Transportation News

A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers.

U.S. aerospace companies, keen to benefit from billions of dollars in possible future orders for civilian drones, are mobilizing to assuage public concerns about privacy and safety.

Airbus raked in orders Wednesday for its new A350, announcing 59 sales of the wide-body jet that flew for the first time last week.

FedEx Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, sending its shares higher, but the world's biggest air-freight company said it was cutting more capacity between the United States and Asia.

Excluding charges, the results still beat Wall Street expectations. But the company's forecast for the next 12 months was shy of Wall Street forecasts and shares fell in premarket trading.

A developer is seeking federal approval for air space for a 650-foot-tall roller coaster on the Las Vegas Strip.

Mark Michael Bote, 23, of Thornton was charged Monday with one count of false information and threats while aboard Frontier Airlines Flight 601 en route from Knoxville, Tenn.

Two U.S. lawmakers with antitrust oversight have urged the Obama administration to carefully review a planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group to ensure that it will not lead to higher prices for air travelers.

A federal bank that backed a huge airplane loan for Air India will have to explain that the loan didn't hurt U.S. airlines.

Charges have been filed against a Colorado man accused of making threats onboard a Frontier Airlines flight last weekend.

Federal Aviation Administration investigators were set to visit the scene of an ultralight plane crash that killed a western Pennsylvania pilot.

Last week, we told you that the opening date for the first phase of Metro's Silver Line may have been pushed back to January after concerns over a contractor's use of the Automatic Train Control system on the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa along with Port of Los Angeles officials announce new 28 acre research facility AltaSea at City Dock No.

All the passengers on a New York City-to-Long Island commuter train that derailed in a tunnel under the East River have been safely removed.

Thrifty Car Rental says it's sorry, but many customers who were offered a free one-day rental won't be getting that after all.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco from Honolulu turned around because of an unspecified electrical problem.

Delta on June 4 said it will trim flights and cut 230 jobs in Memphis, its smallest hub.

The Los Angeles Times says more than 110 Metropolitan Transportation Authority drivers have signed a petition demanding a halt to the spraying, at least 14 are pursuing workers' compensation claims and a few are on medical leave or have quit.

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