Small Carriers Form Lobbying Group

Nine small airlines have formed a lobbying group, the Air Carrier Assn. of America, to fight what they call unfair competition by the major carriers. The ACAA will represent its members on issues in Congress and at the regulatory agencies, said Ed Faberman, counsel for the trade group in Washington. Members of the group include Frontier Airlines, Reno Air, ValuJet, Arrow Air, AirTran Airways, Carnival Air Lines, Spirit Air Lines, Sun Jet International and Laker Airways. The major U.S. airlines are represented in Washington by the Air Transport Assn.; the Regional Airline Assn. represents regional carriers.