ERA eyes expansion to Eastern Europe, Central Asia

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is looking to expand to new regions including Eastern Europe and Central Asia.  ERA DG Simon McNamara told ATW in Salzburg that its 51 member airlines continue to feel the pinch of the economic downturn. “It is a very challenging period for regional airlines, but it is not new when we look back on the past five years,” he said. Several regional airlines—including Cirrus Air and OLT Express Germany—have ceased ...