May 18, 2022 2:23 pm ET
U.S. Essential Air Service
U.S. Essential Air Service
[ U.S. Essential Air Service ]September 2, 2020 5:06 pm ET
Essential Air Service: What It Is and Why It's Needed
Every year, people around the country pay their taxes and begin to complain about which government programs are necessary and which are not. And every year the same question comes up: why does the government shell out millions of dollars in federal aid to airlines in order to fly — in some cases empty aircraft — to cities nobody has ever heard of? Because it’s essential. History of EAS Essential Air Service has played an interesting role in this country…
April 5, 2022 8:28 pm ET -
SkyWest Adds Flights to Two New York EAS Airports
Plattsburgh and Ogdensburg, two airports in northern New York state, have been in aviation news a substantial amount in the past three months. Both are Essential Air Service cities, and in mid-January 2022, SkyWest announced it would be terminating service to…
March 10, 2022 6:48 pm ET -
United Express Requests Termination of 29 EAS Routes
While the aviation industry is on the rise from the pandemic, pilot shortages are now facing carriers in full stride. But one area is being hit the most: small communities. Back at the beginning of January 2022, United exited 11…
March 3, 2022 4:01 pm ET -
Interview: Northern New York Communities Reject Replacement Carrier
Ogdensburg and Plattsburgh, two Essential Air Service communities located in northern New York State have been in aviation news a lot recently. It started back in January 2022 when SkyWest, the carrier that holds the current Essential Air Service Contract…
February 26, 2022 4:11 pm ET -
More Metroliner Flights Set to Begin in U.S.
Every AvGeek strives for unique and out-of-the-way experiences. In the United States, these AvGeek trips consist of flights such as Alaska's Milk Run along the Alaskan panhandle, United Airlines' Micronesian Island Hopper from Honolulu to Guam, and others. But perhaps…
February 20, 2022 6:00 am ET -
SkyWest Reduces Essential Air Service Flights
Essential Air Service (EAS) is a group of government-funded airports around the country that airlines bid for and then are respectively won. Contracts are by law required to be followed out until completion unless they want to face heavy fines…