美国交通部为缅因州、科罗拉多州和阿拉斯加的重要农村航空连线开启竞争性招标

美国交通部为缅因州、科罗拉多州和阿拉斯加的重要农村航空连线开启竞争性招标

BY KALUM SHASHI ISHARA Published on February 12, 2026 2 COMMENTS

华盛顿特区 – 为了保护美国最偏远地区的“经济生命线”,美国交通部(DOT)已正式启动新一轮的基本航空服务(EAS)合同招标程序。自2026年2月11日起,交通部正在向航空承运人征集投标,提供对缅因州、科罗拉多州和阿拉斯加州重要社区的补贴商业航线服务——这些地区因地理位置和低人口密度,常在没有联邦支持的情况下难以维持商业航空运营。

 

这一新一轮招标正值多项主要合同将在2026下半年到期之际。交通部长肖恩·达菲强调,这些遴选将优先考虑可靠性和区域连通性,尤其是在农村社区面临运营成本上升和飞行员劳动力市场紧缩的压力时。

 

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缅因州的关键抉择

 

在缅因州,关注点集中在Presque Isle International Airport (PQI)Augusta State Airport (AUG)。在多年由United Airlines执飞之后,Presque Isle在2024年转由JetBlue运营,如今再次面临重要抉择。JetBlue的合同使用的是100座级的Embraer E190(目前正逐步被E195-E2取代),该合同即将到期。

 

业内分析师预计Presque Isle航线将展开激烈竞争。尽管当地社区对开通至Boston (BOS)的航线表示赞赏,但每位乘客所获补贴较高——通常是美国本土48州中最高的几个之一——仍是交通部审查的重点。

 

E190 operated by JetBlue
照片:AeroXplorer/ Jamie Chapman

 

穿越落基山脉与“最后的边疆”

 

在科罗拉多州,交通部正在为Alamosa (ALS)Cortez (CEZ)征求投标。Denver Air Connection (Key Lime Air)长期把控这些航线,为前往Denver (DEN)和Phoenix (PHX)提供高可靠性服务。然而,随着Boutique Air以及可能出现的地区性初创公司盯上“San Luis Valley”市场,竞争格局正在发生变化。

 

与此同时,阿拉斯加的招标涵盖了一些世界上最具挑战性的运营环境。从阿留申群岛到北极圈,阿拉斯加地区的EAS项目不仅是便利之举,更是邮件、药品和紧急出行的必需。

 

“交通部正请求有意在下列社区提供基本航空服务(EAS)的承运人提交方案,”交通部在其2月的官方公告中表示。“承运人应在提出方案时重点考虑航班频率、与枢纽的连通性以及所选飞机对这些特定地形的适应性。”

 

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受影响的基本航空服务运营

 

下面的表格列出了目前待招标主要航线的现行航班详情。中标的承运人很可能从2026年底开始维持或调整这些航班时刻。

 

航班号航线出发时间到达时间飞行时长运行日
B6 2391Presque Isle (PQI) – Boston (BOS)06:15 AM07:45 AM1h 30m每日
KG 3051Alamosa (ALS) – Denver (DEN)07:00 AM07:55 AM0h 55m每日
AS 161Adak (ADK) – Anchorage (ANC)04:30 PM07:35 PM3h 05m周三、周六
9X 402Augusta (AUG) – Boston (BOS)08:30 AM09:40 AM1h 10m每日(3次)
KG 3062Cortez (CEZ) – Phoenix (PHX)10:15 AM11:40 AM1h 25m周一、周三、周五

 

CRJ-701ER operated by SkyWest
照片:AeroXplorer/ Harrison Bacci

 

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即将到来的“补贴上限”挑战

 

本次2026年招标周期的一个反复出现的主题是每位乘客200美元的补贴上限。距离大型或中型枢纽210英里范围内的社区,必须将每位乘客的补贴控制在该门槛以下,才能继续有资格参与该项目。对于缅因州和科罗拉多州而言,这一要求推动了向更大座位飞机的战略转变,或通过加大营销以提高上座率。

 

对承运人来说,从地区巨头如SkyWest到专门化的精品运营商,挑战在于如何在交通部对“可靠、定期航空运输”的要求与波动的航空燃油价格以及在零下的阿拉斯加或高海拔的科罗拉多运行所面临的后勤难题之间取得平衡。

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Kalum Shashi Ishara
I am an Aircraft Engineering graduate and an alumnus of Kingston University. It was a passion that I have had since childhood driven me to realise this goal of working in the Aviation and Aerospace industry. I have been working in the industry for more than 13 years now, and I can easily identify most commercial aircraft by spotting them from a distance. My work experience involved both technical and managerial elements of Aircraft component manufacturing, Quality assurance and continuous improvement management.

Comments (2)

LM Crossing my fingers that PQI dumps JetBlue. The city council recommended it stay on, but having flown to PQI on American, PennAir, and United over a span of nearly 20 years, I can say all of them were better than JetBlue. Why? Because it is literally impossible for me to fly to PQI on JetBlue. I’m in DFW now. Try to buy that flight. You can’t. Because the only flight from Boston to DFW that JetBlue has leaves before the only one from PQI arrives. You have to change airlines or spend a night in Boston to do this. United had three flights per day. That was nice. American and PennAir only had two, but went to Boston, which is better for Mainers than Newark. JetBlue only has one flight. Bigger plane, but still. Very limited options for times and destinations. So American and PennAir (if it’s still around?) would be my picks. American has a bid in. Fingers crossed.
73d ago • Reply
Jennifer Falbo From everything I can find the Cortez Co to Phoenix AZ route is in the same EAS contract as the Denver to Cortez route and does not expire until 2028. If this is correct and there is a new one this year where can I find documentation on this?
112d ago • Reply

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