• This week, European Regions Airline Association (ERA) will be hosting its highly anticipated General Assembly in Innsbruck, Austria.
• From 10–12 October, aviation professionals from across the industry will be able to make the most of unique and exclusive business opportunities, whilst supporting Austria’s western Tyrol region.
• This year’s event will be focussed on industry collaboration, key to overcoming the current operational challenges, and other high-profile issues including skill shortages.

For the first time in more than three decades, ERA’s General Assembly heads back to Innsbruck – a truly regional destination set against the backdrop of the picturesque Alps.

With over 173 industry companies, including 45 airlines, expected to participate, this premier event provides a broad and varied agenda, from stimulating conference sessions and an exciting exhibition environment to a glamourous awards dinner and so much more.

Marco Pernetta, Managing Director, Innsbruck Airport, who will be opening the conference with a welcome address, said: “The Tyrol region occupies a central role in Austria’s tourism industry, generating an impressive gross value of approximately €4.8b during the 2021–2022 tourism season, thereby ranking it first in the country for tourism revenue. In addition to mostly incoming tourist traffic, with around half a million passengers in the first quarter of a calendar year only, the airport represents an important destination for commercial and industrial enterprises, as well as congress tourism and the university sector; and we look forward to this week welcoming high-profile delegates from across the European aviation industry to our region.”

Montserrat Barriga, Director General, ERA said: “The one element of our ERA General Assembly that has never changed is the gathering of members in one location as one ERA family. In a time when industry collaboration is more important than ever, this industry event continues to reinforce the association’s ethos that the power of one collective voice, representing multiple businesses, to promote and protect one industry sector, is incredibly strong. I am excited to this year welcome so many high-profile delegates to the breathtaking city of Innsbruck and look forward to seeing members both strengthen existing business relationships and build rewarding new ones.”

Source : ERA