Airline Consumer Complaints Up From Previous Year, March 2017

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its June 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of April 2017.  In April, DOT received 1,909 complaints about airline service from consumers, up 70.0 percent from the total of 1,123...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $99.6 Million Loan to the City of Bellevue, Washington for the Belred Street Network Project

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (Bureau) will provide a $99.6 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the City of Bellevue, Washington, at 2.86% with a...

Secretary Chao Joins President Trump for Roads, Rails, and Regulatory Relief Event

WASHINGTON – Surrounded by hundreds of infrastructure workers and stakeholders, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao joined President Donald J. Trump in the closing event of ‘Infrastructure Week’ at Department Headquarters in Washington. Secretary Chao announced the...

25th Annual International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV)

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byThe Honorable Elaine L. ChaoSecretary, U.S. Department of Transportation25th Annual International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV)Monday, June 5, 2017

Thank you, Jack [Danielson].

I am so pleased...

Wreath Laying Ceremony at Kimlau Arch American Legion Lt. B.R. Kimlau Post 1291

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoWreath Laying Ceremony at Kimlau ArchAmerican Legion Lt. B.R. Kimlau Post 1291Chinatown, New YorkSaturday, May 27, 2017 at 4:30 PM

Thank you.  Let me acknowledge Commander Kenneth Wong, of...

East Room of the White House 

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoEast Room of the White House Monday, June 5, 2017

Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership!

This is an historic day for aviation in the United States.  The bold reforms you outlined today...

M/V Liberty Naming Ceremony Charleston, SC

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoM/V Liberty Naming CeremonyCharleston, SCJune 2, 2017

Thank you, Eric [Ebeling, President and CEO, American Roll On/Roll Off Carrier Group], for that gracious introduction.  I am delighted to...

Drone Focus Conference

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoDrone Focus ConferenceFargo, North DakotaWednesday, May 31, 2017

Thank you, Sen. Hoeven, for that gracious introduction, and for inviting me to the second annual Drone Focus conference—an invitation I was...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $527.8 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Airports

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration will award $527.8 million in airport infrastructure grants to 584 airports across the United States as part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

“The...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $197 Million in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the grant recipients who will receive $197 million in competitive grant funding to help commuter and intercity passenger railroads meet the...