Federal funding that keeps air travel running in rural parts of the United States will expire this Sunday if the government shutdown drags on. The Essential Air Service program, created in 1978, ...

It's time to add another item to the list of things you probably haven't heard of but are paying for anyway with your tax dollars — the Essential Air Service. This program has been around for nearly ...

The Essential Air Service (EAS) program will run out of funding as early as Sunday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. His comments come as a federal government shutdown continues into its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Complications from the federal government shutdown are canceling flights at major airports across the U.S. – but ...

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 ...

For the Boutique Air flight between Pendleton and Portland, passengers are weighed before boarding the eight-seater plane. The plane is seen on Sept. 2, 2025. Lillian Karabaic / OPB From Pendleton, ...

PERMANENT CUTS TO GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SOON. AND A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT’S IN JEOPARDY RIGHT NOW ALL ACROSS THE NATION IS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. IT’S CALLED THE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE ...

The Department of Transportation secured additional funding to sustain the Essential Air Service program through early November. The Essential Air Service program subsidizes flights to ensure smaller ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has secured an additional $111 million in funding for the Essential Air Service program. Because of the U.S. government shutdown, which started on Oct. 1, ...

The government shutdown, which has dragged out to 28 days, could risk funding for Essential Air Service, a U.S. Department of Transportation program that subsidizes commercial flights to small ...