Consumer Protection
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2391
Transit Value Capture Coordination - Best Practices and Recommendations
Date: 08/19/2015, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Stephen E. SchlickmanOrganization: University of Illinois at ChicagoOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) AbstractTransit authorities are being challenged to rely more on local...
National Advanced Driving Simulator Measures Driver Interactions with Automated Driving System
One of the largest simulators in the world, the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) at the University of Iowa, was recently used to conduct a study of automated driving as part of a SAFER-SIM University Transportation Center research project. The Center is dedicated to promoting...
Flight Cancellations Down From Previous Year, January 2017
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its April 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of February 2017. The April report contains denied boarding (oversales) data for the October-December 2016 quarter, as airlines report...
News Digest 160-16
DOT Awards New Los Angeles-Beijing Flight to American Airlines. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today finalized its November 7th tentative decision to select American Airlines for new daily scheduled nonstop service between Los Angeles and Beijing, China. The Department...
Notice to Consumers Purchasing Tickets to Special Events that Include Air Transportation (2016)
Notice to Consumers Purchasing Tickets to Special Events that Include Air Transportation (2016)
Notice to Colleges, Universities, and other Organizations Offering Flights to College Bowl Games and other Special Events (2016)
Notice to Colleges, Universities, and other Organizations Offering Flights to College Bowl Games and other Special Events (2016)
American Airlines Fined $1.6 Million for Violating Tarmac Delay Rule
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined American Airlines $1.6 million for violating the Department’s rule prohibiting long tarmac delays. The airline was ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations. This fine represents the highest amount...
October 2016 Airline On-Time Performance Equal to September 2016, Slightly Down From October 2015
WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 85.5 percent in October 2016, equal to the 85.5 percent mark in September 2016, but slightly down from the 87.0 percent on-time rate in October 2015, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) released today.
In...
DOT Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Agrees on Future Measures to Improve Accessibility of Aircraft Lavatories and In-Flight Entertainment
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that its negotiated rulemaking committee, the ACCESS Advisory Committee, has reached an important agreement to improve the accessibility of lavatories on single-aisle aircraft and of in-flight entertainment. The...