airport subsidies
Privatize Dulles and National Airports
The Trump administration is proposing to privatize two airports owned by the federal government in Virginia, Dulles and Reagan National.
‘Essential’ Air Subsidies Survive in the House
The $200 million Essential Air Service program subsidizes airlines to provide service to rural communities. The program, which was supposed to be temporary, was created when the federal government deregulated the airlines in 1978. As is usually the case with a “temporary” government program, EAS subsidies have become a permanent handout.