Originally Posted by Systemized

It's not the EAS itself flying that's a waste, it's the structure of the flying. A lot of government officials use EAS along with private sector business leaders. Tax payer money buys enough seats for the airline to break even. Government workers also purchase seats with tax payer money that are already paid for with tax payer money.

We the tax payers pay double for many of those seats and the EAS operator rakes in the cheese while flying a plane from point A to point B with half the seats empty.

There are positive economic gains from EAS flying, not doubt. But, it would save tax payer money if a government entity operated the EAS flights with the right equipment, right frequency and most importantly by highly trained and compensated, government employed pilots.

Tax payer money is already funding the cost to operate fixed-wing planes for the highway patrol, department of wildlife and many other government entities. Why can't those planes and pilots be used on the side for EAS routes to generate some revenue that will lower their overall costs and keep the economic benefits of EAS going?