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Maj Gen William "Billy" Mitchell: A Pyrrhic Promotion
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THE NAME William "Billy "Mitchell brings many images to mind-for example, that of the gallant Airman who forcefully advocated the independence of the Army Air Service from its mother service. Mitchell's polarizing behavior in this endeavor endeared his allies and alienated his opponents. Another image depicts the first American air theorist, whose ideas-taught and fostered in the curriculum of the Air Corps Tactical School-laid the foundation of American airpower's employment in World War II....
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AIR SERVICE TO SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES:JAYETTA Z. HECKER
Congressional Testimony
; 00-00-0000 Statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues COMMITTEE ON SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION March 11, 2003 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting us to testify today on the issue of air service at small communities.
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Columbia, S.C., Region Economy Would Benefit From Proposed Air Service. (Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; Feb. 21--Talk to people about the weakest link in the Midlands economy, and air service rises to the top of the list. That could end if Air South Inc. creates, as proposed, the transportation links economic developers know are necessary to attract investment to the region. For more than a decade,
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RURAL AIR SERVICE:GENE MARCINKOWSKI
Congressional Testimony
; 00-00-0000 TESTIMONY OF GENE MARCINKOWSKI DECATUR, ILLINOIS TO THE AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 25, 2000 My name is Gene Marcinkowski and I am the Director of the Decatur Airport, in Decatur, Illinois. We thank you for holding this hearing on the Essential Air Service
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DORGAN LEGISLATION TARGETS BETTER AIR SERVICE FOR RURAL STATES
Capitol Hill Press Releases
; 00-00-0000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 CONTACT: Dane McCallum/Barry Platt 202-224-2551 --New Law Would Help Revive Air Service In North Dakota: DORGAN LEGISLATION TARGETS BETTER AIR SERVICE FOR RURAL STATES (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan and several Senate
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Rural air service targeted: Rockefeller wants issue to get high priority in new bill
Charleston Daily Mail
; DAILY MAIL WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON Air service to rural America must be strengthened, not simply maintained, in critical aviation reauthorization legislation, said Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the top Democrat on the Senate Aviation subcommittee. Day in, day out, 24-7, its the absolute bulwark of our
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Commercial air service's return
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; Lancaster Airport's on-again off-again commercial air service is "on" again, following some deft political maneuvering by Sens. Arlen Specter and Rick Santorum and Rep. Joe Pitts. The Republican lawmakers inserted language in the four-year, $60 billion Federal Administration Reauthorization Bill
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Proposal targets community air service Funding cuts focus of committee hearing
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe vowed Tuesday to fight a "terrible" proposal advanced by the U.S. Department of Transportation that would cut funding for small community air service by more than half - and begin requiring communities served under the Essential Air Service program to match a
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Air service takes off
Alberta Sweetgrass
; Air service takes off FORT VERMILLION -- Little Red Air Service is on a direct flight for success. The air service is being piloted by 29-year-old Michael Nanooch, who was hand-picked for the position. Nanooch who received his engineering diploma from Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, B.C.
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AIR SERVICE PROGRAMS:MICHAEL W. REYNOLDS
Congressional Testimony
; Congressional Testimony 04-25-2007 Statement of Michael W. Reynolds Deputy Assistant Secretary Aviation & International Affairs U.S. Department of Transportation Committee on House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation April 25, 2007 Mr. Chairman, thank you for inviting me
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Air Service Restoration Act aimed at filling friendly skies
Grand Forks Herald
; North Dakota travelers stand to benefit from a proposed bill aimed at securing better air service for rural states. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., has sponsored a bill, known as the Air Service Restoration Act, which would help revive air service in small communities and rural states that have suffered
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