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We hope you enjoyed RAA's first monthly e-News sent out last week. The purpose of our new, extra! e-News is to provide you with additional industry news in a timely manner as a supplement to our published quarterly magazine, Regional Horizons. This extra! e-News supplement will provide RAA the platform to electronically distribute a mid-monthly association update highlighting our government relations work, staff presentations, press releases, associate member news, and special announcements as well as the latest on the RAA 37th Annual Convention, May 21-24, 2012 in Minneapolis!
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| AAAE/RAA Airport & Regional Airline Summit | Highlights
Building stronger relationships between Airports and Regional Airlines is essential in this volatile economy and necessary to the aviation system to function efficiently and profitably. Click here to view the agenda from December's Summit.
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| Regulatory Update | FAA releases Final Rule on Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements
The Regional Airline Association recognizes a science-based rule on pilot flight and duty time will advance guidelines for airlines, and RAA is reviewing the comprehensive final flight and duty time rule released today by FAA.
"The cornerstone of our efforts continues to be safety. This final rule is a culmination of considerable effort by FAA, pilots and airlines which began with the Aviation Rulemaking Committee established in July 2009 and with RAA and airline member participation," said RAA President Roger Cohen. Read the full RAA press release here.
RAA provides in-depth analysis of this rule to member airlines upon request.
RAA submits comments on NPRM on Accessibility of web sites and kiosks at US airports
RAA joined Airlines for America, IATA, ACI-NA, and ACAA in response to the SNPRM on kiosk and website accessibility at US airports. Read our joint comments here.
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| On the Hill |  Stop the Air Tax Coalition RAA joined a coalition of nearly 30 organizations in opposing tax increases which would lead to significant job loss in the aviation industry. Download the release.
"This tax would place the heaviest burden on regional airlines that provide the only source of scheduled air serviceto over 75 percent of the nation's airports. This jeopardizes air service to some 500 U.S. communities relying on regional airlines exclusively for their scheduled flights. "Make no mistake:This tax jeopardizes air service at places where air service is the only link to the global economy, putting smaller communities out of business."
-- Roger Cohen, president, Regional Airline Association
The proposed air tax was a hot discussion topic during the AAAE/RAA Summit. Watch an excerpt from the discussion during the CEO Mastermind Panel moderated by Bill Swelbar. |
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RAA partnership with Multiview, Inc. enters 3rd year
| RAA Regional Aviation Marketplace
The Regional Aviation Marketplace has been created specifically for serious buyers of your product or service. Purchasing a listing in the directory ensures that your company's brand and message are delivered directly to those that matter most to your business. RAA is recognized as a leader in the industry. And buyers from regional airlines turn to the association as an informational source in the industry. RAA wants our supporters and suppliers to stand out so RAA associate members, exhibitors and sponsors are denoted as such their listing. This is a great addition to traditional advertising in print and current RAA electronic publications. For more information, please email Multiview or (800) 816-6710.
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RAA site visit to Montreal
| RAA looks to Canada for potential 2013 Annual Convention
During RAA's 37 year convention history, the trade show has never ventured outside the lower 48 states. The convention & visitor bureau in Montreal, Quebec hopes to change that. During a December Montreal familiarization city visit, RAA President Roger Cohen was hosted by Bombardier for a plant tour and CRJ simulator flight. 
The 2013 Annual Convention site location will be announced soon!
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RAA Committee Update
| 2011 National Medal of Technology Winner Speaks at RAA Committee Meeting
The father of the original Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS), Don Bateman, shared his thoughts on flight safety systems and products with the ROC/Safety Council during its November meeting in Phoenix. Bateman, a chief engineer and corporate fellow at Honeywell, is one of five inventors to receive the 2011 National Medal of Technology from President Barack Obama. This highest honor recognizes Bateman as a laureate for developing and championing critical flight-safety sensors now used by aircraft worldwide, including GPWS and wind-shear detection systems. A private pilot who has logged more than 2,200 flight hours, Bateman will turn 80 in March of this year!
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