REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS: THE REGIONAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND RAA HAVE EMBARKED UPON A MULTI-PART INITIATIVE TO PUSH FOR NEW ADVANCES IN AVIATION SAFETY, WHILE LOOKING AT THE HUMAN FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO ACCIDENTS IN ORDER TO AVOID INCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE. RAA'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVE HAS THE FOLLOWING FOUR ELEMENTS: - SAFETY COUNCIL - RAA IS BRINGING TOGETHER SAFETY PROFESSIONALS TO REVIEW PROCEDURES AND ADDRESS ISSUES THAT CAN BE PERCEIVED AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO AN ACCIDENT. - FATIGUE AWARENESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - RAA PROMOTES A FATIGUE AWARENESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR USE BY ITS MEMBER AIRLINES.- INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP - RAA IS REACHING OUT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONGRESS, ACROSS THE GOVERNMENT, AND TO FELLOW STAKEHOLDERS IN LABOR AND THROUGHOUT THE AVIATION INDUSTRY TO EXPLORE THE FULL RANGE OF ISSUES, WHICH COULD HELP IMPROVE SAFETY AND PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS.

AVIATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: RAA ENGAGES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, AND GENERALLY WORKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES RELATED TO WORKFORCE TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES. RAA WORKS TO PROMOTE AN INCREASE IN THE PILOT AND MAINTENANCE WORKFORCE OVERALL AS WELL AS EXPANDING UNDERREPRESENTED DEMOGRAPHICS IN AVIATION CAREERS. RAA ADVOCATES FOR MODIFICATIONS TO FEDERAL TITLE IV (STUDENT LOANS) FUNDING TO IMPROVE PILOTS' ABILITY TO AFFORD TRAINING AND PROMOTES AVIATION TECHNICIAN CAREER PATHWAYS. RAA IS FOCUSED ON ATTRACTING AND ENSURING SOUND, SAFE POLICY DECISIONS ABOUT THE TRAINING OF A NEW GENERATION OF COMMERCIAL AIRLINE PILOTS. RAA AIMS TO EDUCATE CONGRESS ABOUT THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH FAA APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL STRUCTURED TRAINING PILOT TRAINING PATHWAYS, A POSITION THAT IS SUPPORTED BY COMPREHENSIVE, PEER-REVIEWED DATA. FOR THIS CAMPAIGN, RAA HAS HIRED LOBBYISTS TO HELP WITH ADVOCACY.