Travel Weekly

DOT seeks input on disclosure rule for air taxi operators

The Dept. of Transportation is looking into the question of whether passengers on air taxi flights deserve to know more about the companies that own and operate the aircraft and the charter brokers ...
Travel Weekly

Direct Air demise prompts new DOT rules for charter operators

The Transportation Department (DOT) is imposing new requirements on public charter operators following the demise of Southern Sky Air & Tours, an operator in Myrtle Beach, S.C., that offered public ...
GovCon Wire

DOT Designates Mitre Operator of Safety Testing Platform for Automated Vehicles

Mitre has been selected by the Department of Transportation to operate a prototype virtual application built to help developers test cooperative driving automation systems. The Federal Highway ...
Times Union

Operator in Orange County bus crash has ‘unacceptable’ rating from DOT

NESCONSET — The Long Island-based operator of the charter bus in Thursday’s fatal crash in Orange County is on the state Department of Transportation’s list of “unacceptable operators” for failing ...
CCJ

DOT calls for rail companies to screen operators for sleep apnea; FMCSA wants rule, not rec’s

Despite the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration jointly issuing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on obstructive sleep apnea screening, the FRA ...