Articles tagged “Department of Transportation”

The review into passenger data protections is the first of many the Department of Transportation plans to periodically conduct.

The latest proposals from the Department of Transportation are part of a wider effort to improve the passenger experience for those with disabilities.

The latest round of funding is part of an effort to modernize U.S. airports.

The U.S. travel industry should lower their expectations that the assistant secretary for travel and tourism will make their jobs easier.

The CEO of Southwest Airlines issued a statement to customers with new details about actions the company is taking following the debacle in the last week of December. 

During a press conference on Monday, President Joe Biden endorsed a new proposal from the U.S. Transportation Department that would make airlines disclose relevant fees early in a consumer's shopping…

Confirmation hearings can be contentious, but Thursday's hearing to confirm Pete Buttigieg as the nation's first open LGBTQ cabinet member seemed more like a gathering of old friends. But Buttigieg was clear: transportation can play a leading role in bringing the country back.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is the first, but likely not the last, top Trump official to resign after the president stoked a violent siege of the U.S. Capitol. How will she be remembered by travel leaders? Better question may be: Will she be remembered?

Food-allergic flyers have long suffered inconsistent policies and enforcement when it comes to airlines protecting their health in the skies. That's why new clarity from the Department of Transportation is welcome news.