August 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

August 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data 

Airline Bumping Continues to Decline and Mishandled Baggage Rate Lowest in Decades

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its November 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report on air carrier data compiled for the month of September 2017, third quarter of 2017, and first nine months of 2017.  For the third...

DOT Relaunches Airline Consumer Website

Improved website design will make it easier for travelers to understand their rights

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that it is launching its redesigned airline consumer website 

“This redesigned website will provide clear...

DOT Relaunches Airline Consumer Website

Improved website design will make it easier for travelers to understand their rights

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that it is launching its redesigned airline consumer website. 

“This redesigned website will provide clear...

U.S. Department of Transportation Publishes Drug Testing Rule to Enhance Safety While Combating the Opioid Epidemic

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued a final rule that expands the Department’s current drug testing panel to include certain semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone) to its drug testing panel for DOT-regulated...

September 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

September 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) 

News Digest - DOT 84-17

BTS Releases National Census of Ferry Operators Highlights - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the  2016 Highlights of Ferry Operations in the United States. Key findings from the 163 ferry operators that...

U.S. DOT Reminds Public to Check for Recalls as Clocks Fall Back

Check for recalls twice a year on NHTSA.gov/recalls

WASHINGTON –  As the end of daylight saving time approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding motorists to check their vehicles for open recalls as part...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Presents Details of U.S. Drone Integration Pilot Program

Department Encourages Local, State, and Tribal Governments to Complete a Notice of Intent 

WASHINGTON – Joined by hundreds of drone operators, industry leaders, members of the public, law enforcement and first responders, and local, state, tribal and federal officials at Department...

U.S. DOT and Maryland MVA Collaborate to Improve Recall Remedy Rates

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced they have awarded a grant to the Maryland Department of...