Category Archives: Cape Air

Follow up

Posted on January 17, 2013 by haolenate

Special thanks to Trish Lorino at Cape Air for filling me in on another market that has broken 10,000 passengers a year – MARION, ILLINOIS – to the mix.   This must make Doug Kimmel and those folks very happy as … Continue reading →

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And its off to the races….

Posted on January 15, 2013 by haolenate

As there’s been a lot of movement in the EAS world and I haven’t been able to keep up with it all… mainly because I’m working on a few projects for one of my airlines (non-EAS) and also working with … Continue reading →

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Ft. Leonard Wood keeps Cape Air…

Posted on December 3, 2012 by haolenate

In a not so surprising move, the DOT reselected Cape Air to continue operating out of Ft. Leonard Wood to St. Louis, for about $2.8 million -ish a year.  The 2 year award will maintain the 4 flights a day … Continue reading →

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Hey ya’ll.. thanks but no thanks..

Posted on May 21, 2012 by haolenate

So Victoria, Texas is one of those markets being affected by Colgan Air’s decision to get out of the prop business.  Victoria has been in the EAS program since 2005, and Colgan gets $1.5 million a year to fly 2 … Continue reading →

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Maybe I was wrong

Posted on February 21, 2012 by haolenate

So a colleague at another airline brought up some key points in my last post – and amazingly he’s right. There *HAS* been stuff going on, and I point it at my new computer ^_^.  I realized it was not … Continue reading →

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Another day….

Posted on December 27, 2011 by haolenate

Sorry for the lapse in posts… its just been an interesting few weeks at work and at home.  I’ve decided I need to follow a normal posting schedule, so for now on I’ll post on every Tuesday & Fridays moving … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Choice One, Arkansas, Cape Air, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Makani Kai, Pacific Wings, SeaPort, Tennessee, Utah | Comments Off

1286 words.. wow!

Posted on November 3, 2011 by haolenate

On Monday, the DOT announced the awards for the Kansas markets, representing $10 million in change in subsidies.  And as usual, the airlines are milking the program for all its worth.  These communities are some of the more remote in … Continue reading →

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Q & A from reader…

Posted on October 6, 2011 by haolenate

I’ve been tied up with some other projects (including getting appointed to a city board) and I haven’t been able to pump out some articles on Jackson, Tennessee or the Decatur/Burlington RFPs, but they *are* coming.  I’d also like to … Continue reading →

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Work in progress…

Posted on October 4, 2011 by haolenate

Bids for Jackson, Tennessee went public – Air Choice One and SeaPort Airlines put in bids to serve McKellar-Sipes Field.  I guess now the question is, will Jackson remain on the EAS program….I’ll dissect the bids a bit later. Had … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Choice One, Cape Air, Maryland, Pennsylvania, SeaPort, Tennessee | 1 Comment

… and back to Owensboro

Posted on September 24, 2011 by haolenate

So we had a variety of bids for Owensboro, Kentucky.  This is city of about 60,000 along the Ohio River in central NW Kentucky.  Allegiant has made this city a focalpoint for service to Florida and soon Vegas as the … Continue reading →

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