The European Regions Airline Association is a

trade association A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific Industry (economics), industry. Through collabor ...

of European

regional airline A regional airline is a general classification of airline which typically operates scheduled passenger air service, using regional aircraft, between communities lacking sufficient demand or infrastructure to attract mainline flights. In North ...

s and associated businesses. It was founded as the European Regional Airlines Association in 1980, by a small number of what were then known as ''commuter airlines''. The association is registered in England and Wales.

History

The European Regions Airline Association was founded as the European Regional Airlines Association in 1980, by a small number of what were then known as ''commuter airlines''. The association is registered as a limited company in England and Wales, with an office in

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

, Belgium.

Awards

The association makes an annual regional "Airport of the Year" award, which in 2016 was given to

Southampton Airport Southampton Airport is an international airport located in both Eastleigh and Southampton, Hampshire, in England. The airport is located north-northeast of central Southampton. The southern tip of the runway lies within the Southampton u ...

, in

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

in southern England.

References

{{Authority control Airline trade associations British companies established in 1980 Companies based in Surrey Regional airlines