The Essential Air Service (EAS) program, established in 1978 following the airline industry's deregulation, aims to ensure that small communities in the United States maintain minimal scheduled ...

The Barkley Regional Airport board will decide between five bids for a new commercial air carrier ahead of its upcoming ...

Barkley Regional Airport has received five bids from commercial air carriers interested in providing service to the region, ...

The third proposal to bring Essential Air Service back to the Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown includes fewer riders a year than previous proposals and a higher cost to the federal government.

The U.S. Department of Transportation was scheduled to name a new Essential Air Service provider for Pueblo on Feb. 1, but that still hasn't happened. City officials say they "won't know anything ...

The Trump administration has proposed cutting $308 million from the Essential Air Service program. That could affect airports ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation was supposed to name a new air carrier for Pueblo on Feb. 1, but that still hasn't happened.

Henry adds, “The ability to have Essential Air Service to an area has an economic impact. It helps with marketing. Now, it’s early days so I’d like to hedge my bet a little bit that there ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The Trump administration wants to slash the budget for the federal Essential Air Service program and that could affect three of South Dakota’s airports. State ...

To the editor: Essential Air Service is a US DOT program serving 65 rural communities in Alaska and more than 100 communities in the Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

The Essential Air Service’s funding did grow under the Biden administration. The program received $168 million in the 2020 fiscal year, plus another $56 million in emergency funding after the ...

Essential Air Service is a U.S. DOT program serving 65 rural communities in Alaska, and over 100 communities in the Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Alaska Airlines receives government funding to ...