ERA elects Jan Palmer as its new president

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA), which has more than 60 members, elected Estonian airline Xfly CEO Jan Palmer as its new president at its annual meeting on October 1. Palmer (70), who has worked mostly for Northern European airlines, has more than 40 years of experience in aviation. His knowledge has been particularly valued in rescuing airlines facing difficulties. For these reasons, Palmer was appointed to turn around Estonia’s national airline Estonian Air at the end of 2012, which he managed to return to profit, but due to illegal state aid the airline had previously been granted it was