The 36th RAA Annual Convention was highlighted by visits from DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, and NTSB member Mark Rosekind.  Maintaining the momentum from the Milwaukee convention in 2010, the exhibit hall boasted some 200 exhibitors including a dozen new participating companies.  A special thank you to the more than 1,400 attendees who participated in the three-day event.   Read daily news coverage of the 36th Annual RAA Convention in the three Special Convention News issues of Regional Horizons.
 
Click here for Day 1 issue--Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Click here for Day 2 issue--Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Click here for Day 3 issue--Thursday, May 19, 2011

See Presentation by NTSB Member, Mark Rosekind from the RAA Presidents Council Luncheon here!

Read Secretary Ray LaHood's prepared remarks for Tuesday afternoon's general session here!

Click here to view RAA President Roger Cohen's presentation from Wednesday's general session.

RAA invites all associate members and exhibitors to join RAA member airline members for the following scheduled meetings in Nashville during the 36th Annual Convention.

The following meetings are open to all airlines, associate members, and exhibitors registered for the RAA Convention.
RAA Public Relations Committee (Monday)
RAA Maintenance Forum (Tuesday)
RAA Flight Training Forum (Thursday)
RAA Inflight Forum (Thursday)
RAA Airline Dispatch Forum  (Thursday)

We've topped 200 Exhibits....and over 1200 registrants....now the countdown is on to the 36th Annual RAA Convention in Nashville! 

Coming soon:  RAA UPDATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION?  ATTENDING THE SHOW?  PLEASE CALL REGISTRATION DIRECTLY- (972) 943-4793

Read the full announcement here

For the first time in RAA history, a sitting U.S. Cabinet Secretary will attend the Regional Airline Association Annual Convention as the Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation will headline the 36th Annual RAA Convention in Nashville. Secretary LaHood is scheduled to address the Opening Keynote Session on Tuesday, May 17 by officially opening the Exhibit Hall  and walk through the hall with nearly 200 companies represented.

"Secretary LaHood's gracious acceptance of our invitation reflects the critical importance of regional airlines to the U.S. economy. We're very fortunate that the Administration's #1 transportation official will be joining the airlines which provide more than one half the nation's scheduled passenger flights and which 75% of US communities rely on exclusively  to link to the global economy," said RAA President Roger Cohen.

 

The RAA Annual Convention in Nashville is just three months away!  Make your plans today to join us for North America's only convention and tradeshow dedicated to regional airlines.  Hotel and convention registration is open, and all the details can be found on our main convention page.  To view our preliminary schedule of events, click here!

Mark Dombroff of Dombroff Gilmore Jaques & French on Emergency Prepardness at the RAA 2010 Convention in MKE!

Every year at the RAA Convention, Airline Presidents participate in 15-minute Q&A sessions with reporters.
In Milwaukee, six airline executives provided operational updates and their views on the regional airline industry in general.

Regional Horizons, the official publication of the RAA Annual Convention covered every aspect of the show. 
Day 1 Issue (Featuring floor map and exhibitor descriptions)
Day 2 Issue
Day 3 Issue

RAA Convention Coverage
“Regional Airlines Welcome Spotlight at Annual RAA Convention”- AIN Online, Gregory Polek (5/27/10)
"As the Regional Flight Market Shrinks, Airlines Need New Strategies to Survive"- BNET Travel Analysis, Brett Snyder (6/1/10)
"US Regional Airline Strategies in Place for the Future"- Center for Asian Pacific Aviation by Kathryn Creedy (6/4/10)
FlightGlobal Coverage of RAA Convention
Aero-News.Net reports on NTSB Chair’s Remarks at the RAA Meeting in Milwaukee

RAA General Session "Flying Above the Social Media Fray" featuring FlightGlobal's Mary Kirby, Aviation Week's Benet Wilson, and Cranky Flier Brett Snyder.  #RAA10

NTSB Chair Deborah Hersman told RAA Convention attendees that "regional airlines are the major leagues. At any given moment, there are nearly 5,000 flights in the national airspace." 
Read her entire remarks here.  Follow the jump to view videos of her speech. 

Regional Horizons reports on NTSB Chair Deborah Hersman's keynote speech at the Milwaukee Convention. Click here.

Thank you to the 1,500 Exhibitors and Attendees who attended the 2010 convention and trade show in Milwaukee. 

From left to right:  RAA Secretary Keith Houk, Sponsors Nicolas Durand from PowerJet and John Buckley from Superjet International, RAA Chairman Chip Childs, Treasurer Dan Wolf and President Roger Cohen.

Please take a moment to check out the awesome videos submitted to RAA for our Annual Convention in Milwaukee in May 2010.