The U.S. Department of Transportation says it has obtained $41 million in additional funding to continue the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, temporarily averting a lapse in operations caused by ...

A federal program that supports flights across dozens of rural communities in Alaska may be halted as soon as Sunday due to the government shutdown. Subsidies to support the Essential Air Service ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Once in jeopardy, funding for Essential Air Service — which supports flights from 65 communities in Alaska — has received $41 million in funding, enough to keep the program ...

The Essential Air Service (EAS) is a federal program that subsidizes airlines to serve smaller communities. EAS was created after airline deregulation to ensure remote areas remain connected to the ...

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 Trump administration said on Monday that funds from a U.S. government program that subsidizes commercial air service to rural airports are set to expire as soon as Sunday because of an ongoing ...

The Department of Transportation secured additional funding to sustain the Essential Air Service program through early November. The Essential Air Service program subsidizes flights to ensure smaller ...

Cape Air is facing some competition as Lebanon Municipal Airport is looking to make a new contract for air service over the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Monday that funds from a U.S. government program that subsidizes commercial air service to rural airports are set to expire Sunday because of an ...