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Oct 16, 2026
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
So the use case exists, passengers would accept the switch, but what do electric aircraft do for airlines aside from enabling a continuation of operations in the face of increasing regulation? A very specific answer for this exists thanks to one short document.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
This is the US Department of Transportation's order reselecting airline document for their essential air service subsidized flights from Boston Logan Airport to Augusta and Rockland, Maine.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
You see, the US government subsidizes routes to these small remote communities across the country in order to improve connectivity and economic opportunity for these areas.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
As it's the US taxpayer funding these programs, the bids from airlines to operate these routes are a matter of public record, providing a truly unique glimpse into accurate operating costs for a single airline route.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
While they competed against Boutique Air, Cape Air ended up winning the bid, so they now operate the route to Rockland, Maine.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
In exchange, they received a subsidy of $2,218,126 for their first year, 2018 to 2019, ramping up to $2,495,090 by their fourth.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
Rockland is a tourist hotspot in the summer, but it returns to a quieter state for the rest of the year, so the airline's obligations for flight frequency varies by the season, anywhere between three daily round-trip flights in winter to six in the summer.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
All in all, though, they're obligated to operate some 1,365 flights annually, representing 12,285 total available passenger seats in each direction.
Lydia MilletGUEST
Midcoast Maine.
Lydia MilletGUEST
It's like near Rockland, but out in the country.
Lydia MilletGUEST
I'm right on the, like St. George Inlet.
Lydia MilletGUEST
It is a Walmart hut.
Ari SnyderHOST
Police say a one-year-old was in the car and not properly secured in their seat, and that emergency responders took the child to the hospital out of, quote, "an abundance of caution." An ICE spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment seeking more details on the incident.
Ari SnyderHOST
The Maine Department of Transportation is collecting emissions data at cargo and cruise ship ports in Portland, Searsport, Eastport, and Rockland to determine whether electrifying operations there could reduce emissions.
Ari SnyderHOST
Joanne Loktev, co-founder of the group Portland Cruise Control, says emissions must be considered as cruise ship tourism grows.
Joanne LoktevSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What is the purpose of our port, and how do we incorporate tourism, which is arguably incredibly important, with the residents that live here and quality of life?
Greg KretschmarHOST
Yeah, yeah.
speaker_1AUDIENCE
Great restaurant in, uh, Rockland, Maine.
Greg KretschmarHOST
James, it was that James Beard chef that you mentioned-
speaker_1AUDIENCE
Yeah, yeah
Greg KretschmarHOST
Well, what's your point?
Kelly BrownHOST
If you're ever in the, uh, Camden-Rockland area, you might wanna check out Primo, great farm-to-table restaurant.
Kelly BrownHOST
Uh, yeah, reservations required.
Kelly BrownHOST
Uh, it wasn't crazy expensive, it wasn't cheap, but it was great.
Fran CurryHOST
Where, where did you cruise from?
Imelda WalsheGUEST
So we, we went from Boston, and we were going to Canada, and, um, we started in Rockland, in Maine, and we did Quebec, um, St. John, St., um, Bay of Fundy, um, Halifax, Sydney, and, um, we, then we fin- we had Quebec, which was amazing, and then we finished up in Portland, in Maine, and then back to America.
Imelda WalsheGUEST
And we had a number of sea days.
Imelda WalsheGUEST
There was a number of port stops, but there was also sea days, which are good because, like, you know, obviously, if you're getting up and doing tours, it's, it can be a bit hectic.
Scott McMullenHOST
Road trip for me, uh, road trip for me as well.
Scott McMullenHOST
Sunday going to Rockland, Maine into Monday.
Greg KretschmarHOST
Nice.
Scott McMullenHOST
Scotty.
Kevin KreisaGUEST
It's all set up to do for me, and that's been the, the guiding principle.
Kevin KreisaGUEST
But what I didn't anticipate, um, once I le- so I went into Rockland, Maine.
Kevin KreisaGUEST
That's where I went into.
Kevin KreisaGUEST
And the areas surrounding Rockland have so many crab pots.
Mike WassermanHOST
Yeah.
Kevin KreisaGUEST
So many.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
Yeah, it's a tricky one.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
Definitely the Strand Theater in Rockland, Maine, was a huge inspiration.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
And I'm on the board there at The Strand.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
And, you know, Anne, our executive director, helped me with the ins and outs of the workings of a theater and definitely based The Starlight on The Strand.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
The Strand is such a wonderful theater.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
It's a community theater in Rockland, Maine, small town, and it's 350 seats.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
It was built in 1923.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
And all of the renovations that have been done have been to restore the historic nature of the theatre so it still looks the same as it did in 1923.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
It's such a wonderful community space and I didn't realise when I lived in L.A., how important these small theaters are to small towns, especially somewhere like Rockland that is quite seasonal.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
You know, it's buzzing during the summer, but during the winter, there's really not much open.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
There's not much for people to do when they live here year round.
Alicia MaloneGUEST
So it acts as like a beacon or like a spotlight in the middle of Main Street in Rockland, a place where people can gather and see movies and chat.
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