Meeting Minutes - Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC)

Meeting of the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (“ACPAC” or “Committee”) - Summary of Meeting

Termination of Informal Review of the American/JetBlue Northeast Alliance

On July 22, 2020, American Airlines, Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corporation submitted alliance agreements to Department under 49 U.S.C. § 41720.  The waiting period, as extended by the Department in this notice, expired on November 19, 2020.  On January 10, 2021, the Department entered...

Message from the Acting Secretary to All DOT Personnel

Dear DOT Colleagues:    In accordance with the Department’s established order of succession, I assumed the duties of Acting Secretary of Transportation this morning.  Our focus in the final days of the current Administration is to keep the Department under steady leadership and...

U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department) today released the Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan (AVCP). The AVCP lays out the Department’s robust multimodal strategy to promote collaboration and transparency, modernize the regulatory environment, and prepare the...

Remarks 5.9 GHz Forum-Mala Parker

Remarks 5.9 GHz Forum-James Owens

Service Animals

Under the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) a service animal means a dog, regardless of breed or type, that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental...

Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report - 1st Quarter 2020

AVCP Federal Register Notice

Air Travel Consumer Report: October 2020 Airline Complaint Data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its updated December 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR), which includes airline consumer complaint data for October 2020.  The previous version of this report excluded this data due to additional time needed to review and...