News from August 2019
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: 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: 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: 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: Thank you, Bruce Carter, Director of the Quad City Airport], for your kind introduction. Thank you, Frank [Miller, Chair of the ACI] and Kelly [Johnson, Vice Chair of the AAAE], for your remarks. All of us at the Department of Transportation are grateful for the work that the AAAE and ACI-NA membership does, day in and day out, on behalf of the traveling public. So, I’m thrilled to be with you.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced he is making $13 million in quick release emergency relief funds immediately available to New York and Rhode Island to help begin repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, while assessments continue throughout the Northeast to ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood issued the following statement today regarding the $2.4 billion available for High-Speed Rail:
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The largest scheduled passenger airlines reported a 6.0 percent profit margin in the second quarter of 2012, up from 5.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today in a release of preliminary data (Table 1 ).
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 48-13 FMCSA Shuts Down Florida-based McRea Transportation, Inc. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that Hialeah, Fla.-based McRea Transportation, Inc. (USDOT No. 1838244), one of two unrelated bus companies ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Streetcar will Enhance Access to Major Employers and Regional Attractions
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 28-13 FMCSA Shuts Down Illinois-based Bus Company Illini Tours, Inc. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Champaign, Ill.-based passenger carrier Illini Tours, Inc., to immediately cease all operations, declaring ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: PHMSA Launches Online Database of Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: PDF | Excel Five Years: Freight Transportation Services Index, May 2008- May 2013 Source for Recession Dates: National Bureau of Economic Research, US Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2 percent in May from April, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 18-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Launches “Protect Your Move” Campaign to Help Consumers Spot the “Red Flags” of Moving Fraud WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the launch of its new moving fraud prevention ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good afternoon. Thank you, Monte [Belger], for the introduction and congratulations on your new gig. We look forward to working with you. Before we get too far along, let me also say to Lisa [Piccione]: On behalf of President Obama and the U.S. Department of Transportation, thank you for your extraordinary service to the Aero Club and the traveling public.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Volaris Fined for Failing to Disclose Baggage Fees
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 33-13 NEWS DIGEST BTS’ National Transportation Statistics Updated. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), today updated National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a web-only reference ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 46-13 Secretary Foxx Announces Proposal to Save Trucking Industry $1.7 Billion Annually by Eliminating Major Paperwork Burden Proposed rule would maintain safety inspections while eliminating unneeded paperwork WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a proposal ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Releases January Passenger Airline Employment Data;
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: December 2012 Airline System Passengers Down 0.3% from December 2011
