Topic: Pete Buttigieg

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will begin taking new applications for flight controllers Oct. 11 as it works to reverse a decades-long decline in its workforce.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday announced the launch of wide ranging probe into the "fairness and transparency" of the four biggest U.S. airlines' frequent flyer rewards programs.

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday the year-to-date flight cancellation rate is 1.6% and below pre-pandemic levels as Americans head into the Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of summer.

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday announced the awarding of nearly $3.5 million for commercial driver license training at 27 colleges and other schools.

The Federal Aviation Administration will award $566.4 million in grants to nearly 300 projects to improve airports around the country, the Department of Transportation said.

Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris spent the weekend meeting with the finalists auditioning to become her vice presidential selection, according to multiple reports.

Former President Donald Trump criticized Georgia's governor and its secretary of state, fellow Republicans Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger, during a campaign rally Saturday in the key swing state.

The Biden administration said on Thursday it will propose a new rule to eliminate the extra charges airlines impose to seat families with young children together, calling them "junk fees."

The Democratic Party's presidential nomination is up in the air following President Joe Biden's announcement that he will not seek re-election.

The Transportation Department announced it was launching an investigation over flight disruptions by Delta Air Lines after a global IT outage forced the airline to cancel a significant number of flight across the U.S.