U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $1 Billion for Amtrak in Response to COVID-19

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making over $1 billion available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to support the railroad’s activities to...

U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Final Order on Service Obligations for Air Carriers Receiving Financial Relief Through CARES Act

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a final order establishing parameters for implementing the authority granted to the Secretary of Transportation by Sections 4005 and 4114(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act).  The...

U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Enforcement Notice Clarifying Air Carrier Refund Requirements, Given the Impact of COVID-19

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued an Enforcement Notice clarifying, in the context of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, that U.S. and foreign airlines remain obligated to provide a prompt refund to passengers for flights to, within, or...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $25 Billion to Help Nation’s Public Transportation Systems Respond to COVID-19

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $25 billion in Federal funding allocations to help the Nation’s public transportation systems respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Funding is provided through the...

U.S. DOT and EPA Put Safety and American Families First with Final Rule on Fuel Economy Standards

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (...

U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Show Cause Order

The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a show cause order proposing parameters for initially implementing the authority granted to the Secretary of Transportation by Sections 4005 and 4114 of the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act).  The order...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Nearly $5 Million for Four New University Transportation Research Centers

WASHINGTON – As part of its University Transportation Centers (UTC) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking applications from institutions of higher education for four new Tier 1 UTCs, with total awards of $4.925 million.

“Our University...

Secretary Elaine L. Chao's Statement Following the Passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Into Law

WASHINGTON –  U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law:

“During times like this, we as a nation realize and appreciate the vital...

Air Travel Consumer Report: January 2020 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its March 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of January 2020.  The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of...

National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force Submits Report to USDOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee

Today, the National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force submitted its report on in-flight sexual misconduct on commercial flights. 

The report was submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC). ACPAC...