Abstract The US federal Essential Air Service program was established to subsidize air service to communities unable to retain commercial carriers after airline deregulation in 1978. In this paper, the subsidized service between program communities and commercial hub airports is investigated relative to several Essential Air Service planning objectives. Specifically, observed community hubbing activity is compared with that modeled to minimize hub access cost and maximize community accessibility within the commercial air transport system. Results highlight trends in system performance relative to these planning objectives and indicate that significant potential exists for enhancing the efficiency of the program in light of limited resources.

    Highlights ► US Essential Air Service subsidized routes are analyzed for the years 2001-2006. ► Observed routes are compared to those optimizing access and accessibility. ► Strategic reconfiguration of routes could dramatically improve system performance.


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    Titel :

    An analysis of essential air service structure and performance


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2011-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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