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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación (Volaris) $70,000 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...
Twenty U.S. small businesses in 14 states will receive more than $3 million to research and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced this month that twenty (20) U...
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Naturalization Ceremony South Court Auditorium, The White House Complex Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Welcome to the White House! What a treat it is to be...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced public health guidance to airlines and airports for the recovery of the Nation’s air transportation system from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency. The Runway to Recovery was developed by the...
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WASHINGTON – Today on National Heatstroke Awareness Day, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the launch of a $3 million public safety campaign to combat child vehicular...
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is acting on a request from Hawaiian Airlines for exemption from the CARES Act airline service obligations announced in Order 2020-4-2. This is the third request of Hawaiian Airlines to renew its exemption to suspend service temporarily to Pago...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award nearly $800 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 46 states, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its June 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of April 2020. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest...