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U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Order Requiring Indian Air Carriers to Apply for Statements of Authorization Prior to Conducting Charter Flights
Short Statement: The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order today requiring Indian air carriers to apply to the Department for statements of authorization prior to conducting charter flights. The Department is taking this action because the Government of India is engaging in...
DOT Onboard Demographics, May FY 2020
This spreadsheet provides onboard statistics for May, FY 2020. Demographics are particularly useful to managers in the workforce planning process. This data is also used by Congressional staffers and others who have an interest in the size and makeup of the federal workforce, and by...
CARES Act Air Service Exemption Sun Country Airlines Renewal
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is acting on a request from Sun Country for an exemption from the CARES Act airline service obligations announced in Order 2020-4-2. Sun Country is requesting that the Department grant it an extension from June 22 through September 30, 2020,...
Sun Country Airlines Exemption Renewal
U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Order Disapproving Chinese Carriers’ Proposed Schedules
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order today disapproving future schedules that Chinese carriers have filed with the Department over the past several weeks pursuant to our original May 22nd Order. This order is effectively an administrative action designed to maintain the...
China Part 213 Order 2020-6-12
Spirit Airlines Order 2020-6-5
This order concerns the failure of Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”) to comply with the Department’s oversales rule, 14 CFR Part 250. This order also concerns Spirit’s policy that resulted in the misclassification and misreporting of certain passengers who were involuntarily denied boarding as...
DOT Fines Spirit Airlines for Violating DOT’s Oversales (Bumping) Rules
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $350,000 for violating federal rules protecting passengers who are denied boarding (“bumped”) on oversold flights, and for not providing accurate reporting of passengers denied boarding. The airline was also...
DOT Fines Copa Airlines for Violating DOT Order Suspending Air Service Between the U.S. and Venezuela
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A. (Copa) $450,000 for unlawfully transporting passengers between the United States and Venezuela via a stopover point. Copa was ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations....