Industrials

The nation's highway safety chief says his agency will seek quick action on a regulation requiring electronic speed limiters on big rigs.

A federal agency has referred a union's organizing drive at Delta Air Lines to the Justice Department over questions about fraudulent signatures.

There was a surge in long tarmac delays at the nation's airports in February, including several during a snow storm in Dallas.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $1.11 or .7 percent, to $152.26.

General Electric plans to start bringing hourly workers back to its sprawling Appliance Park manufacturing center next week after a massive fire.

Southwest Airlines carried more passengers for more miles in March than a year ago, while United Airlines reported lighter traffic but offered a more upbeat forecast of first-quarter revenue.

A California woman who has cancer and was travelling from Hawaii to San Jose on Monday was asked to depart an Alaska Airlines plane before takeoff.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.64 or 1.5 percent, to $42.28.

Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Fluor fell $.06 or .1 percent, to $58.92.

The Germanwings air crash investigation shouldn't set a precedent for future investigations because it sought to assign blame before the probe was complete, which could jeopardize airline cooperation if it became the practice, the head of a trade association representing the global airline industry said Wednesday.

Commercial and industrial chemical products company Zep Inc. is being taken private in a $692 million sale including assumed debt to private equity firm New Mountain Capital.

The Boston-area transit system suffers from a structural failure that has resulted in severe financial distress, ineffective management and no viable maintenance and repair plan for its vehicles and equipment, according to a scathing report released Wednesday by a panel created by Gov. Charlie Baker.

Home appliance maker Electrolux has issued a profit warning for its North American division, saying its first-quarter results will be worse than anticipated.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing rose $1.74 or 1.2 percent, to $152.67.

Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.15 or .3 percent, to $59.05.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.10 or .2 percent, to $41.86.

Business travelers are bypassing the taxi queue with greater frequency, choosing instead ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies.

Shares of some top aerospace companies were up at the close of trading: Boeing rose $1.65 or 1.1 percent, to $150.93.

Shares of some top construction companies were up at the close of trading: Fluor rose $1.31 or 2.3 percent, to $58.90.

The machinists' union has dropped an election among Delta Air Lines flight attendants after questions were raised about support cards submitted by the union.