United Airlines Grounds Flights Due to System Issues
After previously grounding all flights due to a system wide outage, the FAA has confirmed that the issue has been resolved and United Airlines is now resuming flights.
Profits rising at US airlines; cost of fuel down, fees for baggage and ticket changes up
U.S. airline earnings jumped 54 percent in the latest quarter thanks mostly to lower jet fuel costs and higher revenue from baggage and ticket-change fees.
Once farmers' bane, grain trains now in abundance thanks to rail upgrades, oil slowdown
The grain elevator that towers over this small prairie town has been humming with workers loading crops onto rail cars destined for domestic and worldwide markets.
Chinese, US firms want to get languishing Southern California-Las Vegas bullet train on track
An American company that has labored for a decade to build a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas is hoping help from China will get the project on track.
Sides reach tentative agreement in Tucson, Arizona, bus strike; workers to vote on proposal
Officials say the transit bus system in Tucson, Arizona, and a union representing hundreds of workers have reached a tentative contract agreement to end a strike that began Aug. 6.
Travel from New Jersey to see pope might not be as difficult as expected, official says
Getting from New Jersey to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis might not be as cumbersome as officials had warned.
FedEx to raise Express, Ground, Home Delivery and other rates in January
FedEx says it will raise a number of shipping rates in January, and will increase the surcharge on very large packages starting in November.
In letter to Obama, Cuomo and Christie ask feds to pay for half of new Hudson rail tunnel
The governors of New York and New Jersey are asking the federal government to pay for half the cost of a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
Estonia anticipates bankruptcy of Estonian Air amid EU state aid probe, ready with new airline
Estonia is ready to create a new airline should the European Union rule that the existing national flag carrier illegally received state aid, a decision that would put it out of business.
New plane seat could speed up boarding process?
New plane seat
Scandinavian Airlines scraps 'oil route' between Norway, Texas because of drop in industry
Scandinavian Airlines says it will stop flying between the Norwegian city of Stavanger and Houston, Texas, because of "a severe decrease" in demand following a downturn in the oil industry.
Damaged engine from British Airways aircraft at Vegas airport to be taken to GE plant
An official says a damaged engine will be removed from a British Airways aircraft that aborted takeoff and caught fire on a Las Vegas airport runway, forcing 170 people to evacuate.
Massive drill completes underground wastewater tunnel in Columbus to prevent pollution
A massive drill has finished the job of boring a 4.5-mile tunnel hundreds of feet below the city in a project aimed at stopping water pollution.
Highway widening, excavation at Connecticut highways off-limits along stately Merritt Parkway
In a bid to unclog Connecticut's notorious traffic jams, the governor has put forward a plan to rip up and widen two major highways, Interstates 84 and 95.
Workers at Sea-Tac airport hold strike against aviation contractor over labor, safety concerns
Baggage handlers, cabin cleaners and ramp workers employed by Alaska Airlines contractor Menzies Aviation have walked off the job at Sea-Tac International Airport.
While political debate drags on, work has been under way on new Hudson River tunnels
Politicians in New York, New Jersey and Washington haven't figured out how they're going to pay for a new Hudson River rail tunnel — but work on the massive project has been going on for years.
US airlines post better on-time numbers and fewer canceled flights in July
U.S. airlines are posting better results for on-time performance and fewer cancelations but consumer complaints are still rising.
From late flights to website failures, new CEO of United Airlines faces daunting fix-it list
The new CEO of United Airlines faces a daunting list of problems he must fix, including late flights and technology that too often suffers embarrassing outages.
United CEO steps down over federal investigation
Top United executives resign
Allegiant flight from North Dakota to Las Vegas diverts to Utah airport over maintenance issue
An Allegiant Air flight from Bismarck, North Dakota, made an unscheduled stop about 120 miles short of its Las Vegas destination, diverting to an airport in southern Utah for what the airline described on Tuesday as a possible maintenance issue.



