Cause of Airline Delay and Cancellation Categories Under Section 511(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Transportation Department; Office of the Secretary

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Transport

Importance

Headline, the top of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-09-03 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:24 UTC

The original

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The publisher's summary

The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is amending its regulations governing how air carriers report the causes of flight cancellations and delays. This action implements Section 511(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, which mandates that ten specific types of events be excluded from the "Air Carrier" causal reporting code. That code is reserved for circumstances that are within the carrier's control. This final rule creates a new reporting category to capture these ten specific events, ensuring that the data reported to the Department and shared with the traveling public accurately reflects the statutory distinction between carrier-controllable events and the specific exclusions identified by Congress.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-18040

Document type

Rule

Significant

Yes

Status

Published