It claims that EAS’s spending has more than doubled between 2021 and 2025 and proposes a mix of reforms to adjust eligibility ...

The Trump administration is proposing cutting $372 million in funding for the Essential Air Service program in its proposed ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Complications from the federal government shutdown are canceling flights at major airports across the U.S. – but federal funds have been secured again to continue supporting flights ...

WILLIAMSTOWN – Additional funding has been secured for the program that subsidizes commercial flights at rural airports as the federal government shutdown continues. According to a notice from the U.S ...

The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport has been served by Contour Airlines under Alternate Essential Air Service grants since 2018. (File Photo) WILLIAMSTOWN — The U.S. Department of Transportation ...

The government wastes almost $700 million a year on subsidies that were supposed to expire in 1988.

Trump’s FY2027 budget proposes a $372M cut to Essential Air Service, reviving a push to scale back subsidies for rural air ...

Nearly 200 remote communities could find themselves cut off from civilization if the government shutdown lasts through the weekend when funding for their rural airports runs dry – and the outlook for ...

The ongoing shutdown of the U.S. government is not expected to affect flights at Pueblo Memorial Airport subsidized through the Department of Transportation’s Essential Air Service (EAS) program, at ...

The government shutdown, which has dragged out to 28 days, could risk funding for Essential Air Service, a U.S. Department of Transportation program that subsidizes commercial flights to small ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has secured $41 million in additional funding to sustain the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, ...

After calling on Republicans to protect funding for the federal Essential Air Service program amid proposed cuts, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday he has successfully increased funding for the ...