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		RAP in the News \| RAP Publications: 2008 : 2007 : 2006 : 2005 : 2004 : 2003 : 2002/2001 \| Aviation News Archives Publications for 2006 Member Alerts and Updates Small Community Air Service Development Program Grants Awarded August 11, 2006 Member Update Initial Mark Up Provides $117 Million For EAS In FY07 May 26, 2006 RAP Member Alert YOUR VOICE HAS CLEARLY BEEN HEARD! Legislative Updates and Alerts Recent DOT Letter Hints At Upcoming Efforts To Eliminate A Large Number Of EAS Communities December 19, 2006 Legislative Update Congress Adjourns For The Year With A Flurry Of Legislative Action December 13, 2006 Legislative Update Democrats Poised To Take Control Of Congress In January Congressional Leaders Defer Action On FY07 Spending Bills Until Early Next Year November 28, 2006 Legislative Update RAP Examines How Tuesday's Elections Could Impact Small Community Air Service November 10, 2006 Legislative Update: Election Special Political Rhetoric Supporting EAS and Small Community Air Service Issues Is Intense! October 3, 2006 Legislative Update Excerpts from the Senate Aviation Subcommittee on Rural Air Service DOT Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Air Service to Small and Rural Communities September 15, 2006 Legislative Update DOT claims to propose “first time” revisions to the program that “require” communities to be stakeholders! House Passes FY07 Transportation Appropriations Bill Providing Additional Funding For EAS July 7, 2006 RAP Legislative Update SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE PROGRAM GOES UNFUNDED! The impact of rising jet fuel costs on small air carriers is depleting their ranks! May 31, 2006 RAP Legislative Update The DOT Has A Mechanism to Fix The Problem – Yet they are Silent? Weekly RAP Ups High Jet Fuel Costs Continue To Wreak Havoc On Small Community Air Service Providers December 27, 2006 Weekly RAP Up RegionsAir Seeking Financial Help RAP On The Road Again NWA In Talks To Acquire Mesaba A Different Christmas Poem Delay In Passing FY07 Transportation Bill May Provide RAP Members With A “Unique” Opportunity To Address $200 Per Passenger Subsidy Cap December 4, 2006 Weekly RAP Up DOT Continues To Miss The Mark On Enid And Ponca City, OK Sen. Coleman Hears Concerns About TRF Regional Airport Congressional Recess Brings About Opportunities For Small Communities To Make Impression November 22, 2006 Weekly RAP Up The Latest Wrinkle In EAS Community Elimination - The “New” Battleground Alamogordo NM Experiences First Hand The Benefits Of Collective Group Action Mesaba Bankruptcy Update Airport To Seek New Carrier Officials Seek New Commuter Airline Time Ticking Down: General Election Recess Presents Opportune Time To Discuss Small Community Air Service Issues With Your Congressional Delegation October 20, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Senator James Inhofe Continues His Support Of Rural Air Service Programs Marketing Boosts Rutland Air Travel Basin Residents Hope To Land Air Service Northwest Commits To Service - Of Some Kind - In Fort Dodge Jamestown, Devils Lake Say Mesaba Strike Would Hit Hard Subsidies Keeping Cape Airport Flying Congress Must “Target” Funding To Beneficial Provisions Of Vision 100 In FY07 FAA Reauthorization To Have Significant Positive Impact On Rural Air Service Programs October 10, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Regional Aviation Partners To Survey EAS Communities On DOT Reform Proposals US Senate Confirms New DOT Secretary Flying There From Here October Is "Crunch Time" For Members Of Congress September 29, 2006 Weekly RAP Up RAP Supports DOT Payout Policy To EAS Carriers During Airport Closure Periods But Questions Remain As To Potential Impact On Communities RAP Speaks At Pennsylvania Aviation Conference DOT’s Inspector General Reports Commercial Air Service To Small Communities Continues To Decline A Look Ahead At The Legislative Challenges Facing Small Community Air Service September 5, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines Awarded Carrier Status From DOT Legislative Update: Congress Returns To Capitol Hill For Brief Session Before Heading Home For Mid-Term Elections Local Effort To Maintain Flight Service Is Grounded Air Service Subsidy Needs To Be Revamped, Updated Ambiguity Rules! July 28, 2006 Weekly RAP Up They Are At It Again!: RSC Calls For The Elimination Of Small Community Air Service Programs EAS