Contour
March 6, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The City of Quincy continues to wait for an answer from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to confirm that Contour Airlines of Smyrna, Tenn., will be the essential air service (EAS) provider for Quincy Regional Airport for the next four years. The Quincy City Council voted on Jan. 21 to have Mayor…
Read Full Article January 22, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — It took three meetings of the subcommittee formed by Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and nearly an hour of discussion by the Quincy City Council, but aldermen finally gave Troup the votes he needed to recommend Contour Airlines of Smyrna, Tenn., as the essential air service (EAS) provider for Quincy Regional Airport. It took…
Read Full Article January 16, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Asked if Wednesday’s meeting of the subcommittee he formed to review the three airlines bidding to become Quincy Regional Airport’s EAS (essential air service) provider went as expected, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup simply shrugged his shoulders. The smile on his face said everything. It only took about 45 minutes for the subcommittee to…
Read Full Article January 10, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup hopes the subcommittee charged with recommending an airline to the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide essential air service (EAS) can decide by the end of January. He plans to schedule a meeting soon, and the opinions of subcommittee members certainly will be many and varied. “We can’t get…
Read Full Article January 9, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Members of the City of Quincy’s Aeronautics Committee noted during its Wednesday afternoon meeting that the upcoming decision to select the next essential air service (EAS) provider for Quincy Regional Airport is critical. The airline must help Quincy’s enplanement count climb above 10,000 so the airport can qualify for $1 million in federal…
Read Full Article December 17, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Six air carriers have filed proposals with the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide essential air service (EAS) at Quincy Regional Airport, with all offering service to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. The proposals were made public earlier this month. They were submitted by: Following is a review of each proposal, including a…
Read Full Article December 5, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Six air carriers have filed proposals with the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide essential air service (EAS) at Quincy Regional Airport, with all offering service to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and three offering jet service. The proposals were made public Wednesday, and the Aeronautics Committee discussed them briefly during its late…
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