Cityjet CEO Christine Ourmières has been elected by members onto the Board of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). Christine is only the second female Airline President to be elected to the ERA Board in the Association’s 32-year history. Cityjet was awarded the Second Silver Award from EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service at ERA 2012 Conference in Dublin.
Cityjet CEO Christine Ourmières said the company was currently installing EGNOS systems on eight of their 13 Fokker 50 propeller aircraft. “We are jumping to EGNOS for reasons of cost and improved navigation,” she said. “We did some analyses and found fuel savings, and comfort for our crew – they feel better, safer, and it is a modern tool.”
CityJet, is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Ourmières said it essentially extended the viability of the fleet. “You are always asking whether or not the fleet is too old. With EGNOS, even with a 25-year old aircraft, you know that the technology is good,” she said. “For the team it is a great achievement, we are very proud.”
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