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US Airways Group and AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines, are close to completing an $11 billion merger and could announce a deal within a week.

A day after getting approval to begin test flights as part of the process of returning the 787 to service, the jet maker has begun informing airlines that their Dreamliner deliveries could be postponed.

Ford Motor Co plans to fill 2,200 white-collar positions this year in product development and other units based in the United States as the automaker expands and updates its vehicle lineup worldwide.

Certain safety regulations in Japan were reportedly eased in 2008 to allow for the quick approval of Boeing's landmark 787 Dreamliner.

United Continental Holdings Inc recorded a bigger quarterly loss and Southwest Airlines Co posted lower profit on Thursday, but results topped expectations and the carriers said current bookings were solid.

The FAA reportedly signed off on the lithium-ion battery used in Boeing's Dreamliner in 2007 knowing it was highly-flammable.

Extending a string of recent incidents, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner jet suffered a cracked cockpit window and an oil leak on separate flights in Japan on Friday.

Boeing said Monday it is focused on making its 787 Dreamliners, which have faced recent scrutiny in the wake of problems, more reliable.

Boeing said Monday it is focused on making its 787 Dreamliners, which have faced recent scrutiny in the wake of problems, more reliable.

Treasury launched the third phase of its plan to sell its stake in GM, the U.S. automaker that  took a government bailout in 2009.

The listing of Chrysler creates a different business situation for the Fiat group to operate in, the chairman of the Italian automaker said on Thursday.

AutoZone logged a 15% rise in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday even as the auto-parts retailer’s U.S. sales barely budged.

Norwegian Air will meet Boeing executives in Oslo Wednesday to discuss the repeated technical problems with its two Dreamliners.

Airbus raised its long-term jet demand forecast, saying the world would need to double its fleet as cities expand.

Fiat said Chrysler's regulatory filing for an IPO doesn’t necessarily foreshadow a stock sale, as the Italian company continues to seek a deal for full ownership of the Big Three automaker.

Chrysler reluctantly filed for an IPO of up to $100 million, forced by its second-largest shareholder.

Citing weaker growth in some parts of Asia and lower freight demand, global airlines reduced their 2013 industry profit forecast by 8%to $11.7 billion.

Italian carmaker Fiat brought in a veteran of the U.S. auto bailout to break deadlock in talks for it to buy out the minority investor in Chrysler.

After completing production of its stretched-out long-haul 787 last month, the first test flights of the long-awaited Boeing 787-9 begin next week.

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