ALPA: Rural air service relies on US airlines’ ability to compete globally

Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) underscored in testimony before the US House Aviation Subcommittee the serious economic threat to US airlines posed by state-supported foreign airlines and foreign airlines’ business plans that conflict with US policy. He reinforced ALPA’s call for the U.S. government to make certain US airlines have an opportunity to compete and prevail internationally. “The economic threat to US airlines is very real,” said Capt. Moak at the hearing, which was titled “Air Service to Small and Rural Communities” and included discussion of the Essential Air Service (EAS) program through