Aviation
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U.S. Department of Transportation Denies Exemptions for Cuba Cargo Flights
Effective October 13, DOT suspended the authority of U.S. and foreign carriers to provide charter flights between the United States and Cuba. DOT’s suspension order provided for certain limited exceptions, specifically for “authorized charter flights for emergency medical purposes, search...
United States and the United Kingdom Sign New Open Skies Agreement
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao signs the Air Transport Agreement
WASHINGTON – The United States and the United Kingdom today completed the signature of the Air Transport Agreement (the Agreement) between the Government of the...
Aer Lingus – Oneworld Application for Antitrust Immunity
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announces the tentative approval of, and grant of antitrust immunity for, the proposed addition of Aer Lingus to the existing Oneworld alliance. The carriers request antitrust immunity to include Aer Lingus in the existing joint venture...
Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report - 1st Quarter 2020
October 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report
About this DocumentThe Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Consumer Protection. The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by the airlines.
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Air Travel Consumer Report: August 2020 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its October 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of August 2020. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the...
U.S. Department of Transportation Provides Update on Forces to Flyers Flight Training Demonstration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that 32 military veterans completed flight training through the Forces to Flyers initiative, earning commercial multi-engine pilot’s licenses. Secretary Chao announced the research initiative in 2017 to determine how to...