Jesper Rungholm, CEO of Danish Air Transport Group, has been appointed as the President of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), demonstrating a focus on sustainable flying and regional connectivity.
ERA has added 11 newly elected representatives to its Board. ERA says that its board comprises airline representatives and non-airline member representatives, reflecting a diverse and dynamic composition of professionals from various stakeholders in the aviation sector. The airline representatives include:
- Jasmin Bajić, President and CEO, Croatia Airlines (re-elected)
- Jóhanna á Bergi, CEO, Atlantic Airways (re-elected)
- Carlos Bertomeu, CEO, Air Nostrum (re-elected)
- Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO, Aurigny Air Services (elected)
- Andrew Kelly, Director, Corporate Affairs, ASL Airlines Ireland (re-elected)
- David Manzanas, Managing Director, Binter (re-elected)
- Jiří Marek, CEO, Air Serbia (elected)
- Jesper Rungholm, CEO, DAT Group (elected)
- Mikael Wångdahl, VP Head of Airline Operations, SAS Link (re-elected)
And the non-airline member representatives:
- Simon McNamara, Director of Government and Industry Affairs, Heart Aerospace
- Saskia Reijnen, SVP Marketing, Abelo
Jesper Rungholm, the newly appointed President of ERA, said: “In a time where the cost of regional connectivity and the transition to sustainable flying means considerable and difficult challenges ahead, I look forward to defending the interests of the entire ERA membership from my new role.”
Montserrat Barriga, Director General, ERA, said: “I look forward to working with the new board in overcoming the challenges and building an even more resilient industry.”
ASL Ireland, Cityjet, Emerald Airlines, Hibernian Airlines, and Shannon airport are members of ERAA.
