Department of Transportation
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Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest and Virgin America scored rights to serve routes Washington National beyond the 1,250-mile perimeter
… restricts flight operations at the airport. The U.S. Department of Transportation granted permission to Alaska for flights to Portland ..... reauthorization enabled the new services, and according to DOT , "also allowed four large carriers already serving Reagan …
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DOT Again Delays GDS Air Fee Proposals
… which appears as current in DOT 's latest monthly "Report ..... out the new timeframe. A DOT spokesman confirmed the latest postponement. "The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to protecting ..... this analysis." If previous DOT rulemakings are a guide …
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Delta Air Lines officially has abandoned the Atlanta-Shanghai route
… According to a May 3 memo filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation , Delta returned to DOT the seven U.S.-China frequencies it had ..... route. Those frequencies, according to a DOT spokesman, will be made available "to another …
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Virgin America reported a full-year 2011 net loss of $100.4 million
… threshold to meet the U.S. Department of Transportation 's definition of "major ..... such until next year, as DOT "recalculates air carrier ..... in June," according to a DOT spokesman. "If a carrier ..... beginning January 2013." DOT requires major carriers to …
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DOT Adds Teeth To Fuel Surcharge Rules
… as they can determine, these carrier-imposed fees don't correlate to the cost of fuel. The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to change that, warning last month in a notice to carriers that fuel surcharges "must accurately …
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JetBlue Airways agreed to purchase from Delta Air Lines eight daily slot pairs at New York LaGuardia and eight at Washington National
… million for the LaGuardia slots. The Department of Transportation auctioned the takeoff and landing ..... pay $17.6 million, according to DOT . "JetBlue submitted the highest ..... at that airport," according to a DOT statement.
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Canada's WestJet secured eight daily slot pairs at New York LaGuardia
… carrier confirmed. Availability of the slots at the capacity-controlled airport stems from the U.S. Department of Transportation 's requirement that Delta Air Lines and US Airways divest eight daily slot pairs at Reagan Washington National …
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DOT approved Brussels Airlines' participation in an antitrust-immune JV with Air Canada, Lufthansa and United
… revenue sharing, and the coordination of code sharing and operations for the carriers' international services," according to DOT . Regulators concluded that the carrier's inclusion in the JV "will provide incremental benefits for consumers in a number …
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DOT fined American Eagle $900,000 for violating tarmac delay rules
… procedure in place to bring passengers subject to a tarmac delay back to the gate," DOT concluded the airline "was late in implementing its procedure." According to DOT , "A total of $650,000 must be paid within 30 days, and up to $250,000 …
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DOT granted antitrust immunity to American Airlines and Qantas
… between the United States and Australia. DOT concluded that the airlines have no overlapping ..... result from approving the application," DOT concluded. According to MIDT booking data evaluated by DOT , Qantas holds 40 percent share between the …
