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

A federal program that subsidizes flights to small airports across the country could significantly shrink, if President Donald Trump gets his way. But in its budget proposal for the next fiscal year, ...

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 ...

Ever thought about Rhinelander, Wisconsin? Not many have, outside of its 8,000 residents and their families. But if you want to fly to Rhinelander, you can, thanks largely to the Essential Air Service ...

The ongoing shutdown of the U.S. government is not expected to affect flights at Pueblo Memorial Airport subsidized through the Department of Transportation’s Essential Air Service (EAS) program, at ...

Federal subsidies for rural air travel will continue through at least mid-November despite the government shutdown, according to a notice sent to airlines on Wednesday. The Transportation Department ...