Eligibility Of 3 Communities Remains In Doubt Beyond FY07 Washington Points Scheduled For EAS Removal RAP Spotlight On Garden City Regional Airport US DOT Seeks To Terminate EAS Subsidy At Five Small Communities - Additional Eliminations Likely July 11, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Table: EAS Communities Within 210 Miles Of A Large/Medium Hub With Per Passenger Subsidy Rates From 1995 To Present Congressional Proposal Could Wipe Out Small Community Air Service Programs With Simple Swipe Of Pen Washington Points Scheduled For EAS Removal Moses Lake/Ephrata WA Receives Termination Order From DOT June 16, 2006 Weekly RAP Up General Aviation Fuel Taxes Continue To Be Directed Away From Critical Aviation Needs DOT Office of Inspector General Releases Report On Small Community Aviation Delays & Cancellations Air Carrier Bidders Draw Praise Charts: More On Jet Fuel Costs House to DOT: Focus On Communities' Essential Air Service Marketing Needs Fuel Crisis Claims First Victim! May 19, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Congressional Appropriators Get Message from Constituents - Fund EAS and Small Community Air Service Programs Additional EAS Communities Could Get Squeezed Out by the DOT RAP Welcomes Six New Members to the Organization Scenic Airlines’ Change of Plans Sours Mood for Party U.S. DOT Reverses Course At Alamogordo / Holloman AFB, NM May 3, 2006 Weekly RAP Up RAP Commentary: Staggering Fuel Costs Killing Rural Air Service RAP Teams With National Organizations In Call For Full EAS Funding In FY07 Venango Regional Airport Named FAA Eastern Region Airport Of The Year Subsidy Of Rutland’s Commuter Air Service Faces Budget Cuts Cities Vie For $10 Million In Grants To Develop Air Service RAP Challenges The DOT’s EAS Mileage Criteria For Alamogordo / Holloman AFB, NM April 14, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Small Community Air Service Briefing On Capitol Hill Hailed A Success RAP Members In The News: Bradford Regional Airport Authority Looks To Increase Passenger Level Rising Jet Fuel Prices Hamper Airline Industry’s Extraordinary Cost-Cutting Efforts Mesa Air Group’s *go!* To Launch Affordable, No Hassle Interisland Travel In Hawaii Strong Advocacy Does Make A Difference! March 31, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Spotlight On Congress: Arkansas Congressman Answers The Call Consistently On Rural Air Service Issues DOT Doles Out EAS Awards As Accords Approach Deadlines Wilkes-Barre Scrambles To Find Replacement For Hooters Air RAP Members Step Up Efforts To Secure Funding Of EAS In FY07 March 24, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Impact Of The President’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2007 Budget On Small Communities Continues To Make Waves DOT Picks RegionsAir For Bradford RAP to Co-Host Small Community Air Service Day on Capitol Hill March 13, 2006 Weekly RAP Up House T&I Committee Recommends Full Funding of Small Community Air Service Programs in Fiscal Year 2007 The Battle for Essential Air Service Dollars in Fiscal Year 2007 Has Begun Public Support Sought for Air Service Funding If Business Doesn’t Pick Up, Airline Could Fly Away City Airport Service Still in Holding Pattern President’s Proposed Budget For FY07 Provides No Relief For Small Community Air Service! February 24, 2006 Weekly RAP Up U.S. DOT Files Order Tentatively Eliminating The Subsidy Eligibility Of Jackson, TN RAP In The News: Scottsbluff Could See Funds Cut Nelson Concerned About Funding Cuts President's FY07 Budget Seeks To Gut Small Community Air Service Programs "Again"! February 10, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Columbia Airport To Lose Commercial Air Carrier Budget Cuts Will Hurt Aviation Systems, Oberstar Says Private Screeners Take Over From TSA At Sioux Falls Administration Likely to Propose 50% Cut in the Essential Air Service Program While Requiring Communities to Provide Matching Funds January 20, 2006 Weekly RAP Up A Member's Thoughts on Air Transportation Issues Actions by Congress in 2006 Will Shape Small Community Air Service for Years to Come January 6, 2006 Weekly RAP Up Implementation of Section 402 EAS Provisions Hinges on Interpretation of Language Contained in the FY2006 Transportation Appropriations Act Jet Fuel Tax Adjustment for General Aviation Operations Has the Potential to Cause Harm to Small Community Airports






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