January 30, 2022 6:00 am 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…
October 30, 2021 4:36 am ET -
EAS Round Up – Part 5
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…
August 27, 2021 1:49 am ET -
Denver Air Connection Spreads Its Wings
Colorado-based Denver Air Connection, or DAC for short, has had a very successful year. In just the past year and a half, it went from just four passenger destinations to nine, and the carrier is not done yet. Between May…
July 9, 2021 3:58 am ET -
Deep Dive: The Shortest Routes of the US Commuter Carriers
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…
July 2, 2021 6:01 am ET -
Deep Dive: The Shortest Routes of the Major US Carriers
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…
June 12, 2021 1:05 pm ET -
Interview: Southern Airways Express Announces New Interline
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…