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The Air Carrier Access Act (49 U.S.C. § 41705) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in air travel. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has a rule defining the rights of passengers and the obligations of airlines under this law. This rule applies to all flights of U.S...
Most airline trips are uneventful. However, you can take steps to reduce even further your chances of encountering problems. Here is some advice for "defensive flying."
Procedures for submitting applications by foreign civil aircraft operators to conduct in excess of six planeload charter flights per year under 14 CFR Part 375.
Air service agreements sometime require that the U.S. Government formally notify its foreign aviation partners, in writing, that a particular U.S. airline may provide services pursuant to the applicable agreement. This communication is commonly referred to as a “...
This document provides country/territory-specific staff assignments with the Office of International Aviation's Negotiations Division.
The Department may take action in response to anti-competitive, discriminatory, predatory or unjustifiable activities by a foreign government or foreign airlines against a U.S. airline under 49 U.S.C. 41310, the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act (IATFCPA) of 1974,...
Under this program, the Department determines the minimum level of service required at each eligible community by specifying a hub through which the community is linked to the national network, a minimum number of round trips and available seats that must be provided to that...
If you have experience in any of the following Military Occupational Specialty areas, you have experience that can be used in the civilian workforce.This document provides military codes to determine what experience you have and how it might translate to a career in...
Each month the Department of Transportation releases an Air Travel Consumer Report that includes information about various service quality elements, including flight delays, mishandled baggage, and oversales, and a variety of other types of consumer complaints. In response to an...
Pathway Programs are designed to fairly and transparently recruit, hire, develop, and retain students and recent graduates.