I'm obviously biased because I work for one of those companies that stands little chance of surviving without EAS, but it's so easy for guys with big names on the side of their plane to forget that when people get off my turboprop, they're getting onto your jet. If this program is eliminated and people can't get from small cities to hubs, it's going to affect major airline's revenue as well. Granted nowhere near as substantially as it would affect my company's revenue, but why would you want any airline to go under? Do you want even more out of work pilots competing with you for your next job? Some of the comments here are ridiculous.

However, the good news is that it appears it's not going anywhere. There are a few Senators who are big supporters of EAS and the amendment stipulating the end of EAS subsidies was voted down in the Senate. Senate saves air service support - MessengerNews.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Info. - The Messenger