US legislators call for rural aviation program reform
Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are urging the comptroller general of the US to consider the impact of an “arbitrary” provision from the 2012 FAA Modernisation and Reform Act that they say has jeopardised funding to rural airports across the country. The lawmakers say that Sec. 422 of the law is “exacerbating the challenges” small and rural airports face finding carriers by limiting entry into the Essential Air Services (EAS) program to airports that were already participating in the program between Sept 30, 2010 and Sept 30, 2011. The lawmakers said that many rural airports “meet many of the criteria for the EAS, but are denied eligibility simply because they were not receiving subsidies in 2011.” <br/>
https://portal.staralliance.com/cms/news/hot-topics/2019-02-26/general/us-legislators-call-for-rural-aviation-program-reform
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US legislators call for rural aviation program reform
Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are urging the comptroller general of the US to consider the impact of an “arbitrary” provision from the 2012 FAA Modernisation and Reform Act that they say has jeopardised funding to rural airports across the country. The lawmakers say that Sec. 422 of the law is “exacerbating the challenges” small and rural airports face finding carriers by limiting entry into the Essential Air Services (EAS) program to airports that were already participating in the program between Sept 30, 2010 and Sept 30, 2011. The lawmakers said that many rural airports “meet many of the criteria for the EAS, but are denied eligibility simply because they were not receiving subsidies in 2011.” <br/>
