China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. 2014-9-4

This consent order concerns unauthorized foreign air transportation by China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (China Eastern) in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41301, arising from China Eastern’s marketing and sale of unauthorized codeshare flights operated by another foreign air carrier that did...

WestJet 2014-9-3

This consent order concerns unauthorized foreign air transportation by WestJet in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and 14 CFR Part 212, arising from WestJet’s operating of unauthorized codeshare flights marketed by another foreign air carrier without obtaining proper authority from the Department...

Dismissal Order British Airways PLC 2014-9-2

On February 6, 2013, Mr. Benjamin Edelman (the Complainant) filed a third-party complaint under 14 CFR 302.401 against British Airways PLC (British Airways), alleging that the carrier failed to properly disclose and provide adequate justification for carrier-imposed surcharges and to comply with...

June 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

July Airline On-Time Performance Up, Cancellations Down From Previous Year, June

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 75.6 percent in July, up from both the 73.1 percent on-time rate in July 2013 and the 71.8 percent mark in June 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today...

September 2014 Air Travel Consumer Report

Common Terms in Air Travel

This is an explanation of common terminology used in the air transportation industry to assist consumers in understanding the rules that govern air travel.