Laura Desaintillan joined ERA in February 2025 as Policy Officer and her main role will to oversee sustainability-related topics.
Passionate about aviation, Laura previously worked as an EU policy officer for Air France-KLM, the European Cockpit Association (ECA) and the Aerospace and Defence Industries association (ASD). She used to follow a wide range of topics, from air passenger rights to airport package, MDMS, flight time limitation, EU ETS, etc.
Elena Cuenca joined ERA in September 2024 as Policy and Technical analyst.
Based in Brussels, Elena has recently completed her MSc in Airport Planning and Management at Cranfield University, and also holds a MSc and BEng in Aerospace Engineering from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. Elena will support the policy team on operational, safety and infrastructure technical files. From Girona, she speaks Spanish, Catalan and English.
Antoine has joined ERA as Head of Sustainability. He has worked with DGAC, the French CAA, for many years as well as with DG MOVE as Policy Officer. He is an aeronautical engineer and holds a private pilot licence.
Roberta Filosa has been a Policy Analyst and then Policy Manager at the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) since January 2022. She works on EU Internal Market, competition and consumer affairs. Prior to ERA, Roberta worked at ATR in the Public Affairs & Environment department. She holds a Master’s Degree in International and European Law with a specialisation in Transport and Air Law from the University of Toulouse as well as a Master’s Degree in General Law from the University of Milan. She speaks English, French, Italian and some Spanish.
Nick Rhodes is Head of Operations, Safety and Infrastructure at ERA. With over 25 years’ experience in the regional aviation sector, Rhodes represents ERA members on strategic and operational Air Traffic Management (ATM) matters, including capacity and environmental initiatives, including SESAR research and deployment. He also oversees Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) topics such as Datalink and Performance-Based Navigation.
Becky is responsible for the editorial content of ERA's printed and electronic publications; Regional International, the annual ERA Yearbook and the weekly membership electronic newsletter Members' Update. She is also responsible for media relations as well as press releases and association articles and interviews.
Montserrat Barriga has been ERA (European Regions Airline Association) Director General since November 2017. She is responsible to ERA’s board for the delivery and implementation of ERA’s strategy as well as the advocacy work of the association on policy and technical matters. Under her leadership, ERA is highlighting the aviation sector’s vital contribution to Europe’s future economic prosperity, particularly in the regions of Europe.
Emily works within business development and communications and assists in the production of ERA’s print media publications Regional International and the annual Yearbook, as well as the email newsletter Members’ Update. Emily runs all ERA’s social media platforms and assists in various corporate communication activities. In addition, Emily works on ERA’s two main events, the ERA General Assembly and ERA Regional Airline Conference, specifically in media relations.
Lauren works within business development and is responsible for sponsorship and exhibition sales at both the ERA Regional Airline Conference and the ERA General Assembly. She is also responsible for the organisation and running the exhibition and the General Assembly together with event marketing and branding. Lauren’s other key responsibility is airline membership recruitment. In addition, Lauren heads up the running of the ERA website, the communications and marketing software for association and markets a number of ERA’s regular group meetings.