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1、ACRP Problem No. 10-03-40 Recommended: Yes Analysis of Costs and Benefits of the Essential Air Service Program (FACA) Panel for Future Finance & Business Strategies Emphasis Written by this emphasis panel with a high recommendation for ACRP research. ACRP Screening Panel The scope may be feasible bu
2、t the influence it may have to the industry is in doubt. Overall benefit to airports may not be enough. A AC CR RP P Problem Number Problem Number 10-03-40 I. PROBLEM TITLE Analysis of Costs and Benefits of the Essential Air Service Program (FACA) II. RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT In 1978, when the Air
3、line Deregulation Act (ADA) was enacted, 746 communities in the United States and its territories were listed on air carrier certificates issued under section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Before deregulation, air carriers operating certificates for most of these communities required carr
4、iers to schedule and provide two daily round trips at each point on their certificates. During the pre- ADA debates, the prospect of allowing carriers to terminate scheduled service without prior Government approval raised concern that communities with relatively lower traffic levels would lose serv
5、ice entirely as carriers shifted their operations to larger, potentially more lucrative markets. To address this concern, Congress added section 419 1 to the Federal Aviation Act, which established the EAS program, which today is administered by the Department of Transportation, to ensure that small
6、er communities would retain a link to the national air transportation system, with Federal subsidy where necessary. The 10-year program has been extended and continued since. Passenger travel patterns have evolved since the 1970s and yet the program has had little or no strategic revision or review
7、to its fundamental mission. It has been argued that the program no longer meets the need of small communities. It is increasingly difficult to find qualified air carriers willing to bid on EAS routes. Research is needed to examine the functionality of the program and propose realistic alternatives t
8、hat meet the needs of small communities. III. OBJECTIVE Using the Federal Advisory Committee Act process, initiate a balanced examination of the Essential Air Service program. Evaluate the programs parameters, costs, and effectiveness at preserving air service into smaller communities. Propose chang
9、es or adjustments to the program, considering alternatives to air service for communities that qualify. Compare/contrast these alternatives with subsidized air service. Examine probable public perceptions to changes in federal policy on Essential Air Service. IV. RESEARCH PROPOSED Collect passenger
10、profile data, decision criteria, and enplanements from representative small community airports. Conduct a full cost analysis, examining actual airline costs, airport operational costs, related costs for other agencies, and compare to real economic benefits. Compare/contrast this analysis to air serv
11、ice alternatives, not considered part of the EAS program. Examine passenger preferences and probable mode- choice if alternatives are available. V. ESTIMATE OF THE PROBLEM FUNDING AND RESEARCH PERIOD Recommended Funding: $600,000 Research Period: 24 months VIII. PERSON(S) DEVELOPING THE PROBLEM This problem statement was developed by the ad hoc panel for the emphasis area titled Future Finance and Business Strategies. X. DATE AND SUBMITTED BY May 13, 2009 by Michael Salamone on behalf of the panel on Future Finance and Business Strategies.