With air travel picking back up around the globe, Singapore Airlines has resumed the longest flight in the world from the city-state of Singapore to New York City. Though unlike before the pandemic, the flight now operates into New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport rather than across the Upper New York Bay in Newark, […]
After several months of service hiatus, Taos, N.M.-based Taos Air will be resuming flights to their previously served destinations in California and Texas. The carrier will also resume the shuttle that takes passengers from the airport to the Taos Ski Valley. The previous halt in service was due to the coronavirus; when countrywide lockdowns were […]
Pompano Beach, Florida-based Southern Airways Express is one of the largest commuter airlines in the United States and operates over 30 aircraft all over the country, from Nantucket in Massachusetts to the Hawaiian Islands. And many of their destinations include Essential Air Service (EAS) cities. The carrier, which is also comprised of Hawaii-based Mokulele, operates […]
This week Southwest Airlines extended its schedule to Jan. 5, 2022, and with this came a host of new routes and even two new destinations. These two new cities mean the carrier will have added 18 new destinations since early 2020. New Destinations Syracuse, N.Y. This city located in central New York state will be […]
Essential Air Service (EAS) has been in the news frequently the past couple of months, and large airports aren’t the only airports that have news to report on. This is a continuation of the series, titled ‘EAS Round up’, and will touch on any news regarding the contracts in the EAS airport community since the […]
Denver-based, Key Lime Air has announced three new destinations and routes that will all operate under their scheduled carrier banner ‘Denver Air Connection’. No matter what time of year it is, Essential Air Service (EAS) contracts are always being renewed or up for a change. Not everyone agrees all the time and that is to […]
In part 1 of this EAS trip report, I arrived at the Nashville International Airport and checked in for my flight with Boutique Air to Pensacola, Fla. In this second part, you’ll see what it was like to take the flight, and what is one of my favorite flights date. The Flight Only about two […]
It is once again time for another Essential Air Service (EAS) trip report. Just like my journey on Air Choice One, this trip is another unique experience that connects two larger cities using a small EAS community. For this trip I will be flying from Nashville to Pensacola, Fla. with a stop in the small […]
Boutique Air announced three new destinations spanning the U.S. as the airline looks to bolster its services in the East, West and South. In a press release on Tuesday, the airline said it would be adding service to Burlington, Vt., New Orleans, La. and Las Vegas. The announcement comes on the heels of nearly a […]
Ultimate Air Shuttle is based at the Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio and operates as Part 135 Air Charter Carrier. It has operated many routes as ‘public charters’ similarly to the way that JSX operates on the west coast. The carrier suspended their scheduled flights in mid-2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. They did resume operations […]
