Commercial aviation, status of air service to small communities and the federal programs involved : testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives / statement of Gerald L. Dillingham.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Dillingham, Gerald Lee, 1947- author.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation, sponsoring body.

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Series:

Testimony ; GAO-14-454 T.

Testimony ; GAO-14-454T

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local service airlines--United States--Finance.

Local service airlines.

Aeronautics and state--United States.

Aeronautics and state.

Local service airlines--Finance.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (23 pages) : color illustrations, color map.

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.

Summary:

"Establishing and retaining reliable air service to small communities has been a challenge for decades. Communities seek access to air transportation services as a driver for attracting investment and generating employment. To incentivize service, Congress established two programs to help support air service to small communities--EAS and SCASDP. Airports are categorized by DOT's Federal Aviation Administration and described in terms of 'hub' size based on the number of passengers served annually. Airports range from large hubs with at least 7.3 million passengers in 2012 to nonprimary airports with fewer than 10,000 passengers. Airports receiving subsidized EAS service are either nonhub or nonprimary, and SCASDP airports are small hub or smaller. This testimony discusses (1) the airline industry factors affecting air service to small communities, (2) the federal programs and policies that support air service to small communities, and (3) other options for improving access to air service for these communities. The testimony is based on previous GAO reports issued from 2003 through 2014; analysis of industry data for years 2007 through 2013; and selected updates on EAS and SCASDP programs. To conduct these updates, GAO reviewed program documentation and interviewed DOT officials and industry representatives.--Highlights.

Notes:

"For release ... April 30, 2014."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed September 4, 2014).

OCLC:

889943585