The Latest Breaking News from Department of Transportation

American and Southwest still fall short for getting passengers on-time post-pandemic

As passengers came out of pandemic restrictions and pent-up demand to travel in 2022, airline on-time arrival rates still lagged 2019 levels at most of the country’s major carriers including Fort Worth-based American Airlines and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023

JetBlue-Spirit deal faces DOJ antitrust suit this week

The Justice Department and Department of Transportation are expected to take action as soon as Tuesday to block JetBlue Airways Corp.’s $3.8 billion takeover of Spirit Airlines Inc., according to people familiar with the case.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023

Jay Ambrose: Pete Buttigieg defames Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg, something of a genius in academic matters, is despairingly short of that when it comes to practicality, failing miserably, for instance, as secretary of the Department of Transportation. It’s almost as if his job is to sit and do little, disappear from the office a lot, get mad,…

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023

Buttigieg urges safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of a fiery derailment in Ohio that forced evacuations when toxic chemicals were released and burned

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Trump says he will visit East Palestine after two weeks of silence on disastrous train derailment

Mr Trump confirmed on his platform Truth Social that he will travel on Wednesday to the community with a population of 4,700

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

Feds finalize Buy America rules for EV chargers

WASHINGTON — All electric vehicle chargers funded through the federal government must be assembled in the United States, the Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

Should federal grants favor highway repair over expansion?

Advocates for highway construction are concerned their projects are getting shortchanged in the competition for grant money under the new infrastructure law

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

Southwest faces investigation over holiday travel disaster as it posts a $220M loss

The Department of Transportation says it is looking into the airline's flight scheduling practices and will hold it accountable for refunds. The 16,700 canceled flights cost Southwest $800 million.

WEKU · Jan 26, 2023

DOT investigating if ‘unrealistic scheduling’ at Southwest Airlines led to meltdown

U.S. Department of Transportation officials are investigating Dallas-based Southwest Airlines over whether the carrier’s holiday meltdown that stranded millions of travelers was caused by overscheduling flights.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

Aviation Groups Have Complained for Years About the Outdated FAA Alert System That Crashed Today

Critics say the NOTAM system creates safety hazards by overloading pilots with hard to read and superfluous information while failing to alert them to real hazards.

Reason · Jan 11, 2023