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TECHNICAL REPORTING DIRECTIVE #32 - OVERSALES
Part 250 of the Department’s Regulations, Oversales requires certain U.S. air carriers to submit passengers denied confirmed space data to the Department. This data...
TECHNICAL REPORTING DIRECTIVE #31 – ON-TIME PERFORMANCE
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is issuing this Technical Reporting Directive to update the lists of reporting air carriers and reportable airports, and to provide instructions for...
TECHNICAL REPORTING DIRECTIVE #30A - MISHANDLED BAGGAGE AND WHEELCHAIRS AND SCOOTERS (AMENDED)
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of Airline Information (OAI), is amending Technical Reporting Directive #30, which identifies the carriers that must submit mishandled baggage...
Statement on Positive Train Control Implementation
All Railroads on Track to Meet Critical Congressional Requirements
WASHINGTON – The 41 railroads required by Congress to implement positive train control (PTC)...
Impact of a Shutdown Furlough on Pay and Benefits
The furlough will not affect the scheduled pay dates for hours worked through October 1, 2013. Employees will receive pay as scheduled on October 1, 2013 for Pay Period 20 (pay period ending...
U.S. Department of Transportation Soliciting Applications and Nominations for Two Federal Advisory Committees on Air Travel
Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee and Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is...
30th Anniversary Remembrance of the Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Bombing
Remarks Prepared for Delivery by
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
30th Anniversary Remembrance of the Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Bombing
At the Pan Am Flight...