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 ...

The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport has been waiting for the Department of Transportation to select a new Essential Air ...

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 ...

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.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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 Sunday because of an ...

PENDLETON — The federal subsidy that funds passenger air service between Pendleton and Portland remains aloft. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued an official notice Oct. 6 warning of a ...