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DOT proposal will require these fee disclosures

DOT proposal will require these fee disclosuresIf the DOT's fare-disclosure rules are approved, here's what advisors will need to do.

An Aeroflot Airbus A350.

Russia loses spot on U.N. aviation group's governing councilIn a vote held Friday, Russia fell six votes short of the 86 needed to remain on the International Civil Aviation Organization...

A report from the Cato Institute in July referred to a "wait times apocalypse" for tourist and business traveler visas of 247 days on average, up from 17 days before March 2020.

247 days to obtain a U.S. visa? Travel groups outraged by waitsThe travel industry is calling wait times for visitors to obtain U.S. visas "shameful" and a roadblock to a full travel...

ULCCs like Allegiant tend to be the U.S. airlines most reliant on ancillary products like seat assignments.

DOT fees-disclosure plan met with widespread oppositionThe proposal, which was put forward on Sept. 26, already faces opposition from airlines and travel advisors and even some...

The DOT proposes to require airlines to enable consumers traveling with a young child to purchase seats with the fare at all points of sale.

DOT to demand fee transparency from airlines and ticket sellersThe DOT will propose a rule requiring airlines, third party sellers and metasearch sites to clearly disclose baggage fees,...

Geoff Freeman

U.S. Travel CEO Geoff Freeman discusses the organization's goalsFreeman also talks about what can be learned from sports betting and why the travel industry doesn't always need Washington,...

Digging into airlines' 'controllable delay' loophole

Digging into airlines' 'controllable delay' loopholeThe DOT's new customer-service dashboard is good. It could be better.

Boeing's 737 Max jet was grounded worldwide for 20 months after two crashes.

Boeing to pay $200 million penalty for misleading investorsThe Securities and Exchange Commission charged that Boeing misled investors about the safety of the 737 Max, even doing so...

An American Airlines jet takes off from Havana.

American and JetBlue get green light for additional Havana flightsThe DOT decision allows both carriers to increase flights between South Florida and Cuba's capital.

Student pilots line up for a landing at Republic Airways' Lift Academy.

FAA says Republic Airways must stick to 1,500-hour rule for pilot trainingThe FAA denied the regional airline's request for an exception to the rule requiring pilots to log 1,500 hours of flight time...

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