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USDOT announces audit on FAA flight delay data amid rising concerns

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USDOT announces audit on FAA flight delay data amid rising concerns
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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is set to conduct a thorough audit of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) flight delay data. This initiative aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the National Airspace System (NAS), which includes the country's airspace, airports, and navigation facilities. The audit will commence in February 2025.

According to USDOT, this examination is crucial as air travel in the US continues its recovery from COVID-19 disruptions. Many passengers have faced delays and cancellations, prompting frustration within the industry. Understanding these delays' causes is deemed essential for ensuring smooth NAS operations and identifying areas for FAA improvement.

The audit has two primary goals: first, to assess the FAA's ability to analyze flight delay data and detect inefficiencies; second, to review how this data informs corrective measures aimed at enhancing NAS performance. It will focus on how the FAA uses collected data to pinpoint reasons behind recurring flight cancellations and delays.

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The Office of Inspector General of USDOT will assess the efficacy of FAA's data reporting procedures. This involves analyzing domestic flight operations' delay reports to determine if weather, air traffic control issues, or other systemic inefficiencies are responsible for disruptions.

In February 2023, an investigation was launched by USDOT's Office of Inspector General into a surge of post-pandemic flight delays and cancellations. According to CNN, this investigation seeks to identify disruption causes and evaluate government data accuracy on such incidents. The Inspector General found that NAS problems led to nearly 30,000 canceled or delayed flights due to high traffic volumes and management difficulties during peak travel times like summer and Christmas holidays.

A separate audit examining FAA's NextGen plan—a multibillion-dollar project updating air traffic control systems—has also been initiated by USDOT’s Office of Inspector General.

JetBlue was fined $2 million by DOT earlier this year for operating consistently delayed flights—a practice deemed unreasonable scheduling that harms passengers and competition fairness within airlines. Joanna Geraghty, CEO of JetBlue, called upon President Donald Trump in December via Bloomberg interview for modernization efforts addressing longstanding ATC system issues exacerbated by retirements during COVID-19 impacts affecting New York-based airlines significantly.

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