U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, D.C.
www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm

JANUARY

New Safety Administrator Announced at Federal Railroad Administration (1/31/05)

News Digest (1/28/05)

Secretary Mineta Announces Opportunity for Public to Discuss DOT Regulations (1/26/05)

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Announces February Departure of Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Emil Frankel (01/25/05)

DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Ticket Scams (1/24/05)

DOT Seeks Applications for $20 Million in Grants To Improve Air Service to Small Communities (1/19/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces New Open Skies Aviation Agreement with India (1/15/05)

Weekly News Digest (1/14/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta, India’s Civil Aviation Minister Patel Launch Open Skies Talks in Effort to Improve Air Services (1/13/05)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Announces New Laser Warning and Reporting System for Pilots Measures to Safeguard Pilots and Passengers, Support Timely Enforcement (1/12/05)

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Announces February
Departure of Maritime Administrator Captain William G. Schubert (1/7/04)

Statement from the U.S. Department of Transportation Regarding Review of Codeshare Agreement Between Southwest Airlines and ATA Airlines (01/06/05)

Statement from Robert D. Jamison, Acting Administrator Federal Railroad Administration (1/06/05)

Statement from Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Regarding Release of Transportation Services Index (TSI) for October, 2004 (01/06/05)

Flight Delays Increase in November 2004 (01/05/05)

U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 73RD ANNUAL WINTER MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C. (01/19/05)

INDIA OPEN SKIES NEWS CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. (01/13/05)

LASERS IN THE COCKPIT MEDIA EVENT
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK  (01/12/05)

JEFF SHANE:  TRANSPORTATION POLICY IN CHANGING TIMES (01/11/05)

JEFF SHANE:  TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD ANNUAL MEETING
WASHINGTON, DC (01/10/05)

JEFF SHANE:  ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(01/08/05)

DOT Proposes Two Airlines to Enter U.S.-China Market; Tentatively Awards Flights to Six Carriers (2/22/05)

Bush Administration Would Save Amtrak with Reform Proposal, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Says During Tour of North Carolina Rail (2/22/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $33.7 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety At Louisiana Airports (2/16/05)

Transportation Secretary Mineta Launches New Research and Innovative Technology and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations; New Research and Hazmat Safety Agencies to Begin Operations Ahead of Schedule (2/15/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Says Amtrak “Is Dying,” Reaffirms Administration’s Commitment to Reform of Passenger Rail (2/14/05)

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Announces Proposal to Extend O’Hare Flight Reduction Agreement Into the Fall (2/11/05)
Secretary Mineta Announces Proposed Guidelines for Commercial Space Travel (2/10/05)

President’s Budget Recommends Key Transit Projects for Federal Funding (2/8/05)

Secretary Mineta Announces $59.5 Billion Budget For FY 2006 to Fund Vital Transportation Projects (02/07/05)

News Digest (2/4/05)

Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces March Departure of RSPA Deputy Administrator Sam Bonasso  (02/03/05)

Flight Delays, Mishandled Bags, Consumer Complaints Up in 2004 Over Previous Year (02/03/05)

Statement from U.S. Department of Transportation Regarding D.C. Council Action to Ban HAZMAT Shipments (02/01/05)

INTER-CITY PASSENGER RAIL NEWS CONFERENCE
CHARLOTTE, NC
(2/22/05)

AMTRAK BUDGET AND CALL TO ACTION ON REFORM (02/14/05)

COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE (02/10/05)

FY 2006 BUDGET ROLLOUT MEDIA EVENT (02/07/05)

JEFF SHANE:  GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
GLOBAL SUMMIT ON REGIONAL SAFETY OVERSIGHT
WASHINGTON, DC (2/1/05)
 

