Transportation

Business orders for long-lasting manufactured goods shot up by the largest amount on record in July but much of the strength came from a huge surge in demand for commercial aircraft.

The U.S. secretary of transportation says New York City will be the main testing ground for a smart device installed in vehicles to warn motorists of impending dangers and congestion.

An Alabama company that made a tractor-trailer hitch involved in a deadly Ohio crash last year is bowing to government pressure and will recall 6,800 hitches.

As it tries to get the most out of each of its $2.6 billion attack submarines, the U.S. Navy is finding a lot depends on the right paint job.

The number of global fliers is expected to more than double in the next two decades.

Lockheed Martin is buying Black Hawk helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft for $9 billion.

One university's effort to poach a star faculty member at another Southern California university has devolved into a legal battle that some fear may impede Alzheimer's disease research.

The Obama administration is moving to significantly expand a requirement for utilities to install inexpensive safety valves on natural gas lines across the U.S. to avert the risk of deadly explosions.

United Airlines is investing $30 million in a company that makes biofuels for airplanes.

Rival planemakers Airbus SA and Boeing Corp. are gearing up to sell hundreds of jets and make billions of dollars in deals at the 51st International Paris Air Show opening Monday.

The chairman of the House transportation committee says he'll introduce a bill this month that takes control of air traffic operations away from the government and places it under the control of a non-profit corporation run by airlines and other segments of the aviation industry.

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will test a new unlimited shipping service for online shoppers this summer that will be priced below Amazon's widely popular $99 per year Prime service.

Think flying is getting worse? A pair of university researchers who track the airline business say it's a fact.

An online rush replaced the traditional overnight queues outside Apple stores Friday as the iconic tech company began taking orders and letting shoppers get their hands on its much-vaunted smartwatch for the first time.

The U.S. government's highway safety agency may reopen an investigation of Jeep gas tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end crashes.

Fuel-hauling tank cars need retrofits to prevent more explosive train wrecks — and the public can't wait another decade for the improvements as has been suggested by industry, U.S. safety officials said.

Hundreds of flights have been canceled in a strike by Lufthansa pilots at the German airline's short- and medium-haul operations — the latest in a string of walkouts.

Federal officials say a new design of guardrails used on highways across the U.S. met safety standards during crash tests.

The federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades.