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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined American Airlines $1.6 million for violating the Department’s rule prohibiting long tarmac delays. The airline was ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations. This fine represents the highest amount...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a Show Cause Order tentatively denying the application of American Airlines, Inc. and Qantas Airways, Ltd. to expand their existing alliance for services between the United States and Australia/New...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed to select American Airlines for new daily scheduled nonstop service between Los Angeles and Beijing, China.
DOT has been conducting a proceeding to consider the competing applications of American and Delta, each having...
DOT Issues Order Against American Airlines for Violating 24-Hour Rule. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a cease and desist order against American Airlines for violating the Department’s regulation that requires airlines to hold a...
This consent order concerns violations of 49 U.S.C. § 41712, which prohibits unfair and deceptive trade practices and unfair methods of competition, by American Airlines, Inc., (American) for failure to disclose the amount of fees and use restrictions on travel vouchers offered and provided as...
The U.S. Department of Transportation today assessed a civil penalty of $90,000 against American Airlines for failing to disclose that vouchers given to passengers for voluntarily giving up their seat on oversold flights could be redeemed only after paying as much as a $30 ticketing fee.