MARCH

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Says Federal Government Should Do More to Improve California Passenger Rail; Says Amtrak Reform Key (03/31/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Says Caltrain’s Baby Bullet Service Shows That Amtrak Reforms Will Improve Passenger Rail Travel (03/30/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Unveils Key Amtrak Reform Details, Says Rail Plan will Help Complete New Midwest Rail Network (03/24/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Says Northeast Corridor Will be Rebuilt Under President’s Amtrak Reform Plan (03/23/05)

FAA Forecasts Passenger Levels to Top One Billion in the Next Decade Passenger Volume Back to Pre-2001 Levels  (3/17/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Says Missouri Could Boost Inter-City Passenger Rail Under President’s Amtrak Reform Plan (03/10/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $5.4 Million In Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety at Nebraska Airports   (03/09/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $740 Million In Emergency Relief Funds For 34 States (03/08/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $17 Million in Grants to Enhance Safety, Expand Capacity at Montana Airports; Great Falls International to Install Instrument Approach Aid (03/08/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $62.9 Million in Grants to Fund Safety and Terminal Improvements at North Carolina Airports (3/7/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $68.8 Million in Grants to Reduce Airport Noise, Enhance Safety at Missouri Airports (3/4/05)

Statement from Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Regarding the Inspector General's Report on Christmas 2004 Holiday Disruptions (3/2/05)

Flight Delays, Cancellations Increase in January (3/2/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $89.2 Million in Grants to Help Florida Fund Vital Aviation Infrastructure Improvements (3/2/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $17.3 Million in Grants to Enhance Safety, Expand Capacity at New Mexico Airports; Includes Funds for New Airport in Vaughn (3/2/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $7.5 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety at South Dakota Airports (3/8/05)

Akers Biosciences, Inc. Breath Alcohol Screening Device Fails to Meet U.S. Department of Transportation Performance Standards (3/16/05)

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Regarding the Senate’s Rejection of the Byrd Amendment (3/16/05)

DOT Confirms Continental for New U.S.-China Air Services (3/17/05)

Joint Statement on U.S.-EU Transportation Discussions (3/22/05)

News Digest (3/25/05)

APRIL

The Bush Administration Introduces the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act in Congress, Transportation Secretary Mineta Invites Serious Dialogue on Amtrak Reform (04/14/05)

New U.S. Public-Private Sector Partnership to Support Growing Indian Civil Aviation Sector
U.S. Also to Sign Agreements on Maritime and Surface Transportation Cooperation (04/14/05)

United States, India Sign Open Skies Aviation Agreement  (04/14/05)

BTS Releases Transportation Services Index (TSI);
Index Rose 1.9 Percent in January from December (04/06/05)

Airlines Improve On-Time Performance in February (04/05/05)

News Digest (4/1/05)

International Aviation Agreements Mean Jobs in U.S., Mineta Says During Visit to UPS (4/1/05)

US Department of Transportation Grants Final 2006 Authority to Passenger and Cargo Carriers Flying to New China Markets (4/1/05)

News Digest (4/15/05)

Weekly News Digest (4/29/05)

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TOKYO, JAPAN (04/11/05)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES “PORT PERSON OF THE YEAR” AWARD WINNER (04/06/05)

CHINA AIR FREIGHT EVENT (04/01/05)

MID-AMERICA TRUCKING SHOW TRUCK DRIVER BREAKFAST AND NEWS CONFERENCE
“BE READY… BE BUCKLED (04/01/05)

JEFF SHANE:  NITLEAGUE SPRING FORUM (4/18/05)

MAY

Innovative Loan For The Miami Intermodal Center Will Lower Costs, Speed Construction And Reduce Congestion (5/2/05)

DOT Names Alaska Airlines for Los Angeles-Mexico City Service (05/04/05)

U.S. Department of Transportation to Triple Rail Inspection Capacity and Improve Grade Crossing Safety as Part of New National Rail Safety Plan (05/18/05)

News Digest (05/20/05)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves in April 2005 (06/02/05)

INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL TELEPHONE NEWS CONFERENCE  WITH MONTANA MEDIA (05/31/05)

