Transportation

A government watchdog is warning that cybersecurity weaknesses could lead to disruptions and undermine the safety of the nation's air traffic control system.

Technology that can blunt the tremendous force of a head-on collision appears to have paid off in the remarkably low number of serious injuries suffered when a Southern California commuter train slammed into a truck abandoned on the tracks.

Hackers defaced the website of Malaysia Airlines on Monday and threatened to dump stolen information online after posting a glimpse of customer data obtained in the attack.

The website of embattled Malaysia Airlines has been hacked by a group proclaiming support for Islamic State group.

SpaceX is making its second try this week to launch supplies to the International Space Station.

While the gadgets of the future are only just arriving in Las Vegas for the annual International CES show, officials at the city's main airport are updating a decades-old terminal to cater to legions of tech-savvy travelers.

Uber Technologies Inc. is finalizing a $2 billion credit line, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that underscores Wall Street's enthusiasm for the ride-sharing company's prospects.

Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc plans to invest more than $1 billion in China this year as the controversial ride-hailing app looks to rev up growth in the world's second largest economy, an executive at the firm said on Friday.

Millions of fliers might soon want to buy new carry-on suitcases.

Uber Technologies Inc is seeking a $1 billion credit line from banks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Millions of Americans will fly to their summer vacations unaware that some of the men and women in the nation’s air traffic control towers and centers may have cheated on the test to get their jobs. 

Complaints among U.S. air travelers soared more than 55 percent in March from a year earlier, mainly due to flight problems, a federal government report said on Monday.

The co-pilot of the Germanwings airliner that crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 people aboard appears to have brought the A320 Airbus down deliberately, the Marseille prosecutor said on Thursday.

A plane from Atlanta skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport while landing Thursday, crashing through a chain-link fence and sending passengers saddled with bags and bundled up in heavy coats and scarves sliding down an inflated chute to safety on the snowy pavement.

A TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board careered into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday, killing 23 people and leaving 20 missing, officials said.

JetBlue Airways reported an 87 percent rise in quarterly profit as it flew more passengers and benefitted from lower fuel prices.

On top of the bag fees and other charges, families traveling this summer may have to pay extra just to sit next to one another.

Three of the largest U.S. airlines have inched up fares in what could mark the first industry-wide hike since June.

The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting to try to determine what likely caused a Virgin Galactic spaceship to break apart over the Mojave Desert during a test flight 10 months ago, killing the co-pilot and seriously injuring the pilot.

It was a rough day for technology: The nation's biggest airline, its biggest stock exchange, and its most prominent business newspaper all suffered technology problems that upended service for large portions of time Wednesday.