WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the Applicant Toolkit (Toolkit) for the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative at the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is the latest effort by the Department and the...
Centers will focus on 4 key research priorities with a total of nearly $5 million in grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced $4.925 million in grants to fund four new Tier 1 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education...
WASHINGTON – One year after announcing the launch of the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (NETT) Council, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today released Pathways to the Future of Transportation – a policy document that is intended to serve as a roadmap for...
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is acting on a request from United Airlines for exemption from the CARES Act airline service obligations announced in Order 2020-4-2. United Airlines requests that the Department grant it an extension from July 7 through August 5 from its...
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation negotiated an arrangement with the Government of India (GoI) to allow U.S. carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.-India market. The issuance of a DOT order on June 22nd imposing a prior approval requirement on Air India for its...
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is acting on requests from American Airlines and Sun Country for exemption from the CARES Act airline service obligations announced in Order 2020-4-2. American Airlines requests that the Department grant it an extension from August 19 through...
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation negotiated an arrangement with the Government of India (GoI) to allow U.S. carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.-India market. The issuance of a DOT order on June 22nd imposing a prior approval requirement on Air India for its...
Washington, DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the appointment of 20 representatives to the Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force (YIATF). The objective of YIATF is to encourage high school students to pursue in-demand careers in aviation. Dr. Sharon...