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
(05/26/05)

JEFF SHANE:  ICAO Symposium on Liberalization of Air Transport in Asia/Pacific
Shanghai, China (05/26/05)

COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
AWARDS DINNER
ST. LOUIS, MO (05/25/05)

JEFF SHANE:  European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Moscow, Russia (05/24/05)

TOWSON UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT (05/22/05)

NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
 (05/21/05)

LA 1 TIFIA LOAN ANNOUNCEMENT
PORT FOURCHON, LA (05/19/05)

FRA T-18 TRACK INSPECTION DEMONSTRATION
BATON ROUGE, LA (05/18/05)

INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL NEWS CONFERENCE
MOBILE, AL (05/18/05)

HURRICANE RECOVERY GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
TALLAHASSEE, FL (05/17/05)

JACKSONVILLE PORT TOUR
JACKSONVILLE, FL (05/17/05)

RAIL SAFETY ACTION PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT
COLUMBIA, SC (05/16/05)

GE/DURHAM AIRCRAFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY FACILITY
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC (05/16/05)

BEAR STEARNS GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE  NEW YORK, NY (05/13/05)

JEFF SHANE:  13th Annual International CEO Conference
Miami, Florida (05/09/05)

JEFF SHANE:  Francis M. Keville Memorial Dinner - Boston Society of Civil Engineers
Boston, MA (05/04/05)

JUNE

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Concerning House Appropriations Subcommittee Action on Amtrak (06/15/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Approves $2 Million Down Payment For Beartooth Highway Repairs (06/10/05)

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA REGARDING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTE ON AMTRAK’S FUNDING LEVEL (06/29/05)

Four Airports, Once Used by Military, Get Funds to Improve Facilities, Attract Business, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Announced Today (07/01/05)
 

JULY

STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA REGARDING AMTRAK BILL SPONSORED BY SENATORS LOTT, STEVENS AND INOUYE (07/27/105)


STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA REGARDING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT ON AMTRAK (7/26/05)

DOT Launches New Website to Assist Persons with Disabilities For Emergency Preparedness (07/21/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Emergency Funds to Repair U.S. Route 7 (07/15/05)

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Dr. Jeffrey Runge Departing for New Homeland Security Post (07/14/05)

DOT Issues First Monthly Reports on Airline Pet Incidents (07/07/05)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves in May 2005 (07/07/05)

Secretary Mineta Says Alaska Knows How to Run a Railroad; Cites Operation as Example to Follow (07/05/05)

Four Airports, Once Used by Military, Get Funds to Improve Facilities, Attract Business, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Announced Today (07/01/05)

Ohio Airports Receive $23.2 Million to Enhance Safety and Expand Capacity (07/01/05)

AUGUST

CAFE ANNOUNCEMENT
LOS ANGELES, CA (08/23/05)

JEFF SHANE: FHWA/SCT Border Finance Conference San Antonio, Texas (08/16/05)
 

SEPTEMBER

STATEMENT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE DALLAS, TEXAS BUS FIRE (09/23/05)

U.S. Department of Transportation Staging Generators and Ships to Provide Power, Fuel and Storage for Rescue Operations (09/23/05)

News Digest (9/23/05)

U.S. Department of Transportation Preparing for Hurricane Rita with Equipment, Personnel and Vehicles to Aid in Evacuation, Relief and Repair (09/22/05)

U.S., Mexico Agree on Expanded Aviation Services (09/21/05)

United States, Thailand Sign Open-Skies Aviation Agreement (09/19/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Cuts Red Tape to Allow Transit Agencies Affected by Hurricane Katrina to Get Services Up and Running Again (09/16/05)

BTS Releases June 2005 Airline Traffic Data; Six-Month Domestic Traffic Up 5.4 Percent From 2004 (09/15/05)

U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Maria Cino Highlights Employment and Contracting Opportunities for Hispanic-Americans at the Department of Transportation (09/14/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Funds to Restore New Orleans Transportation Systems (09/14/05)

