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Policy

Legacy ID
2351

2012 Consumer Domestic Airfare Report 1st Quarter

The Office of Aviation Analysis collects air fare data and prepares them in compliance with Section 155 of Pub L. 106-181, to be used in the development of Airport Competition Plans. One component of the Competition Plan is an evaluation of the submitting airport’s fares compared to those at...

Office of International Aviation Staff Contacts

Contact Us Office of International Aviation Staff Contact List Name Title Phone Email Ben Taylor Director 202-366-1213 benjamin.taylor@dot.gov Tameka Covington Administrative Assistant 202-366-2423 tameka.covington.ctr.dot...

Office of the Chief Economist

Initiates and develops Secretarial policies relating to the use of economic analysis in evaluating infrastructure investments, rulemakings, Departmental programs, and other initiatives; the use of economic analysis in enhancing the efficient operation of transportation networks; and other...

Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP)

UPDATE:

On March 20, 2026, the Department issued the Small Community Air Service Development Program's Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), making up to $12 million available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, (utilizing FY 2024, and a portion of FY 2025 funding). 

FY 2024 SCASDP NOFO...

Essential Air Service

The Airline Deregulation Act (ADA), passed in 1978, gave air carriers almost total freedom to determine which markets to serve domestically and what fares to charge for that service. The Essential Air Service (EAS) program was put into place to guarantee that small communities that were served...

Foreign Air Carrier Economic Licensing

Overview

Any airline of a foreign country that wants to to conduct commercial operations in foreign air transportation to/from the United States must obtain two authorizations from DOT:

Economic authority from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation Safety authority from the...