Transportation

The global airline industry expects its profits to leap to a record high next year, helped by strong passenger demand, increased efficiency and a continued fall in jet fuel prices.

Giving thanks will be a little costlier this year, but — and here's something you can be truly thankful for — it probably won't empty your wallet.

Japan has slipped back into a recession for the second time in two years.

Virgin America begins selling shares to the public on Friday, and the timing of the IPO could hardly be better.

Saving a nickel or a dime per gallon might not seem like much to the average motorist, but for airlines that burn hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel every month, it adds up quickly.

Airline stocks are tumbling after news that the second health worker to be diagnosed with Ebola flew on a commercial flight the night before reporting a fever.

Shares of Spirit Airlines Inc. fell Wednesday after the low-fare carrier cut its forecast for third-quarter profit margin because of underpayment of fuel excise taxes going back several years.

Travelers, prepare to pay more for your flight.

Consumer complaints against airlines are rising even as the carriers get slightly better at staying on schedule.

North Dakota airline boardings have dropped for the first time in years and industry officials say slumping oil activity is a likely reason, though not the only one.

United Continental Holdings Inc. reported Thursday that passenger traffic in September dipped 0.2 percent, with most of the decline on its United Express regional flights.

Passenger traffic on American Airlines and US Airways fell slightly last month, leaving a few more empty seats on planes, especially on flights between the U.S. and Europe.

Delta Air Lines Inc. said Wednesday that a key revenue figure rose 2 percent in August, slightly below the carrier's record in July and its previous forecast for the whole third quarter.

Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday that passengers flew more and paid higher average prices than a year ago, indicating that there has been no let-up in solid demand for air travel.

For New Yorkers who want to take the quick 3,000-mile trip to Los Angeles or the 7,000-mile journey to Tokyo, a solution faster than the speed of sound might soon be on the horizon.

GM and Honda will jointly develop hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles over the next seven years, the latest alliance to cut the technology's costs and meet stricter global emissions rules.

In an effort to cut carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency, a proposal baked by the European Parliament's environment committee suggests capping van speeds at 75 miles/hour.

Pain at the pump will soon become even worse. Meanwhile, CSX shares climbed higher in after-hours trading, following better-than-expected second-quarter results.

Workers in Providence and nearby communities who travel by bus or train face longer commute times than their counterparts in other medium-sized metropolitan areas in the U.S.

The trucking industry has been hanging the 'help wanted' sign for several years now--so why aren't more people opting to get behind the wheel?