U.S. Essential Air Service

Air Wisconsin is walking away from a federally-subsidized Essential Air Services contract less than two months after securing it.

SWC, a wholly owned affiliate of SkyWest Airlines, was launched in 2022 to provide charter flights under Part 135 regulations.

A protest letter from a regional airport has offered new insight into the collapse of a roughly two-year partnership between Air Wisconsin and American.

JetBlue has submitted a formal proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide more Essential Air Service (EAS) flights.

Earlier this year, American ended its capacity contract with the carrier, leaving it with no regularly scheduled flights since early April.

Breeze has submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking approval to modify its current Essential Air Service (EAS) pattern.

The carrier expressed that the “prolonged timeline has impacted our ability to effectively allocate resources and plan our operations…”

In most EAS contracts, one of the stipulations is that the airline has to have baggage agreements or codeshares with other major airlines.

The airport, located in southwestern New York state, has submitted a proposal to the Department of Transportation requesting reinstatement of EAS subsidies.

Duffy added that he understood “how meaningful” the program is to many communities but that he will be looking at changes.