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The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 requires covered U.S. carriers and U.S. airports to submit to the Secretary of Transportation for review and approval tarmac delay contingency plans on or before May 14, 2012. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Enforcement...
This document is related to the submission of emergency contigency plans by Aircraft Carriers and Airport Operators.
This notice is to provide guidance to colleges and other organizations wishing to arrange charter flights, including flights to football bowl games, NCAA basketball playoff games, or other special events. The notice is also intended to provide information regarding the economic licensing and...
The purpose of this notice is to provide guidance regarding the lawful role of air charter brokers (i.e., entities, including persons, that link prospective charter customers with direct air carriers) in the provision of air transportation.1 This guidance will be used by the Office of the...
By this order, we are extending for an additional 30 days the emergency exemption authority from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41101 granted to carriers with authority under 14 CFR Part 125 in connection with Haiti relief efforts. That exemption, first granted by Order 2010-1-10, issued January...
By this order, we extend for an additional 30 days the emergency exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 and applicable Department regulations to the extent necessary to permit, on behalf of U.S. Government charterers engaged in Haiti earthquake relief operations, indirect air transportation by GSA-...
By this order, we grant carriers with authority under 14 CFR Part 125 emergency exemption authority from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41101. This exemption will allow those carriers to provide assistance in the carriage of freight and people affected by the January 12, 2010, Haiti earthquake,...
By this order, we grant an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 and applicable Department regulations to the extent necessary to permit, on behalf of U.S. Government charterers engaged in Haiti earthquake rescue and relief operations, indirect air transportation by GSA-approved entities, including...
Charter flights can provide excellent value, and they often operate nonstop in markets where scheduled flights would be less direct. In addition, many charters don't have all of the restrictions of scheduled-service discount fares, e.g. advance-purchase, stay over a Saturday night, stay no more...
Relatively few bags are damaged or lost. However, your chances of encountering this experience can be reduced even further if you follow this advice.