Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

It seems a proposal from Boutique Air has been received for Victoria TX. I don't believe it's been reported yet. The only proposal for that market, by the look of it. 25x weekly to IAH and 3x weekly to DFW on PC12 https://www.regulations.gov/docket/DOT-OST-2005-20454/document?postedDateFrom=2022-05...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

On a related matter, I'm very surprised we aren't seeing more from DAC. Salina is the only place where they bid this time round (not counting Alamosa since the bidding had already started when OO gave notice). I would have thought they'd go for a market like SUX. It clearly can support jet service,...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

The markets that seem to have not attracted any proposals at this stage: Joplin Sioux City Houghton Liberal Devils Lake The first 2 are definitely a surprise as they are among the biggest of the lot pax wise. Maybe Boutique and Southern thought DAC was going for them so what's the point trying? The...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

MKG currently has one airline bidding for EAS. Southern Airways Express has given two offers: MKG-ORD 30x Weekly for $1,040,000 or MKG-ORD 36x Weekly for $1,248,000 Houghton has not had any bids yet. Surprised Cape Air hasn't bid for MKG, as it would fit in nicely with their ORD-MBL route. Not surp...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Although Salina has said in the news what airlines are bidding, there is still nothing on regulations. Devils lake ; Jamestown, ND ; Houghton, Mason city and Sioux City All have been pretty silent and have had no proposal submitted yet. Mason city I’m surprised about as it’s close relatively to Fort...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Dodge city was bid by Southern and Boutique but they uploaded the wrong proposals (Altoona) so I am not sure what they are. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1998-3502-0121 That is hilarious, the DOT done goofed. I wonder why it’s taking so long to get the rest of the proposals up, yeah ...

{Video Only} Delta Airbus A330 from Minneapolis to Hawaii

Hi people! In this video I take the third longest flight I have ever been on from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Honolulu in the beautiful Hawaiian islands. I sat in, what is my opinion the best seat in the main cabin on a Delta A330-300… 26J, not too much wing, not too far back to have no wing, perfect fo...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Mad rush of activity at DOT. Maybe they realised 29 applications are coming in? Who knows. Anyhoo, Show Low has been awarded to Southern Airways Express. No surprise since they had the community's recommendation. 2 year contract, on PC-12, 18x weekly to PHX. Modest increase in subsidy to c. $2M a y...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

I (finally) flew Advanced Air ABQ-SVC-PHX, and I was very impressed. Here's a mini-trip report. AN uses the ground level C gates (along with Boutique) at ABQ. These gates are just past the ticket counters, and outside security. It took me less than two minutes to walk from the curb of the ticketing...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

In addition, it appears that Skywest is going to run both OGD and PBG with one Chicago based crew running ORD-OGD-PBG-IAD and back again, at least 4 days a week, for the interim. https://www.nny360.com/news/stlawrencecounty/skywest-adding-ogdensburg-flights-to-and-from-chicago-plattsburgh-starting-...

(Video Only) - flying through Kalaupapa on Mokulele Airlines

Hello all, For this trip report I will be taking a VERY unique flight, I go from Honolulu to the main airport on Moloka’i with a connection in Kalaupapa located on the north end of the island of Moloka’i in the Hawaiian Islands. No visitors are allowed to be in the community of Kalaupapa without a s...

Re: Southern Airways Express acquiring Air Choice One

This is absolutely huge and a game changer in the EAS World. The former SkyWest EAS cities are now truly up for grabs! Very excited at the prospect and possibilities now! Alex Yup. A company that operates 31 Caravans (of which 3 are from the original FedEx Feeder fleet) acquiring a company that ope...

{Video Only} - DTW to Escanaba to MSP on Delta Connection

Hello everyone! This is the fifth video in my “Unique Connection Series”, I fly on Delta Connection (SkyWest) using the same tail number from DTW all the way to MSP. I am once again connecting in Michigans Upper Peninsula, this time in the community of Escanaba. The airport is Nice and they have a j...

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

The AEAS grant application for PBG is in. It is for 12 weekly flights to PHL on Contour. The contract is for a 27-month period. Total subsidy is $9,557,027. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2003-14783-0270 Although this is pretty much confirmed, I’m going to wait until I see the officia...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

I wonder if Cape Air could pick up this service as they already operate from Manistee. Seems as those one plane could operate two daily flights between each Michigan city and ORD. Manistee -- ORD -- Muskegon -- ORD -- Manistee -- ORD -- Muskegon -- ORD -- Manistee Only 18 seats a day, but may need ...

Re: Skywest cutting 29 more markets

This is exactly right, air travel has a prestige over bus routes, but for nearly all the lower 48 EAS routes, you could provide intercity bus service at frequency that are actually useful to nearby cities downtown's+airports, including additional stops. EAS does have a space but it's scope needs to...

