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Department of Transportation Praises U.S. Court of Appeals Decision to Uphold Airline Passenger Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. United States Department of Transportation. Spirit Airlines, Allegiant Air, and...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Appoints Kimberly Moore as Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Accountability Officer
Today, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced he is appointing Kimberly Moore as the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Accountability Officer to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). Moore will report directly to Secretary LaHood on all matters relating to the...
DOT Praises U.S. Court of Appeals Decision to Uphold Airline Passenger Protections
D.C. Circuit decision calls U.S. DOT protections "common sense"WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. United States...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $45 MillionTo Repair, Upgrade Transit Vehicles and Facilities in Maryland
BALTIMORE – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $45 million in federal funding for Maryland to replace aging buses and transit facilities that will improve service for thousands of people who take public transit every day. The five projects are among 255 projects in 48...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $36.5 Million To Repair, Upgrade Transit Vehicles and Facilities in Massachusetts
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $36.5 million in federal funding for Massachusetts to replace aging buses and transit facilities that will improve service for thousands of people who take public transit every day. The three projects are among 255...
DOT Grants Hainan Airlines Application for Beijing-Chicago Service
Lahood: Good News for Air TravelersThe U.S. Department of Transportation today granted an application from Hainan Airlines, a carrier of China, to provide new scheduled service between Chicago and Beijing.
“This is good news for air travelers in the Chicago area and around the United...
DOT Fines TripAdvisor for Violating DOT Price Advertising, Code-Share Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined ticket agent TripAdvisor $80,000 for violating the Department’s rules on full-fare advertising, the first penalty for violating the Department’s new airline price advertising requirements that took effect in January...