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UBER Elevate Symposium

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoUBER Elevate SymposiumArlington, VATuesday, June 11, 2019

Thank you, Eric [Allison - head of Aviation programs at Uber] for that introduction.This summit focuses on an exciting aviation concept: On-demand...

Secretary Elaine L. Chao Honored as American Maritime Hero

Last week, Secretary Chao was named an American Maritime Hero by the American Maritime Partnership. A yearlong celebration of American Maritime heroes, the American Maritime Partnership selected Secretary Chao as the inaugural honoree, along with WWII merchant mariners. This decision to name...

Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoGlobal Entrepreneurship SummitThe Hague, NetherlandsTuesday, June 4, 2019

Thank you, Minister Kaag.

And let me thank Your Majesty, Queen Maxima, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for co-hosting this...

Asian American Government Executives Network

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoAsian American Government Executives NetworkWashington, DCThursday, June 6, 2019

Thank you, Mr. Tzeng.

Before I begin let me remember Bing Bradshaw, one of the Founders of AAGEN, and her four plus decades...

Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2019 and 1st Quarter 2019 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its May 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of March 2019.  The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the...