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Yale CEO Forum Remarks

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Yale CEO Forum: Keeping Your Enterprise in Alignment Tuesday, December 15, 2020

As U.S. Secretary of Transportation, my priorities going into 2020 were 3-fold:

Always...

Air Travel Consumer Report: September 2020 Airline Complaint Data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its updated November 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR), which includes airline consumer complaint data for September 2020.  The previous version of this report excluded this data due to additional time needed to review...

DOT Fines Aerolíneas Argentinas for Violating Tarmac Delay Rule

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Aerolíneas Argentinas $300,000 for violating a federal statute and the Department’s rule prohibiting long tarmac delays.  The airline was also ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations.  

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NETT Council Meeting Remarks

Remarks Prepared for U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Video Remarks for NETT Council Meeting Media Center – USDOT HQ  Wednesday, Dec 2, 2020

Let me thank Finch Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, the members of...