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Cause of Airline Delay and Cancellation Categories Under Section 511(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024; Delay of Effective Date
The Transportation Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 15, 2026. It takes effect on February 1, 2027.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is delaying the effective date of its September 3, 2026 final rule, titled "Cause of Airline Delay and Cancellation Categories under Section 511(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," until February 1, 2027.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-21058
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; delay of effective date
- Agency
- Transportation Department
- Published
- October 15, 2026
- Takes effect
- February 1, 2027
- Dates
- The effective date of the final rule published on September 3, 2026 (91 FR 56588) is delayed until February 1, 2027.
- Docket
- Docket No. DOT-OST-2026-1257
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2105-AF29
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 234
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 1
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