RAA Returns
to Music City
44th Annual Convention
September 4-7, 2019 | Music City Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee

Electrifying Speaker Lineup
The 44th Annual RAA Convention, to be held Sept. 4-7 at the state-of-the-art Music City Center in downtown Nashville, will feature a strong lineup of speakers discussing the most important issues in regional aviation. Network with 1,500 industry decision-makers and enjoy the signature evening event at country legend Luke Bryan’s restaurant on Broadway. This year’s General Sessions will include a financial panel featuring analysts that will highlight airline business issues and a panel of safety experts will discuss their vision for continuously advancing aviation safety and reducing risk in the system. The General Sessions will close with a first-ever airline CEO panel discussing key opportunities and challenges facing the industry.
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Convention Highlights:
- New optimized Wednesday-Saturday schedule
- Fireside chat with RAA President and CEO Faye Malarkey Black and RAA Chair and Trans States Holdings President Rick Leach, providing the latest industry update
- Golf at the award-winning Hermitage Presidents Reserve, recognized by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the TOP 10 in TENNESSEE
- Support the RAA Scholarship Fund during our Golf Tournament and the silent auction in our Exhibit Hall
- Socialize and enjoy a musically rich evening event at country music legend Luke Bryan's restaurant on Broadway
- Gain a full appreciation for the depth and breadth of the regional airline industry and the work RAA engages in to protect our shared future
- Network with thought-leading exhibitors and sponsors who showcase their companies during two Exhibit Hall days
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President’s Council Luncheon panel moderated by RAA Chair Rick Leach focusing on the looming maintenance technician shortage. While the pilot shortage has gotten a lot of attention, there is increasing concern about the maintenance technician pipeline. Learn more about what can be done.
Featured Speakers:

RICK LEACH
Chair, RAA
President, Trans States Holdings

FAYE MALARKEY BLACK
President and CEO, RAA

BRYAN BEDFORD
CEO, Republic Airways

THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER HART
Former NTSB Chair

THE HONORABLE RANDY BABBITT
Former FAA Administrator

JOHN HEIMLICH
Chief Economist, Airlines for America
LINDA MARKHAM
President, Cape Air
DR. HASSAN SHAHIDI
President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
CHIP CHILDS
CEO, SkyWest Airlines
Joshua T. Krotec
Senior VP, First Aviation Services
JOE MILLER
COO, Endeavor Air
TIM KOMBEREC
President and CEO, Empire Airlines
LYLE HOGG
President and CEO, Piedmont Airlines
STEVE LINTHWAITE
VP-Flight Operations, Jazz Aviation
Savanthi Syth
Managing Director-Equity Research, Airlines, Raymond James & Associates
BILL SWELBAR
Chief Industry Strategist, Delta Airport Consultants
Ankit Gupta
VP-Domestic Network Planning, United Airlines
Dr. Joel A. English
Vice President of Operations,
Centura College
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
Tidewater Tech