Secretary Mineta Delivers $5 Million in Emergency Relief Funds as a First Installment for Repairing Mississippi’s Hurricane Ravaged Roads and Bridges (09/13/05)

Repairs Begin Today on I-10 Twin Span Bridge in New Orleans (09/12/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Major Road Contracts and the Opening of the First Rail Service into New Orleans from the East (09/09/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Return of Commercial Air Traffic to the Gulf Region and Arrival of Crane Ship to Aid with Recovery Efforts (09/08/05)

DOT Proposes Rule to Require Airlines to Provide In-Flight Medical Oxygen Without Charge (09/07/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Outlines Road, Pipeline and Airport Progress, Ships Setting Sail for New Orleans (09/07/05)

DOT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL RESPONSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA (09/05/05)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Makes Unprecedented Request to Use Ready Reserve Fleet Department Arranges for Oil Deliveries to Support Relief Efforts (09/03/05)

Largest Airlift in U.S. History to Get Over 10,000 People Out of New Orleans by End of Today (09/03/05)

Department of Transportation Arranges for Amtrak to Begin Evacuating Residents from New Orleans Starting Tonight (09/02/05)

Department of Transportation Operating New Orleans International Airport In Massive Airlift Operation, Additional Transportation Assets Deployed (09/02/05)

Airline On-Time Performance Falls, Mishandled Bags And Complaints Rise in July (09/01/05)

Statement from the Federal Aviation Administration Concerning the Fuel Supply for Commercial Aviation (09/01/05)

United States, Brazil Sign Maritime Agreement (09/30/05)

RECOVERING FROM KATRINA: REBUILDING U.S. 90 NEWS CONFERENCE
JACKSON, MS (09/13/05)

PATH WORLD TRADE CENTER STATION GROUNDBREAKING
NEW YORK, NY  (09/06/05)

9/11 MARITIME AWARDS CEREMONY, NEW YORK, NY  (09/17/05)

AASHTO ANNUAL MEETING, NASHVILLE, TN (09/18/05)

U.S.-BRAZIL MARITIME AGREEMENT SIGNING CEREMONY (09/30/05)

October

DOT Announces Proposal on Indiana Time Zones, Seeks Public Comment (10/25/05)

Railroads Get 30 Days to Fix Problem of Misaligned Track Switches, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta says. (10/19/05)

Secretary Mineta Announces Two Lanes Reopened Ahead Of Schedule On I-10 Twin Spans Bridge (10/14/05)

News Digest (10/14/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1.4 Million Contract for Transit in Hurricane-Ravaged Mississippi Counties
(10/14/05)

Statement of the U.S. Department of Transportation on U.S.-E.U. Air Talks
 (10/11/05)

U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Global Limo, Inc. of Pharr, TX To Cease Operations Immediately Following Review of Company Drivers, Equipment and Operations (10/07/05)

News Digest (10/07/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary and National Capital Area Honorary Campaign Chairman Norman Y. Mineta Announces the Kickoff of the 2005 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) (10/07/05)

United States, Russia Agree on Expanded Air Services (10/06/05)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Outlines Fiscal Accountability Measures for Hurricane Katrina Spending, Reviews Relief Efforts by Department (10/6/05)

Northwestern University Receives $3.9 Million Federal Grant for New Engineering Design Center, Advanced Transportation Research Programs (10/04/05)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $47 Million to Restore and Expand Transit Services in New Orleans and Baton Rouge (10/04/05)


Secretary Mineta Announces Reopening Of I-10 Pascagoula Bridge More Than a Week Ahead Of Schedule (10/01/05)

JEFF SHANE:  Air Traffic Control Association
50th Annual Conference and Exposition (10/31/05)

U.S.-INDIA TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE
Washington, DC (10/25/05)

U.S.-CHINA BILATERAL AVIATION AGREEMENT SIGNING CEREMONY
CHANTILLY, VA (10/20/05)

