By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Thank you, Jan and J.C., for setting the stage with your wonderful words – and, more importantly, for your dedication to this remarkable place of honor and healing. And thank you, Peggy, for inviting me to share in this most deserved celebration of Charlie Sabatier’s service.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against Virgin America for filing incomplete reports with the Department about complaints registered by passengers with disabilities and for not responding adequately to these complaints. The carrier was ordered to cease and desist from further violations and assessed a civil penalty of $100,000.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: NHTSA 47-12 New NHTSA Analysis Shows 2011 Traffic Fatalities Declined by Nearly Two Percent Highway deaths fell to lowest level in more than six decades, down 26 percent since 2005 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Welcome to Washington. Thank you, David, for the great introduction. And thank you, all, for the warm welcome.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 53-13 U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Join Airlines to Announce New Partnership to Combat Human Trafficking WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan took part ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today said that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) violated federal rules last October by not providing passengers on an aircraft diverted to Washington Dulles Airport an opportunity to leave the plane before it was delayed on the tarmac for more than four hours. DOT fined PIA $150,000 and ordered the airline to cease and desist from further violations.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 68-13 Airlines Report Two Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, One Tarmac Delay Longer Than Four Hours on an International Flight in June WASHINGTON – Airlines reported two tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and one tarmac delay of more than four hours on ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 39-13 DOT Fines Southwest Over Late, Incomplete Responses to Consumer Complaints The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for not responding in a timely manner to complaints filed by consumers, including passengers with disabilities, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 104-13 Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Over the past few weeks, we have heard of concerns raised by airlines, travelers, flight attendants, members of Congress and others who are all troubled over the idea of passengers talking on cell phones in flight – and I am concerned ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-Time Equivalent Employees, January 2010-December 2011
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: March 2013 U.S. Airline System Passengers Up 1.0% from March 2012
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for December: December 2012 U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico Totaled $71.9 Billion
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 24-12 FMCSA Implements Improvements to its Safety Measurement System WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today implemented 11 new improvements to its Safety Measurement System (SMS). The changes, developed over several ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt today warned that new construction projects will not begin and many will be delayed if Congress is unable to work out its differences and pass a clean extension of the FAA Reauthorization bill.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Vehicles represent 85 percent of all MY 2013 vehicles sold in the U.S., to be tested as part of tougher safety ratings program
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against TACA International Airlines for violating the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of airfares. The company was assessed a $55,000 civil penalty.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 83-13 Joint Statement of the U.S.-Iraq Joint Coordination Committee on Services, Technology, Environment and Transportation The governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a meeting of the Services, Technology, Environment and ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The nation’s largest airlines reported no flights in October with tarmac delays of more than three hours, down from 11 flights in October 2009, with a slight decrease in the rate of canceled flights, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Colombia became the United States’ 100th Open-Skies partner yesterday as representatives of the two countries reached agreement to liberalize U.S.-Colombia air services for airlines of both countries.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Airlines and travel agents may not advertise an airfare as “free” if consumers are liable for the payment of fees to book the flight, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said today.
