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News Archive

General Content

January 2013 Significant Rulemaking Report

This report provides a summary and the status for all significant rulemakings that DOT currently has pending or has issued recently. We update the Report at the beginning of each month. The...

General Content

January 2013 Effects Report

There are separate reports for each “effect.”  You may review the individual effects reports by title.  To view a summary description of the rulemaking, you can use the RIN number to...

Guidance

Electronic Ticketing: Passenger Notices

The Department is issuing a statement of compliance policy that states that the ticket notices required by various DOT rules must be given (or be made readily available) to “ticketless” airline...

Guidance

Extension of comment period on proposed rule

This action extends the comment period of an NPRM on the reporting of incidents involving animals during air transport that was published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2012. See 77 FR 38747...

Guidance

Spirit Airlines Strike

Spirit Airlines' pilots went on strike on June 12, and the carrier has been canceling all of its flights on a day-to-day basis. If you are holding a reservation for an upcoming Spirit flight,...

Guidance

Cancellation penalties

We would like to call your attention to several consumer-related issues concerning the new fare structure recently announced by American.  American's April 10 newspaper advertisement states...