WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that its Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC) will hold its next meeting virtually on September 24, 2020. Notice of the meeting will appear in the Federal Register.
The ACPAC is charged...
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is acting on requests from Spirit Airlines and United Airlines for exemption from the CARES Act airline service obligations announced in Order 2020-4-2. Spirit Airlines requests that the Department grant it an exemption to temporarily suspend...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its July 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of May 2020. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to...
Today, the Department of Transportation issued an Order that to allow the four Chinese airlines currently performing scheduled passenger services to the United States to increase their services to eight weekly round-trip flights. This aggregate level of service is equivalent to the total...
On August 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Order that will suspend all charter flights between the United States and all airports in Cuba, except for authorized public charters to and from Havana and other authorized charter flights for emergency medical purposes,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will award $464 million in transit infrastructure grants nationwide to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit riders. A total...