Regulations and Government
European Regionals Still Feeling the Regulatory Strain
The European Regions Airline Association general assembly in Barcelona this week heard that new regulations are exacerbating tough market conditions.
Simon McNamara, director general of the European Regions Airline Association, said that his members are still in "survival mode" and facing daunting new regulatory burdens.
Simon McNamara, director general of the European Regions Airline Association, said that his members are still in "survival mode" and facing daunting new regulatory burdens.

Speakers at this week’s European Regions Airline Association general assembly in Barcelona once again sent a clear message to legislators and regulators that the continent’s regional airlines cannot continue to absorb the costs of what they consider ill conceived and misguided rules. Highlighting his association’s close ties and mostly aligned positions on issues such as passenger rights legislation, International Air Transport Association director general Tony Tyler perhaps best reflected the collective sentiment when he told attendees that he has grown tired of even trying to fight for reform of foreign ownership rules, for example.