U.S. Department of Transportation

Pete Buttigieg has been US transportation secretary since February 2021. His performance on overseeing the country’s aviation system has been underwhelming.

Connect, granted DOT economic approval to start services on July 5, 2022, is still working with FAA on necessary safety approvals.

In a regulatory filing July 6, ALPA called on the DOT to close a loophole it says is being exploited by public charter operator JSX.

The run of incursions earlier in 2023 helped prompt an FAA “call to action” to highlight precursors to serious incidents.

Aviation Week editors discuss what is behind the tens of thousands of flights that have been delayed or canceled in the U.S. Northeast in recent weeks.

The U.S. Transportation Department has denied Delta Air Lines’ request to change the use of a number of its Tokyo Haneda slot pairs.

U.S. regulators have ruled against a request by Delta Air Lines for flexibility in how airlines use their slot pairs at Tokyo Haneda International airport.

U.S. airlines are facing a busy holiday weekend proceeded by nearly a week of disrupted travel, predominantly in the northeast region.

The carrier seeks a 30-day waiver of revocation-for-dormancy provisions, “in order to recommence operations on or about Sept. 1, 2023.”

United Airlines plans to end service connecting New York and Havana, Cuba.

A U.S. government initiative aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking is making inroads in the general aviation sector.

The DOT said June 1 that it is imposing the fine for BA failing to provide timely refunds to passengers for flights to and from the U.S. during the pandemic.

The MOBILE Act could move forward efforts to accommodate passengers with reduced mobility to stay in their own personal wheelchairs onboard an aircraft.

The civil penalty follows an investigation by the U.S. Transportation Department’s (DOT) Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP).

The U.S. Department of Transportation has created an interagency working group to help direct strategy and policies related to advanced air mobility.

A proposed rulemaking seeks to mandate passenger compensation for “controllable” flight delays and cancellations.

Depending upon the source, the aviation industry is either desperately short of cockpit crewmembers or has more than enough.

Factors within the airlines’ control, such as aircraft maintenance or lack of crew, were often the leading causes of cancellations.

Delta Air Lines says the demand environment to Japan has changed since Haneda slot pairs were allocated by the U.S. Transportation Department in 2019.

Breeze Airways hopes to make its international debut later this year.

The FAA plans to complete key revisions to system safety assessment procedures by late 2024.

U.S. airlines await a decision from the U.S. DOT on a proposed ancillary rulemaking Frontier Airlines has dubbed "a solution searching for a problem."

HiSky Europe hopes to secure authorization to launch transatlantic flights from the EU.

The ruling is “giving JetBlue confidence there is room for it to enter the market,” the airline said.

Companies, associations, and airlines pushed back against the U.S. Transportation Department’s (DOT) proposed rulemaking on ancillary fees in a public hearing.