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LOCAL NEWS:
May 4th, 2007
Dawn Walls, editor
Commercial Carrier Taking Off at DUJ; New One Expected to Land Soon
DUBOIS - News that Mesa Air Group, a franchisee of US Airways, will soon leave the DuBois Regional Airport will not cause much turbulence for travelers.
That comes from Bob Shaffer, airport manager, who said he expects "a seamless transition that the travelling public would never even notice."
Mesa Air Group gave a 90-day notice to stop serving five East Coast airports, including DuBois, on Wednesday. The airports the company served -- DuBois; Lancaster; Greenbriar Valley Airport in Virginia; Franklin-Oil City; and Athens, Ga. -- were the last of the facilities Phoenix-based Mesa franchised on the East Coast.
Shaffer said the U.S. Department of Transportation will now go out to bid to find another carrier to serve the airport in DuBois and others affected by Mesa's notice. A bid could be awarded within the next month or so.
Shaffer said DuBois will continue to provide commercial air service through the Essential Air Service Program. According to the U.S. DOT Web site, "The Essential Air Service program was put into place to guarantee that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before deregulation maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service." A previous law allowed carriers to determine which markets they would serve.
What that means for DuBois Regional is that an airline will come in to replace the departing Mesa Air Group.
Shaffer said the public might see some schedule changes with the shift in providers, but little else will be affected.
While he could not speak about what would happen for Mesa's employees at DuBois Regional, he said it is a safe bet to assume that the future carrier will need employees of the same professions
May 4th, 2007
Dawn Walls, editor
Commercial Carrier Taking Off at DUJ; New One Expected to Land Soon
DUBOIS - News that Mesa Air Group, a franchisee of US Airways, will soon leave the DuBois Regional Airport will not cause much turbulence for travelers.
That comes from Bob Shaffer, airport manager, who said he expects "a seamless transition that the travelling public would never even notice."
Mesa Air Group gave a 90-day notice to stop serving five East Coast airports, including DuBois, on Wednesday. The airports the company served -- DuBois; Lancaster; Greenbriar Valley Airport in Virginia; Franklin-Oil City; and Athens, Ga. -- were the last of the facilities Phoenix-based Mesa franchised on the East Coast.
Shaffer said the U.S. Department of Transportation will now go out to bid to find another carrier to serve the airport in DuBois and others affected by Mesa's notice. A bid could be awarded within the next month or so.
Shaffer said DuBois will continue to provide commercial air service through the Essential Air Service Program. According to the U.S. DOT Web site, "The Essential Air Service program was put into place to guarantee that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before deregulation maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service." A previous law allowed carriers to determine which markets they would serve.
What that means for DuBois Regional is that an airline will come in to replace the departing Mesa Air Group.
Shaffer said the public might see some schedule changes with the shift in providers, but little else will be affected.
While he could not speak about what would happen for Mesa's employees at DuBois Regional, he said it is a safe bet to assume that the future carrier will need employees of the same professions