USDOT Fines Lufthansa and Swiss for Operating Flights Carrying a U.S. Carrier’s Code in Prohibited Airspace

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) $220,000 and Swiss International Air Lines AG (Swiss) $200,000 for operating flights carrying United Airlines’ designator code in regions in which a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight...

Modernizing NEPA Challenge Rewards Improved and Expedited Project Delivery

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the winners of the Modernizing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) challenge

NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Declined 4.4% in the First Nine Months of 2024

Marks 10 straight quarters of declines in fatalities

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Awards $125 Million in Grants to Improve Safety on America’s Roadways by Preventing Deadly Wildlife-Vehicle Crashes

Investments will help reduce wildlife vehicle collisions that result in thousands of serious injuries, hundreds of fatalities, and more than $10 billion in medical costs and property damage each year.

DECEMBER HOLIDAY FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Efforts to Ensure Air Travel is Safe, Efficient, and Fair

How DOT and FAA are working to ensure smooth holiday travel

FRA Issues Final Rule to Strengthen Freight Car Safety Standards to Help Protect America’s Rail Network and the Public

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/19/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-marks-progress-strengthening-americas-supply-chains/

U.S. Department of Transportation Marks Significant Progress on Efforts to Shore up Key Supply Chains and Lays Out Recommendations for Continued Success

DOT’s innovative data-sharing program now covers 75% of all U.S. ocean container imports, improving efficiency and lowering costs for American consumers

DOT Issues Final Rule Establishing Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way

WASHINGTON -- Today, as part of continuous efforts to support transportation accessibility, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) published a final rule that will increase accessibility for transit users by providing local governments and other owner-operators of the public right-...

Secretary Buttigieg Announces Sweeping Protections for Airline Passengers with Disabilities

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued new protections for people with disabilities in commercial air travel that will ensure that they can fly safely and with dignity.

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $20 Million in Grants from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Modernize Airports

FAA is awarding $20.5 million for 25 grants across 14 states and Puerto Rico to modernize airports under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program

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