Re: Skywest cutting 29 more markets

If it is truly about public transportation, than intercity bus routes are a much more cost effective solution. Further, the busses can stop at multiple smaller cities, and have stops that are much more accessible to low income groups than the local airport. Obviously there are a few markets in Alas...

Re: Skywest cutting 29 more markets

https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2003-15553-0175 New bids have to be in by April 11th. what a joke. who has the capacity and staffing for any of this. maybe piece meal a few carriers like DAC can add a few here and there,but even the 9 seater operations are maxed out... Air Choice One h...

Re: Skywest cutting 29 more markets

SkyWest operates 38 EAS cities on behalf of UA, United operates two on their own (COD and PQI). This ending of 29 cities means they (UA/SkyWest) will be only left with 9 EAS cities (assuming PBG and OGS aren’t part of the 29 as they were previously announced). I wonder why they aren’t cutting any of...

{Video Only} Cross Country in AllegiantExtra, LAX - Grand Rapids

Hello, For this flight, I take a trip in Allegiant’s version of premium service (AllegiantExtra) on a cross country flight from LAX to Grand Rapids, Mich.. at the time of this video they only have AllegiantExtra on tails N271NV-N275NV, and they base these aircraft at GRR and LAX as these bases have ...

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

Looks like they’re trying to get Breeze to SYR. Whilst it’s unlikely this will happen given how this is the first meeting between the two I doubt we’ll see Breeze at SYR for a while. It would be interesting to see what gate they’d use and where they’d fly to. https://www.syracuse.com/business/2022/...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Any update on SOW( Showlow Az? Boutique is the incumbent. Boutique has given notice so it will change hands for sure. Advanced Air and Southern have bid. No recommendation from the community though, and they have asked for an extension for comments. I'm hoping Contour swoops in with AEAS. We can dr...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

DeltaRules wrote:

Any info on how PKB-CLT is going for Contour? It seems like they finally found a reliable carrier to run that after the issues with Via Air.

(Video Only) - American Eagle E145 Chicago-Kalamazoo

Hello! Had a wonderful trip on a very short American Eagle flight from Chicago O’Hare to Kalamazoo, Michigan on an Envoy E145. The flight attendant really seemed to love his job, and we even got a full snack/beverage service on this 28min flight, he was up and moving around with the service before w...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

I don’t believe Boutique bid for Cortez, this essentially means when the Cortez contract comes to a close they will be ending the Denver “hub” That's right, they didn't. That's another contract likely to land with DAC. They're on a roll this year so far! I know CEZ wants/recommended DAC, but their ...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

DAC has won the contract for McCook, Neb. (MCK) and will be using the Metroliner on the route to Denver. Glad to see another Metroliner route, but that also means BTQ will be loosing another destination to DAC, who’s route map is looking very familiar. I don’t believe Boutique bid for Cortez, this e...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Cape had OGS about a decade ago and had a falling out with the communities. At the time they held OGS, MSS, and ART. ART really wanted a bigger aircraft and opted for AA. Cape was really only willing to fly these routes if they had the contract to all 3 as they're quite far from BOS so a stop in AL...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

Skywest has filed notice with the DOT to reduce EAS service to 18 markets. One of them happens to be Muskegon (MKG). I wonder if what will be cut at MKG was the added flight announced last spring: Courtesy: MLive Additional Flight To Chicago Announced By Muskegon County Airport’s New Management Fir...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Farmington NM is the poster child for What Great Lakes did wrong. I flew in there a few times (Pinion Hills is one of the best municipal golf courses in the nation) and there was usually 5 to 8 flights per day to Denver and and I know Mesa had up to 10 or 11 flights to Albuquerque at the same time....

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Great idea for a thread. I long remember service to many city's that no longer get EAS service as they have been removed from being EAS for one reason or another. I do feel for city's that Great Lakes either took out of EAS and no longer can come back (Farmington NM a great example) Other EAS city'...

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/live-stream/watch-live-bello-to-announce-new-services-for-the-frederick-douglass-greater-rochester-international-airport/ I believe this is Spirit, makes sense for ROC the location is great I believe this makes ROC the smallest airport to have all of the major ai...

Re: Contour Airlines Routes and Predictions

Does anyone think Contour will try to secure a codeshare/interline with WN? It'd benefit both Contour and it's customers at airports like Nashville, Oakland & Baltimore (all three have a big WN presence, with OAK & BWI being bases) and thus unlocking more connecting opportunities. I don’t r...

Re: United States Essential Air Service (EAS) Thread

Good idea, SYR. I think this should be a thread for EAS topics that don't merit a separate thread. Also, please do NOT turn this into a discussion of whether or not the government should fund EAS. The issue of government funding for EAS has been discussed far too much on this website, and further a...

