Regional Aviation Association of Australia

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Regional Aviation Association of Australia
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Location
  • Kingston ACT, Australia
OriginsRegional Airline Association of Australia
ServicesAir Transportation
Chairman
Malcolm Sharp
Vice Chairman
Lee Schofield
Vice Chairman and TWG Chairman
Mark Wardrop
Finance Chairman
Daniel Bowden
Mr Stuart Richter, Mr Jim Davis, Mr Carl Jepsen, Mr Neville Evans, Mr Shane Lawrey
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The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) is a non-profit organisation representing the interests of regional aviation in Australia. RAAA has approximately 100 members and 2500 employees. They Provide air transportation in Australia for more than 2 million passengers and 23 million kilograms cargo per year.[2]

It was formed in 1980 as the Regional Airline Association of Australia and amended its name in 2001 when its charter was widened to include "aerial work operators" as well as regional airlines and air charter companies "and the businesses that support them". The members of Regional Aviation Association of Australia include "airlines, airports, engineering and flight training companies, finance and insurance companies and government entities".[3] Thomas Global System's CEO Angus Hutchinson stated "The RAAA plays a fundamental role in supporting the Australian aviation industry and linking regional communities and remote areas across Australia.[4]"

The Charter of Regional Aviation Association of Australia is to promote a safe and viable region aviation industry,[3] to achieve this goal, RAAA require:

"• promotes the regional aviation industry and its benefits to Australian transport, tourism and the economy among government and regulatory policy makers;

• lobbies on behalf of the regional aviation industry and its members;

• contributes to government and regulatory authority policy processes and formulation to enable its members to have input into policies and decisions that may affect their businesses;

• encourages high standards of professional conduct by its members; and

• provides a forum for formal and informal professional development and information sharing. "

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  1. ^ WANG, Chuwei (23 December 2021), English: This photo was taken in Sydney on 2/1/2018 and shows a plane at sunset., retrieved 3 January 2022
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Quotes from the RAAA homepage
  4. ^ "StackPath". www.aviationpros.com. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ Tyrrell, Paul (6 May 2015). "Airservice Australia Long Term Pricing Agreement" (PDF). Airservices Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2016.