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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced its proposal to require airlines and ticket agents to disclose in advance to consumers if the carrier operating their flight allows passengers to make voice calls using mobile wireless devices.
Currently...
DOT Issues New Enforcement Policy on Extended Tarmac Delays. The Department’s Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, a unit within the Office of the General Counsel, today issued a new enforcement policy on extended tarmac delays in light of the FAA Extension, Safety, and...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking a number of actions to enhance protections for air travelers and promote competition in the airline industry. The actions are a result of the Department’s...
Presentation by Karen Peltz Strauss of the Federal Communications Commission on the FCC's regulations, requirements, standards, and responsibilities, and how they might apply to In-Flight Entertainment.
Richard W. Parker
Professor Parker teaches and writes in the fields of administrative law and domestic and international environmental law at the University of Connecticut School of Law. His scholarship focuses on understanding -- and exploring ways to strengthen -- both domestic and...
This Convening Report commissioned by the Department of Transportation assesses prospects for a negotiated rulemaking to address six issues arising under the Air Carrier Access Act and involving air carrier accommodations for air ...
1. COMMITTEE’S OFFICIAL DESIGNATION: The Committee’s official designation is the Advisory Committee on Accessible Air Transportation (ACCESS Advisory Committee).
2. AUTHORITY: The Committee is being established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Air France, Lufthansa, and British Airways for not adequately responding to complaints filed by passengers with disabilities. Air France and Lufthansa were each fined $200,000 and British Airways was fined $150,000....
DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Game Ticket Scams. Air travelers going to Super Bowl 50 this year should be aware that not all tour packages include a ticket to the Feb. 7 game in Santa Clara, California. Under U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) consumer...
WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 83.7 percent in November 2015, up from the 80.6 percent on-time rate in November 2014, but down from the 87.0 percent mark in October 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report...