U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants airlines to give FAA more advance notice when adding capacity or starting new service in crowded markets.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has released a draft rulemaking that would require sellers of commercial airline tickets to clearly display ancillary fees at the point of sale.
Singaporean Transport Minister S Iswaran and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed the agreement on the sidelines of the ICAO Assembly in Montreal.
Rather than release an updated standard that meaningfully moves the needle on airline refunds during a continued stretch of industrywide operational challenges, the DOT appears to want to to codify bare minimum expectations.
SkyWest is seeking Part 135 commuter airline authorization for a new charter subsidiary that would pick up scheduled service on recently vacated routes to small U.S. cities using CRJ200s modified to 30 seats.