Commercial Aviation
Commercial Aviation

Author: Gerald L. Dillingham

Publisher: DIANE Publishing Inc.

Published: 2007-08

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781422315774

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Congress established two key programs to help support air service to small communities -- the Essential Air Service (EAS) providing about $100 million in subsidies/year & the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) that provides about $20 million/year in grants. As part of its reauthorization of the Fed. Aviation Admin., the Congress is examining the status & outcomes of these programs. This testimony discusses: (1) the history & challenges of the EAS program; (2) the implementation & outcomes of the SCASDP; & (3) options for reforming EAS & SCASDP. The testimony is based on previous reports, interviews with Dept. of Transport. officials & industry rep. as well as program updates. Charts.

National Transportation System
National Transportation System

Author: Gerald L. Dillingham

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1437920845

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Since 1978, the Essential Air Service (EAS) program has subsidized air service to eligible communities that would otherwise not have scheduled service. The cost of this program has risen as the number of communities being served and subsidies to air carriers have increased. At the same time, the number of carriers providing EAS service has declined. Given continuing concerns over the EAS program's long-term prospects, this report reviews: (1) the characteristics and current status of the EAS program; (2) factors affecting the program's ability to provide air service; (3) options for revising the program; and (4) tools for assessing the program, the options for its revision, and the program's performance. Charts and tables.

Airport Revenue Diversification
Airport Revenue Diversification

Author: Lois S. Kramer

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 0309143128

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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 19: Airport Revenue Diversification explores the different sources of revenue for airports, separating core aeronautical revenue from ancillary revenues. The report also examines ways that airports have diversified activities and highlights the challenges that arise when non-aeronautical activity is proposed on land that is subject to Federal Aviation Administration grants obligations and assurances.

National Airspace System: FAA Reauthorization Issues are Critical to System Transformation and Operations
National Airspace System: FAA Reauthorization Issues are Critical to System Transformation and Operations

Author: Gerald L. Dillingham

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-05-01

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 1437913210

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Discusses six issues that are important in reauthorizing FAA programs: (1) Ensuring the safe and efficient transformation to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen); (2) Strengthening oversight of aviation safety: Incomplete and inaccurate safety data jeopardize FAA's implementation of a new safety management approach; (3) Reducing congestion and providing access to the national airspace system; (4) Addressing aviation's impact on the environment, including noise, emissions, and other pollutants; (5) Ensuring a sufficient, trained workforce; and (6) Ensuring timely reauthorization of FAA programs. Charts and tables.