Journal article
Essential Air Service in the United States: Exploring Strategies to Enhance Spatial and Operational Efficiencies
International regional science review, v 39(1)
01 Jan 2016
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Abstract
The Essential Air Service (EAS) program continues to receive federal funding to provide air travel access to rural communities in the United States. Regular assessment and evaluation of the performance of this program are important, given limited federal resources and fiduciary duties. In fact, this program has garnered significant attention through the years because it was originally conceived to offer temporary financial bridging for maintaining commercial air service in rural and remote communities following deregulation in 1978, yet has continued to be funded at increasing rates for over thirty-five years. This article undertakes a systematic analysis of the EAS program in terms of access and intended goals and objectives. A spatial optimization model is used to examine service performance of the existing system. Program insights as well as ways system efficiency that could be enhanced are highlighted for rural air transportation service in the United States.
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- Title
- Essential Air Service in the United States: Exploring Strategies to Enhance Spatial and Operational Efficiencies
- Creators
- Tony Grubesic - Drexel UniversityRan Wei - University of UtahAlan Murray - Arizona State UniversityFangwu Wei - Drexel UniversityRobert T Sataloff - College of Medicine (2002-)
- Publication Details
- International regional science review, v 39(1)
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 23
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine; College of Information Science and Technology (1995-2013)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000366666200006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84950250644
- Other Identifier
- 991019312450504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Environmental Studies
- Regional & Urban Planning
- Urban Studies