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Code sharing is a marketing arrangement in which an airline places its designator code on a flight operated by another airline, and sells tickets for that flight. Airlines throughout the world continue to form code-share arrangements to strengthen or expand their market presence and competitive...
Anyone who wants to provide air transportation service as an air carrier must first obtain two separate authorizations from the Department of Transportation:
Economic Authority from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (the Department) in the form of a certificate for interstate or...U.S. domestic air fares (interstate fares, and “overseas” fares to/from U.S. territories) were deregulated by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-504. U.S. carriers do not file their domestic passenger fares and rules with the Department.
The Office of Infrastructure Deployment is the office in OST Policy primarily responsible, in coordination with the Office of the Chief Economist and the Build America Bureau, for providing policy direction related to the implementation of infrastructure grant programs, credit...
The Office of Environment and Permitting works across the spectrum of environmental issues, coordinating across DOT’s modes and with other Federal agencies. The team also develops and reviews transportation legislation and regulations and coordinates national transportation...
Safety is the Department of Transportation’s highest priority. The Office of Policy Development, Strategic Planning and Performance coordinates with the Department’s modal administrations and other Federal agencies which share responsibility for oversight of various transportation-related safety...
The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to facilitating, creating and maintaining a domestic transportation system to meet the needs of U.S. citizens and the economy. It is also dedicated to advising and assisting the development of international transportation systems through...
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs carries a broad portfolio of responsibilities covering domestic and international aviation, international trade, and a range of other international cooperation and facilitation issues.
Most Popular...WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 47 transportation projects in 34 states and the District of Columbia will receive a total of almost $500 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery)...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty of $130,000 against the Mexican airline Volaris for failing to inform consumers that they may have to pay baggage fees when buying a ticket on the carrier. This is the first penalty assessed for a...