WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a final rule this week that will significantly cut red tape, while achieving better environmental outcomes, for certain transit and...

DOT Report Finds Rule Prohibiting Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours Has Virtually Eliminated Long Tarmac Delays, Has Little Effect on Cancellations.  The U.S. Department of...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that Qantas Airways, an airline based in Australia, violated federal rules last March by not informing passengers on a...

Secretary Foxx's Statement: Why This Program Is Important

This is a document about the Independent Review and Analysis of the Impact of the Three-Hour Tarmac Delay Rule by Econometrica, Inc.

WASHINGTON – Airline consumer complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division during November were down 23.6 percent from November 2012...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined ticket agent Airtrade International, doing business as Vayama, $80,000 for violating DOT’s unfair and deceptive trade practices...

Participants contribute to development of a robust national maritime strategy

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD)...

January 2014 Air Travel Consumer Report