Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report - 2nd Quarter 2018

Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report - 2nd Quarter 2018

PIA - Designee Registration System (DRS) - October 16, 2018

Under Title 49 of the United States Code § 44702, Congress gave the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the ability to delegate to qualified members of the public the authority to certify aircraft and people on behalf of the FAA Administrator. These qualified members of the public are called...

PIA - Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) System - October 15, 2018

Individual members of the public who wish to fly UAS weighing less than 55 lbs. (small UAS or sUAS) who do not meet the requirements established in 49 U.S.C. §44809 for recreational sUAS and are not engaged in air carrier operations must comply with FAA regulations at 14 C.F.R. part 107. This...

USDOT Statement on the FAA Reauthorization Bill Passage

USDOT Statement on the FAA Reauthorization Bill PassageStatement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao

This 5-year reauthorization – the longest since the 1980’s – provides the certainty and resources the FAA needs to help ensure the safety and efficiency of our...

Increasing Charter Air Transportation Options

The Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) is issuing a final rule to facilitate innovation and growth in the air charter industry while strengthening the legal protections provided to consumers of charter air transportation.

Allegiant Air Order 2018-10-7

This order concerns violations by Allegiant Air, LLC, of requirements relating to aircraft cabin temperatures and other assurances contained in its tarmac delay contingency plan. Allegiant did not provide passengers a comfortable cabin temperature on several delayed...

Allegiant Air Fined for Violating Tarmac Delay Rule

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Allegiant Air $225,000 for violating federal law and the Department’s airline consumer protections rules concerning tarmac delays and ordered it to cease and desist from future similar violations. 

DOT’s Aviation...

AIP Grant Final Rollout

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoAIP Grant Final RolloutThursday, September 27, 2018

Thank you, Bailey [Edwards – FAA Administrator of Policy] for that introduction.

Thank you all for coming.  Let me give a special...

US International Air Passenger and Freight Statistics Report for First Quarter 2018