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Alaska Airlines 2nd Exemption
Grant Aviation Exemption
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is acting on two requests for exemption from the CARES Act airline service obligations announced in Order 2020-4-2. This is the first request of Grant Aviation and the...
Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson Appointed as Chair
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the appointment of 30 board members to the newly-formed Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB). Former U.S. Air...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced two additional steps by the Department regarding airline service obligations and consumer protections in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and to assist the Nation’s economic recovery....
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced over 200 transportation industry leaders have answered Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao’s call to help fight human trafficking. That number is more than double USDOT’s initial commitment to seek out “100 Pledges in...
JetBlue and Spirit Airlines Exemption
The Office of Aviation and International Affairs is receiving and processing requests for exemption from the Department’s airline service obligations announced in Order 2020-4-2. On April 16, 2020, the Department notified the first two...