Countdown to Montreal 2013!
With more than 1,000 people already registered to attend RAA's first international convention, don't miss out on this annual gathering of the regional airline industry. To help you plan your schedule, Monday May 6-Thursday, May 9, check out the following links:
- View the most dynamic RAA floor plan ever here featuring networking nooks, a coffee bar and social media center at the Regional Horizons booth.
- Plan your own schedule of events choosing from multiple meeting tracks listed here.
- Help support the next next generation of pilots by donating to the RAA Silent Auction.
- Network with your current customers and potential new ones during the RAA Taste of Montreal event.
- Sign up to participate in RAA's exclusive Purchasing Forum where airline buyers and sellers make real-time deals.
- Reach all attendees with news about your product or service by contacting the Regional Horizons Special Convention News Dailies team.
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Silver Airways Wins Regional Airline of the Year
The Silver Airways team gladly accepted the prestigious
Air Transport World Regional Airline of the Year award during the magazine's annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards dinner in Washington, DC, on March 26. Matthew Ray, Silver Airways Board Chairman, underlines "sound strategic planning and smart operational decisions have been essential to our success over the past 18 months." Ray thanked Silver's 800 employees for their dedication and hard work, as well as Aerobrand for its development of a striking fuchsia livery and brand on its fleet of 25+strong fleet of Saab 340Bplus aircraft.
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RAA Welcomes New Associate Members
ALPA Best Western International EmpowerMX LiBellule Images Swiss Aviation Software
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Mesa Becomes 27th RAA Airline Member
This week RAA grew its airline membership to 27 carriers with the addition of Mesa Air Group, Inc. of Phoenix. Growing the association is one of the RAA's top priorities.
The Mesa Air Group team currently numbers 1800 employees with a fleet of 65 aircraft (5 CRJ200s, 20 CRJ700s and 40 CRJ900s) performing more than 465 daily departures to 96 cities, in 37 states, Canada and Mexico. "With our company built on valued partnerships with United Airlines and US Airways, in addition to our own independent low cost airline go! in Hawaii, we look forward to participating in RAA activities and appreciate the warm welcome," says Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein.
Read the full press release.
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RAA Connects with UND Students
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RAA President Roger Cohen will shine a spotlight on upcoming opportunities in regional airline careers during the University of North Dakota's 32nd Annual Student Aviation Management Association (SAMA) Conference and Career Fair, April 18-19 at its Grand Forks campus. SAMA was organized to promote aviation professionalism and camaraderie at the collegiate level and will welcome a number of RAA airline members at its career fair during its two-day meeting. 
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