Today, the Department is issuing a notice in the Essential Air Service Program addressing the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency on all communities receiving subsidized service. A previous notice, issued on April 29, 2020, outlined conditions under which...
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
WEF Mobility Stewards Session
Monday, September 14, 2020
Thank you for including me in this virtual discussion...it’s nice to be with Secretary General Fang, Lord Adair,...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its August 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of June 2020. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Trump Administration will invest $1 billion in American infrastructure through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. The funding has been awarded to 70...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today joined President Trump at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stoystown, PA, to honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93, and who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Secretary Chao also joined the Families of Flight 93 in a...
First loan approved under the Department’s Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Rural Project Initiative
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America...
On September 3, 2020, the Department initiated the process to lift the suspension of Indian carriers’ authority to self-handle at U.S. airports. The conclusion of this issue will become the second major civil aviation success achieved on a bilateral basis with India this summer, following on the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the release of the first-ever National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP). It is the latest effort by the Department and the Trump Administration to strengthen America’s economic competitiveness. The NFSP lays out a vision...