To the European Regions Airline Association, the last 36 months have proved the most challenging period the industry at large has ever faced, leaving ERA general director Mike Ambrose and his team laser focused on sending a clear message that the association’s members can no longer accept the status quo in Brussels. Ahead of this year’s ERA general assembly in Rome, scheduled for September 28 to 30, AIN gained a perspective on the extent of the ERA’s mission while speaking with Ambrose and company about the state of the industry and the most recent challenges faced by European regionals in particular.
Notwithstanding tireless effort by the ERA to impress upon the bureaucrats in Brussels the challenges regional airlines have faced over the past three years, the European machine continues to place burdens on an industry that sees itself as a key engine of economic growth and prosperity.
