulators on industry issues and concerns, take the first step and apply now. Become someone special. Right now we are looking for an aviation safety and regulatory professional who wants to apply their excellent interpersonal, communication and project management skills to advancing the safety and regulatory agenda of our members.

 
Please include a brief cover letter when applying letting us know why you are uniquely positioned for this opportunity. Key activities of this position include:

• Representing association membership at a range of government and aviation industry meetings.
• Supporting and planning activities, meetings, and seminars for regional airline executives and managers.
• Collecting input and preparing responses to FAA regulatory proposals and other regulatory initiatives, including coordination with other industry associations and stakeholders.
• Monitoring and reviewing all federal regulatory sources, including Federal Register, for regulations and proposed rules impacting regional airlines.

 Qualifications:      The successful candidate will also demonstrate the following qualities:  

•  Outstanding communicator with impactful and clear written and oral  communication skills
• Effective planning and organization skills utilizing technology and/or project/time management tools
• Ability to review, process and analyze technical information
•  Working knowledge of aviation, and/or airline practices and methods preferred
•  Background in business regulatory affairs and/or technical environment a plus
•  Self-motivated but able to work in collaborative, consensus building association setting

For requirements and more information, please click

here.