Legislative Updates & Testimony
NMB Proposed Rule Change-RAA Comments - Monday, January 04, 2010

On January 4, 2010, RAA submitted the following comments to the NMB.

 
RAA, Aviation Groups Call for Infrastructure Bank for NextGen Funding RAA and 14 other aviation orga - Monday, September 21, 2009

RAA and 14 other aviation organizations to call for increased funding for NextGen.  Click here to read the letter sent to members of Congress.

 
“Regional Airlines Leaders in NextGen Transition”, RAA tells Congress - Wednesday, March 11, 2009

February 11, 2009- Citing regional airlines investment in “the whole alphabet” of NextGen technology, RAA President Roger Cohen said modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system would aid service to small and medium-sized communities by easing access to the nation’s busiest hub airports.  

In testimony before the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Cohen said the current cutback in flights provided “a time out, some breathing room to make real progress” which stakeholders have been seeking for decades. He added that despite the fact that regional aviation has been “squeezed hard from all sides”, RAA’s members were making substantial investments in a range of new technologies to make flying safer and more efficient – particularly since nearly 75 percent of U.S. communities rely exclusively on regional airlines for scheduled service.

RAA Written Testimony
RAA- Roger Cohen's Oral Testimony

 
Subcommittee on Aviation- US House of Representatives Sept. 23, 2009 - Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Read the full testimony of Roger Cohen before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure "The Federal Aviation Administration's Call to Action on Airline Safety and Pilot Training"

 
Aviation Safety: The Role and Responsibility of Commercial Air Carriers and Employees - Wednesday, June 17, 2009


Good morning Mr. Chairman, Senator Hutchison, and Members of the Committee.  My name is Roger Cohen. I am the President of the Regional Airline Association.  Our 31 member airlines carry more than 90 percent of the passengers traveling on regional aircraft.

The circumstances that prompted the Committee to convene today’s hearing are tragic. We share the Committee’s concern for the lives of the passengers and crews that have been lost and the grief suffered by their families and loved ones.

The challenge now facing this Committee, federal aviation safety agencies, and the aviation industry is to review all of the issues and take whatever steps are necessary to prevent accidents in the future. 
Download full Testimony

 
RAA Briefings and Presentations

RAA Presentations

4/14/2010
Joint letter to House and Senate appropriations leaders on FAA contract tower funding for FY '11

3/12/2010
FAA 35th Annual Forecast Conference
Panel:  New Decade.......Dawn or Dusk for Regional Carriers? Click the name to download the presentation.

  • George Hamlin, Hamlin Transportation Consulting
  • Roger Cohen, President, Regional Airline Association
  • William Swelbar, Research Engineer, International Center for Air Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology



1/16/09- Transportation Research Board Meeting

View from RAA “What a difference a year makes”
Trends in Regional Jet Deployment by Paul McKnight
Regional Jet Parking at the Terminal by Cindy Hirsch
Regional Jets and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities for Commuter Terminal Facilities by Derrick Choi

9/08/08- RAA Presentation for the US Valuation Conference
7/08/08- ATA Presentation "Stop Oil Speculation"
6/09/08- RAA Blasts DOT's Modest Proposal
2/13/08- "Demand Management- The Regional Airline Perspective" from the Aviation Week Forum
4/10/08- General Administration Civil Aviation in China (CAAC) Briefing

Rules & Regulations



12/2/09
NMB Policy on use of Hyperlinks to Voting Website
RAA written statement: Meeting Regarding Proposed NMB Rule Changes
08/10/09
RAA Comments on Proposed Rule- Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft Dispatchers
3/9/09
RAA Comments on Enhancing Passenger Protections
11/12/08
RAA Member Airline Comments With Regard to the Report of the National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal With Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays
Brief Summary of RAA Comments
10/01/08
GAO Opinion on NY Slot Auctions
NY Slot Auction Protest

9/26/08
RAA and ATA File Comments with DOT on Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing

7/22/08
RAA Files Comments in Opposition to JFK/EWR Slot Auctions

7/08/08
RAA Comments on Proposed Rule- Drinking Water Regulations for Aircraft Potable Water Systems

6/17/08
RAA Files Comments Opposing LaGuardia Slot Auction

6/13/08
RAA Denounces DHS US-Visit Proposal- Comments by RAA President, Roger Cohen

6/04/08
Joint Airline Request for Dormancy Waiver on International Authority

5/28/08
RAA Comments on Aircraft Registration Proposal
DOT Flight Delay Reporting Rules

5/20/2008
Summary of New DOT Flight Delay Reporting Rules
DOT Final Rule- Airline Delay Data
DOT Guidance on Baggage Fees
DOT- Oversales and Denied Boarding Compensation

5/19/08
DBC Final Rule Federal Register- Full Text
DBC Part 250


DOT Proposed Congestion Management Rule & Related Documents
5/16/08
RAA Congestion Pricing Presentation
RAA Press Release- Airlines Oppose DOT’s Slot Auction Proposal
RAA Summary of 5/16 DOT EWR/JFK Proposal
Order Limiting Scheduled Operations at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Full Text- Federal Register- Order Limiting Schedule Operations at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Proposed Congestion Management Rule for JFK and EWR
Full Text- Federal Register- Proposed Congestion Management Rule for JFK and EWR
DOT 5/16 Press Release

Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA)

5/7/08
RAA Roadmap Summary of New ACAA Rule
DOT News Release on New ACAA Rule
DOT Final ACAA Rule
Request for Agenda Input for DOT Forum on Passengers with Disabilities

Infomation on attending a DOT forum on the new rule:
The forum will take place on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Washington Plaza Hotel, at 10 Thomas Circle, NW in Washington, D.C.  A special group rate of $201 (plus applicable taxes) applies to our reserved block of 100 rooms on both June 2 and 3, and the hotel will honor the group rate three days prior to and after these dates, based on room availability.  You may contact the reservations department by telephone at 202-482-1300 or 800-424-1140, or book reservations online by going to http://www.washingtonplazahotel.com/.  If calling to make a hotel reservation, please reference DOT Forum 2008.  If you are booking reservations online, then be sure to enter the attendee/group code # 6509.   Reservations must be made by May 16, 2008, for the group rate of $201 (Note; we are currently checking to see if this room rate is available beyond May 16th).

Register for the forum by providing all requested information on the DOT online form located at http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/forum2008.cfm .
1/22/08- RAA Comments on Oversales and Denied Boarding Compensation Rules
1/22/08- RAA Comments on Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections