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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that in advance of the Dec. 18, 2017 implementation of the Congressionally-mandated electronic logging device (ELD) rule, and to further facilitate transition to...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the creation of Forces to Flyers, a new research initiative aimed at supporting military veterans who are interested in becoming commercial pilots.
“There is a commercial pilot shortage due to the increased demand...
A4A Applauds Volpe National Transportation Systems Center’s Veteran Pilot Initiative
WASHINGTON, November 16, 2017 – Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today applauded the Volpe National Transportation...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoForces to FlyersWashington, DCThursday, November 16, 2017
Good afternoon and welcome!
It is a pleasure to have Congressman Graves with us today, to announce this exciting demonstration program to help...
Five-year-old program graduates 300,000th Emergency Responder
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao joined officials representing the Washington Metropolitan area’s first responders to announce today that the 300,000th emergency responder has completed the Federal...
August 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. ChaoNational Traffic Incident Response Awareness WeekDepartment of Transportation HeadquartersThursday, November 16, 2017
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Department of Transportation. Thanks,...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its November 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report on air carrier data compiled for the month of September 2017, third quarter of 2017, and first nine months of 2017. For the third...
Closing Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoDinner in Honor of the 2017 American Nobel LaureatesSwedish Ambassador’s ResidenceWashington, D.C.November 14, 2017
Thank you, Ambassador, for hosting this beautiful dinner in honor of...