On January 30, 2012, Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) introduced H.R. 3867 -- Travel Transparency Act, which would reverse the portion of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Final Rule requiring airlines and ticket agents to quote fares that include all government mandated taxes and additional airline fe…
Read More »On February 2, 2012, the United States Trade and Development Agency (“USTDA”) approved a grant to the State Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan (“SCAA”) to partially fund the proposed Aviation Safety Phase II Project in Azerbaijan. The USTDA advances economic development an…
Read More »On February 2, 2012 the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) announced they would hold a public meeting to discuss special permit and approval applicant fitness determinations. The public meeting, to be held on February 29, 2012, in Washing…
Read More »On January 31, 2012, House and Senate leadership reached an agreement on a bill (the “Bill”) to provide operating authority for the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) over the next four years and boost its air traffic modernization efforts. The Bill authorizes $63 billion for the FAA to operat…
Read More »On January 24, 1012, President Obama adopted the “National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security” as put forth by the Department of Homeland Security. The strategy incorporates two goals: (1) to promote the efficient and secure movement of goods and (2) to foster a resilient supply chain both d…
Read More »On January 26, 2011, the last of the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) consumer protection regulations came into effect. DOT originally published a number of regulations enhancing protections for airline passengers on April 25, 2011 (the “Final Rule”) and explained that these rule would come in…
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