Re: Contour Airlines Routes and Predictions

BangersAndMash wrote:

Guys, this is a Contour thread. If you want to discuss Advanced Air or EAS more generally, can I suggest creating a dedicated thread.

Re: Skywest reducing frequency in 18 EAS markets

Beginning Mar 4 OO will go back to a single ORD-LWB-SHD-IAD round-trip routing. Apr 1 both LWB and SHD are each scheduled to have one nonstop to both ORD and IAD but we'll see if that changes. I’m not very surprised about this. Did you see this anywhere online or did you just look up flights and fi...

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

Looks like there were two EAS bids at Ogdensburg: 1. Air Charter Express, not to be confused with Freight Runners Express’s charter wing. This one is Based out of Rome, NY and they want to do either OGS-ALB or OGS-SYR on Piper Cheiftans. (https://downloads.regulations.gov/DOT-OST-1997-2842-0445/att...

Re: Skywest reducing frequency in 18 EAS markets

I wouldn’t be surprised if they did a lot of tag on flights with the EAS cities. At this moment in time, the only one is JMS/DVL to DEN. A lot of the cities are close enough where a tag would make sense. Alamosa, CO is going to be the tell. In the list of frequency reductions cities, that one is the...

Re: {Video Only} - DTW to MSP with Delta Connection, connecting in Iron Mountain

I had a flight cancelled out of DTW once and was rebooked via MSP for the next day. No availability on nonstop DTW-MSP so was rebooked on this DTW-IMT-MSP flight as well. A lot of other passengers on that flight making the connection that day. I think IMT is an EAS community? If so the routing make...

Re: {Video Only} - DTW to MSP with Delta Connection, connecting in Iron Mountain

A rare trip report to the U.P.! Thanks for posting this interesting connection. IMT is certainly an interesting airport. Too bad you didn't seem to catch the massive ski jump northeast of the airport and really seems to tower over you as you make an approach to runway 19. Also, back in the day the ...

Re: Skywest reducing frequency in 18 EAS markets

TBN is a shame as they just recently started that route PUB, MKG, DEC are all really short flights. MCW and FOD are pretty close to each other. It might be helpful to coordinate service between those two markets. Air Choice One used to connect coordinate MCW and FOD. They did ORD-MCW-FOD-STL. I was...

Re: Hawaii Competition

The fares were getting absurdly low in December. Just two days before Christmas I saw HA and AS offering $150 to SFO. Airfare was getting really inexpensive in December whereas hotel rates were extremely high. It feels imbalanced. I am definitely seeing this imbalance. Yesterday I booked a flight o...

{Video Only} - DTW to MSP with Delta Connection, connecting in Iron Mountain

Hello! This is the fourth video in my “Unique Connection Series”, I fly on Delta Connection (SkyWest) using the same tail number from DTW all the way to MSP. I connect in the small community of Iron Mountain that is located in Michigan upper peninsula. The airport is great, from a ramp agent that lo...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

On Kalamazoo Airports social media page, they basically asked “who wants breeze to fly to Kalamazoo and who would use it?”. Although not in Michigan, Roanoke did the exact same thing on the same day. First, it’s odd that they both did that on the same day. And secondly, does anyone else think this c...

Re: Breeze Airways - News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Last week, Kalamazoo and Roanoke both posted on their social media pages the same day about Breeze. The post was something along the lines of “who would like to see Breeze come to *insert one of the above city names here* and who would use it?” Find it odd that any airport would have a poll like tha...

Re: Airport Authority Requests That Boutique “Withdraw” From Jackson, Tn. Due to Poor Service.

Southern apparently is picked. Not sure which routes https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/01/25/airport-leaders-make-decision-on-next-hub-city-airline/ Well, picked by the locals. Not by who makes the true decision... Glad that the community wants SAE. Although it’s the same aircraft type as ACO, SAE offers...

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

A Korean Air BBJ landed at Kalamazoo this morning from IND, spent not even 40min at AZO and then went onto Detroit.

Anyone know what the reasoning for this might be?

Re: The Rest of Michigan Aviation Thread - 2022

mikejepp wrote:

Are there any Michigan airports in danger of losing air service completely? CIU, CMX, APN, PLN?

*Video Only* First Class E175 on American from Syracuse to Chicago O’Hare

Hi All! I’ve never titled a video like this, and I don’t like to but I felt like it was necessary. The only difference between this first class trip on AA and economy on other airlines was the bigger seat up front, no snack service at all and only a single drink service just after takeoff on this al...

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

Saranac Lake’s new EAS contract with Cape Air includes nonstops once a day to JFK in addition to 2x daily to BOS. It's it this morning's Enterprise. JFK is going to be big. https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2022/01/cape-air-to-start-flights-from-lake-clear-to-nyc/ Yup! I'm s...

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2022

Saranac Lake’s new EAS contract with Cape Air includes nonstops once a day to JFK in addition to 2x daily to BOS.