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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $400 Million in Federal Funding Allocations for Four Transit Infrastructure Projects
Arizona, Indiana, Missouri and New Jersey Projects Receive Funding, including $248 million for Portal North Bridge Project in New Jersey
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration today announced a total of $400 million in federal funding will be allocated by the...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces September 24 Meeting of the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee
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...
Spirit Airlines CARES Act Renewal 08212020
United Airlines CARES Act Renewal 08212020
CARES Act Air Service Exemptions for Spirit Airlines and United Airlines
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...
Air Travel Consumer Report: May 2020 Numbers
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...
U.S Department of Transportation modifies Order Regarding Chinese Carriers
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...
Order 2020-8-6
Order on Cuba Charter Flights
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,...