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New ERA Boss Heads Fight for European Regionals
ERA general director Simon McNamara (Photo: ERA)
ERA general director Simon McNamara (Photo: ERA)

For reasons ranging from high fuel costs to regulatory complexity, European regional airlines still face “a very difficult time,” according to European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director general Simon McNamara. Meanwhile, persistently weak economic data continued to “depress people’s willingness to travel,” he said, leading to contraction of the European airline industry as a whole.