WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined World Atlantic Airlines $180,000 for violating rules protecting passengers when their public charter flights are suddenly canceled.
World Atlantic was one of several carriers operating flights for Direct Air, a charter...
DOT Selects Jackson, Miss. for Nonstop Service to Reagan Washington National Airport. Jackson, Miss. will continue to receive a daily nonstop flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by US Airways under a decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
U.S. Department of...
Announces $10 Million for Area Transit Safety Improvements MIAMI – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff visited Miami-Dade County officials to highlight a legislative victory that will ensure that transit passengers in the United States who...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. United States Department of Transportation. Spirit Airlines, Allegiant Air, and...
Today, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced he is appointing Kimberly Moore as the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Accountability Officer to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). Moore will report directly to Secretary LaHood on all matters relating to the...
D.C. Circuit decision calls U.S. DOT protections "common sense"WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. United States...
BALTIMORE – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $45 million in federal funding for Maryland to replace aging buses and transit facilities that will improve service for thousands of people who take public transit every day. The five projects are among 255 projects in 48...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $36.5 million in federal funding for Massachusetts to replace aging buses and transit facilities that will improve service for thousands of people who take public transit every day. The three projects are among 255...
Lahood: Good News for Air TravelersThe U.S. Department of Transportation today granted an application from Hainan Airlines, a carrier of China, to provide new scheduled service between Chicago and Beijing.
“This is good news for air travelers in the Chicago area and around the United...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined ticket agent TripAdvisor $80,000 for violating the Department’s rules on full-fare advertising, the first penalty for violating the Department’s new airline price advertising requirements that took effect in January...