Mokulele Airlines Gets Reprieve as Funding Continues Through November

Federal funding for small commercial airports could lapse Sunday if shutdown continues, DOT warns

DENVER A key lifeline for rural communities may soon be cut.Small commercial airports in Colorado and nationwide may see flight cancellations if the government shutdown continues.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) would lapse Sunday if the government doesn't reopen by then. EAS provides federal subsidies to commercial airlines to serve small, rural airports that would not otherwise have…

Mokulele Airlines gets reprieve as funding continues through November

Hawaii’s rural communities received welcome news Thursday as federal subsidies for essential air service were extended through Nov. 2.

Airports in nearly 200 remote communities will shut down in days if government shutdown continues

Funding for the the Essential Air Service program runs dry Sunday, leaving remote communities across the country imperiled

Rural airline subsidies will continue into early November despite shutdown, feds say

An Island Air Cessna Caravan flies toward Old Harbor, a village of about 200 people in the Kodiak Archipelago, July 2, 2024. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Funding for a program subsidizing rural air travel is set to continue through early November despite the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Transportation told airlines on Wednesday. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that funding for the Essential Air Service program, …

Funding secured to help keep small rural airports in Alaska up and running

The U.S. Department of Transportation secured $41 million to fund Alaska’s Essential Air Service Program, ensuring continued operation of over 60 rural airports amid federal shutdown concerns.

Airlines Receive Nearly $600 Million to Serve Rural Communities. That Funding Runs Out Sunday

Skift Take: The funding lapse creates uncertainty as to whether regional carriers can continue serving those routes as the government shutdown drags on. Read the Complete Story On Skift