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Joel Szabat is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. This is his second tour of duty at DOT. Before returning to DOT, Szabat was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Previously at DOT, Szabat led...
Mr. DeCarme is Director of the Secretary's office of International Transportation and Trade where he has worked since 1992. It was his office that negotiated the land transportation provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (...
As part of the Secretary's aviation leadership team, Ms. McDermott is at the center of the Department's key priorities and programs in domestic and international aviation.
Ms. McDermott has had a long career in aviation....
The Office of International Transportation and Trade coordinates the Department’s activities related to the National Export Initiative (NEI) (http://export.gov/nei/) and staffs the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) working groups on behalf of the Department.
On June 22, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded nearly $500 million from the TIGER 2012 program to 47 transportation projects in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Announcing the awards, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, “TIGER projects mean good transportation jobs...
By this order, the Department grants the following requests for slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), to be operated with Stage 3 aircraft: (1) AirTran Airways, Inc., two slot exemptions to provide nonstop service to Atlanta, Georgia; (2) Comair, Inc., two slot...
Air transportation is a large and growing part of the word’s economy. The Air Transport Action Group estimated the global economic impact of air transport at over $1 trillion in 1994, accounting for 24 million jobs – 3.3 million employed by the industry, 7.4 million by related...
Open skies agreements in Europe have been in place for several years now and have fostered the development of many types of multinational airline alliances. Both broadbased strategic alliances and less integrated code-share alliances have changed the structure of the airline industry over the...
The Office of General Counsel and Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance of the Department of Transportation are providing this question and answer. It constitutes an official and authoritative guidance and interpretation concerning 49 CFR Part 40 (see 49 CFR 40.5). This Question and...