Transportation News

Air Canada is seeing small signs of improvement but doesn't expect a full recovery in its revenues for at least a year, the airline's chief executive said Friday during a conference call about the airline's third-quarter results.

Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's north-east coast in June have held a private memorial service in Rio de Janeiro.

The chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority says the new head of the agency that runs New York City's buses and subways will be Thomas Prendergast.

Six local governments and utilities have formed a partnership to preserve a 42-mile rail corridor between Snohomish and Renton.

Airline stocks rose Friday as oil prices tumbled, easing the carriers' fears over jet fuel costs.

Mesa Air Group Inc. said Friday that United Airlines did not extend an agreement under which Mesa operated 26 regional jets for the larger carrier.

BRENTWOOD, Calif. a " The weak economy is creating some unanticipated troubles in suburban Contra Costa County.Some people in Brentwood aren't very happy with Union Pacific Railroad parking its idle railcars on an unused line that runs through the city.Railroad officials say they have to park the cars somewhere because reduced demand for rail ...

Southwest Airlines said Thursday traffic in October rose a modest 1.9% even as the discount carrier aggressively cut flights, so there were fewer empty seats than a year ago.

BRITISH Airways PLC on Friday reported a net loss of 208 million pounds in the six months ending in September as the global economic downturn continued to take its toll on revenues.

Police say shots were fired Wednesday morning in the parking lot at the USA Truck offices in Van Buren.

The head of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. , new owner of Frontier Airlines , said Thursday he expects the Denver carrier to be profitable and cash-flow positive in 2010.

NetJets Inc., the unprofitable plane- leasing unit owned by Warren Buffetta s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is firing 495 pilots as the slowdown in corporate flights persists.

Chief financial officer Arne Haak tells an investor conference Thursday that customers want the cheapest fare when they buy their tickets, but seem willing to shell out extra money for fees as they go through the travel process.

Hundreds of commuters were stranded at a regional rail station Thursday after service was suspended when a worker was struck and killed on the tracks, creating further havoc on the system already crippled by a transit strike.

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union said on Tuesday that it has withdrawn its bid to seek a union election for more than 20,000 workers at Delta Air Lines Inc, citing a proposed U.S. rule change that it said would result in a fairer balloting process.

AirTran Airways, the second-largest airline at Mitchell International Airport, will add new service to Dallas, and is entering a partnership with another carrier to add regional flights to six new destinations-including three routes that will replace current AirTran service.

The Federal Aviation Administration has determined a runway incursion at Los Angeles International Airport last week was minor.

WestJet Airlines Ltd. missed analyst estimates with its third-quarter results but remained profitable despite a 16 per cent drop in revenues during what's normally the busiest season for the travel industry.

Pacer International, seeking to settle a contracting issue central to the company's intermodal business, announced Tuesday it reached a multi-year agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for new rates and conditions for the movement of domestic 48- and 53-foot containers on the UP network.

A man wanted for assault made a dramatic escape from police at Sea-Tac Airport, just before he planned to board a plane.