The United States Department of Transportation has announced three U.S. airports are the recipients of the first Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement grants of 2021. $76 million will be divided among Chicago O’Hare International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International. The $76 million is the first batch of about $3.2 billion available annually through the Airport Improvement Program. The Airport Improvement Program provides grants for the planning and development of public-use airports included in the National Plan of Integrated…
Compass Airlines and Breeze Aviation Group have jointly filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the transfer of Compass’ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Breeze. If finalized, the transfer would allow Breeze to engage in “interstate scheduled air transport,” per the DOT filing seen by AirlineGeeks.…
This Wednesday, after the Chinese government effectively prevented Delta, United and American from resuming service to China, the U.S government stated that Chinese airlines will not be allowed to fly into or out of the U.S. starting on June 16. This order applies to Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China…
Less than a week after releasing preliminary terms for airlines receiving aid from the U.S. government, the Department of Transportation (DOT) filed another memo for airlines on April 3, this one mandating airlines continue to provide refunds per previous guidance, even in the wake of the economic and travel industry…
The United States and Argentina yesterday ratified a new amendment to the bilateral 1985 Air Transport Services Agreement immediately lifting previously established reciprocity restrictions. The new agreement between U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Argentinian Minister of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich liberalizes the U.S.-Argentina to the extent that any U.S.…