FAA INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SAFETY FORUM
CHANTILLY, VA  (10/20/05)

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. (10/18/05)

INTERSTATE 10 TWIN SPAN BRIDGE CEREMONY (10/14/05)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PORTS AND HARBORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, LOS ANGELES, CA (10/07/05)

RESPONSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA:  TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS(10/06/05

JEFF SHANE:  Aviation Education Forum Series
Sponsored by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (10/06/05)

COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN 2005 KICKOFF EVENT Washington, DC (10/06/06)

JEFF SHANE:  American Bar Association Forum on Air & Space Law Annual Meeting and Conference
Montreal, Canada (10/01/05)

NOVEMBER

U.S. Transportation Department Provides $40 Million For Katrina-Damaged Highways and Bridges (11/30/05)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Announces Over $337 Million in New Funding for the Expansion of the Chicago O’Hare International Airport (11/21/05)
DOT Receives Fifth Consecutive Unqualified Audit Of Annual Financial Statements (11/17/05)

Department of Transportation Announces New Initiatives To Ban Contractors Who Defraud the Federal Government (11/17/05)

U. S. DOT Provides Additional $7.2 Million to Mississippi Airports Damaged by Hurricane Katrina (11/16/05)

United States, Canada Reach Open-Skies Aviation Agreement (11/11/05)

STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA REGARDING THE DEPARTURE OF DAVID GUNN FROM AMTRAK (11/9/05)

U.S. Department of Transportation to Tighten Oversight of Amtrak Based on GAO Recommendations (11/7/05)

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA REGARDING TODAY’S RELEASE OF GAO REPORT CRITICAL OF AMTRAK (11/03/05)

U.S. Department of Transportation Proposal Would Make It Easier for Airlines to Raise Money (11/02/05)

Nation’s Airlines Improve On-Time Performance in September (11/03/05)

DOT Announces Schedule for Hearings on Indiana Time Zones (11/7/05)

Statement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta on U.S.-EU Aviation Talks (11/18/05)

CHICAGO O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LETTER OF INTENT, CHICAGO, IL (11/21/05)

ASSOCIATION FOR A BETTER NEW YORK (AMTRAK)
NEW YORK, NY
 (11/17/05)

JEFF SHANE:  International Aviation Club
Washington, DC (11/08/05)

JEFF SHANE:  U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Committee on Transportation Infrastructure and Logistics (11/03/05)

JEFF SHANE:  16th Annual Breakbulk Conference & Exhibition
 (11/01/05)

DECEMBER

U.S. Department of Transportation makes emergency funds available for streetcars, streamlines Federal transit funding for New Orleans (12/16/05)

DOT Asks for Comment on Airline Price Advertising Rules (12/14/05)

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Regarding the Proposed Patriot Act Extension (12/13/05)

Travel to Tourist Destinations Getting Easier Thanks to New U.S., Mexican Aviation Agreement Signed Today (12/12/05)

Statement from the U.S. Department of Transportation Concerning Virgin America’s Application to Conduct Domestic Scheduled Air Transportation (12/8/05)

Airline On-Time Performance in October Shows Improvement Over Last Year (12/01/05)

News Digest (12/02/05)

New Data Show Rising Safety Belt Use Rates in Most States (12/16/05)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta And North Pole’s Kris Kringle Sign Open Skies Agreement (12/21/05)

DOT Offers Training Program to Help Airlines Better Serve Passengers with Disabilities (12/22/05)

DOT Proposes Broad Codesharing Authority to Skyteam Alliance Members, Tentatively Denies Antitrust Immunity (12/22/05)

WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING (12/15/05)

JEFF SHANE: SECOND ANNUAL ASSAD KOTAITE LECTURE (12/08/05)

SECOND NATIONAL DBE CONFERENCE AND SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION’S AWARDS CEREMONY (12/01/05)