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Table of Contents
Report from the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
2006-2007 Board of Directors, RAA Staff,
Annual Report Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2006 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2005 Year at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Industry Traffic Statistics—1995-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Top 50 Regional Airline Companies in 2005 . . . . . . . . . .12
Top 50 Individual Regional Airline in 2005 . . . . . . . . . . .13
Regional Passenger Traffic, 1970-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Passenger Aircraft Operated, 1970-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Regional Airline Code-Sharing Partnerships
as of May 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Regional Airline Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Regional Airline Safety Statistics—1992-2005 . . . . . . . .18
Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Top Regional Aircraft—2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Aircraft in Regional Airline Passenger Service . . . . . . . . .21
Summary of Passenger Aircraft
in Regional Airline Use—2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Summary of All-Cargo Aircraft
in Regional Airline Use—2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Distribution of Fleet by Seating Capacity
and Engine Type—2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Financial Review
By Raymond E. Neidl, Caylon Securities . . . . . . . . . . . .25
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RAA 2006 Annual Report
Industry Projections
By Michael J. Miller, Rolls-Royce North America . . . . . .31
Labor Relations
By Jerry Glass, F&H Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Airline Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Regional Aircraft Distribution by Carrier
and Manufacturer—December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Associate Member Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
The Associate Member Council Chairman’s Report . . . .58
Associate Member Directory Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Photos from 2006 RAA Annual Convention. . . . . . . . .100
Mark Your Calendar! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Services in North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Top 50 US Regional Carrier Airports—January 2006 . .105
Summary of Passenger Service
by State—January 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Key to Airline Designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Passenger Services in North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Essential Air Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Summary of Essential Air Service by State . . . . . . . . . .122
Essential Air Service Section 419—Compensation
by Carrier and Community—June 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
CD of Annual Report Charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126