Transportation

Turkey's president inaugurated a gleaming new aviation hub in Istanbul on Monday, a megaproject that he has pushed to fulfill his dream of making Turkey a global player.

Let's shatter one myth right now: Airline passengers typically can't talk their way into upgrades from the cheapest coach seats to first class just by dressing up and asking politely.

The Latest on a Lion Air plane disappearance (all times local): 10 a.m.

A strike by baggage handlers is disrupting flights to and from Belgium's main airport for a fifth day.

Lion Air, the airline whose plane crashed early Monday while traveling from Jakarta to an island off Indonesia's Sumatra with 188 people on board, is a fast-growing low cost airline with a mixed safety record.

The Philippine president has put the corruption-plagued Bureau of Customs temporarily under military control amid a scandal after two huge shipments of illegal drugs reportedly slipped past through the port of Manila.

Police say a night train traveling from Berlin to Zurich has collided with a small construction vehicle in southwestern Germany.

Global agribusiness CHS Inc. said it recently fired an employee for "intentional misconduct" that made the company appear more profitable than it was for years.

A feud has erupted over political advertisements for a proposed California ballot measure to repeal a fuel tax increase.

A hot, dry summer has left German rivers and lakes at record low water levels, causing chaos for the inland shipping industry, environmental damage and billions of euros in losses.

SINGAPORE (AP) - Two Singapore companies sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department this week and accused of laundering money for North Korea share a director, address and have a similar board, official records show.

Ryanair has sought to deflect criticism about its handling of a racially charged dispute on one of its flights by releasing letters showing that it swiftly apologized to the victim and referred the matter to police.

___ After long losing streak, US stocks surge on solid earnings NEW YORK (AP) — Strong results from major companies including Microsoft, Visa and Comcast send U.S. stocks sharply higher Thursday.

The ghost of Toys R Us is haunting Sears suppliers.

Southwest Airlines is reporting profits rose more than 16 percent, to $615 million during the third quarter.

Higher fuel costs slashed third-quarter profit at American Airlines by nearly half, and the company says it is responding by growing more slowly and cutting unprofitable flights.

The chairman of Lufthansa's regional Air Dolomiti airline says the German carrier remains interested in Alitalia and that the government's plan to take a stake has potential advantages.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ex-treasury chief have been jointly charged with criminal breach of trust involving 6.64 billion ringgit ($1.6 billion).

Britain's National Audit Office says smugglers and other organized criminals are likely to exploit gaps in border enforcement if the country leaves the European Union without an agreement because necessary preparations may not be completed in time.

Boeing is topping expectations for the third quarter and raising its outlook for the year on burgeoning defense spending.