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News Digest DOT 08-18

Friday, January 12, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released Transportation Economic Trends 2017, BTS’s annual report on transportation and the economy. The 124-page report highlights important trends in transportation and the...

Airline On-Time Performance Up, Cancellations Equal to Lowest Rate Ever

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its January 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report on air carrier data compiled for the month of November 2017.  In November, the reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 88.3 percent, up from both the 86...

FAA Drone Registry Tops One Million

WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that the total number of drones now registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has eclipsed one million.  

The 1,000,000 total registration...

 Incorporating Drones and Self-Driving Vehicles into Communities

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoCES Panel on “Incorporating Drones and Self-Driving Vehicles into Communities”Las Vegas, NevadaJanuary 10, 2018 

Thank you, Jamie [Boone], for that introduction. Good afternoon, everyone...

News Digest BTS 02-18

 

BTS Releases Pocket Guide to Transportation Mobile App – The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released a new dynamic mobile app for the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2018 – a quick reference guide to transportation statistics. This popular guide...