DOT Renewal of Airline Name Registration Information Collection
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This notice keeps in place a DOT information collection tied to how U.S., foreign, and commuter air carriers register the names or trade names they use with the public. Before using a particular name, a carrier must register it with DOT and notify other carriers that have registered the same or similar names. The practical impact is limited. DOT expects about 12 filings a year, with each taking about 5 hours, for a total annual burden of 60 hours. Comments on the burden estimate and ways to reduce it are due to OMB by June 3, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Renews the existing DOT information collection for airline name and trade name registrations
- Confirms that covered air carriers must register a public-facing name or trade name before using it
- Sets a June 3, 2026 deadline for comments to OMB on the estimated reporting burden
Obligations
What this law requires
Before holding itself out to the public under any particular name or trade name, a holder of certificated, foreign, or commuter air carrier authority must register that name or trade name with the Department of Transportation under 14 CFR part 215.
When intending to register a name or trade name, the carrier must notify all other certificated, foreign, and commuter air carriers that have registered the same name or a similar name of the intended name registration.
Comments on the DOT information collection burden estimate, including suggestions to reduce the burden, must be submitted to OMB by the stated comment deadline if a person chooses to submit comments.