For the Boutique Air flight between Pendleton and Portland, passengers are weighed before boarding the eight-seater plane. The plane is seen on Sept. 2, 2025. Lillian Karabaic / OPB From Pendleton, ...

The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport has been served by Contour Airlines under Alternate Essential Air Service grants since 2018. (File Photo) WILLIAMSTOWN — The U.S. Department of Transportation ...

From Pendleton, Oregon, it’s a three-hour drive to Portland — or a 55-minute hop on an 8-seat plane. That flight exists thanks to the Essential Air Service program, a federal subsidy that was created ...

The Trump administration said on Monday that funds from a U.S. government program that subsidizes commercial air service to rural airports are set to expire as soon as Sunday because of an ongoing ...

PENDLETON — Federal subsidies that support commercial flights to and from Pendleton could expire as soon as Sunday, Oct. 12, potentially grounding air service at East Oregon Regional Airport in ...

The government shutdown, which has dragged out to 28 days, could risk funding for Essential Air Service, a U.S. Department of Transportation program that subsidizes commercial flights to small ...

Chautauqua County officials say they’ve done everything they can to bring commercial air service back to the county. It’s now up to the federal government to make a final decision. File photo ...