April 2014 Passenger Airline Employment Data

April 2014 Passenger Airline Employment Data

NextGen Delivering Promised Efficiency for Airlines and Passengers Traveling through Houston Area

NextGen Delivering Promised Efficiency for Airlines and Passengers Traveling through Houston Area

U.S. Department of Transportation Attends Rechristening of USMMA’s Kings Pointer

KINGS POINT, NY – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Acting Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen today visited the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) to celebrate the rechristening of the Academy’s new training vessel, the Kings Pointer.  They were joined by Academy...

News Digest DOT 55-14

MARAD Announces Call for Projects for America’s Marine Highways. The Maritime Administration is accepting project applications for Marine Highway designations until September 30, 2016. Eligible projects should establish new or enhance existing Marine Highway services that reduce landside...

March 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

March 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

April 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

April 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

April Airline On-Time Performance Up, Cancellations Down From Previous Year, March

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 79.6 percent in April, up from both the 77.3 percent on-time rate posted in April 2013 and the 77.6 percent on-time rate posted in March 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer...

News Digest DOT 53-14

FMCSA Grants Exemption to Livestock Haulers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that drivers of vehicles hauling livestock will be granted a one-year exemption from the 30-minute break requirement during the first eight hours of a shift. This requirement is...

Federal Railroad Administration Launches Investigation into Recent Metra Incidents

Inspectors to conduct 45-day focused safety assessment of Metra

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of a 45-day focused deep dive safety assessment of Chicago’s Metra in response to three...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for I-65 Bridge over Alabama’s Middle River

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the release of $1 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Alabama Department of Transportation for repairs to the northbound I-65 bridge over Middle River in Baldwin and...