Transport i infrastruktura · 01/07/2026

U.S. Department of Transportation Amends Aviation Consumer Protection Rulemaking Procedures

The U.S. Department of Transportation is revising its hearing procedures for proposing discretionary aviation consumer protection rules to align with more robust due process protections, ensuring neutral hearing officers and formal findings of fact. The department is also rescinding a 2023 clarification that allowed for civil enforcement actions in federal court.