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Credit: Joby Aviation
Commuter air service to small communities has almost disappeared, sustained only by unique operators or government subsidies. The problem is the high operating cost of aircraft available to fly these sparsely traveled “thin-haul” routes. Regional jets are too expensive, as are most small turboprops...
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