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A sea-crusted wing part found on an island in the western Indian Ocean may be the first trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 found since it vanished nearly a year and a half ago, and a tragic but finally solid clue to one of aviation's most perplexing and expensive mysteries.

The Treasury Department blacklisted Thursday a Singapore-based shipping company for allegedly supporting a North Korean firm accused of illicit weapon shipments.

Cheaper fuel and full planes are adding up to record airline profits, and the carriers are sharing the bounty with stockholders.

United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $1.19 billion.

Transportation officials say a bridge along California's Interstate 10 that collapsed during a storm passed inspection earlier this year.

Overwhelming customer demand on Monday forced the Philadelphia area's transit system to halt the sale of special rail passes to be used during Pope Francis' September visit to the city.

District of Columbia regulators have ruled that an oversize sign in downtown Washington bearing Donald Trump's last name is legal despite his presidential run.

Two commuter trains scraped sides on the nation's biggest commuter railroad during rush hour on Friday, breaking windows and snarling service, but authorities said no one was injured.

More than 20 cars on an oil train derailed in rural northeastern Montana and at least two of them were leaking crude, authorities said.

A federal appeals court in New York says airline employees cannot be held liable if they fail to accurately describe a passenger's reference to a bomb when they report it to security authorities.

These are heady times for the commercial-aircraft business at Airbus and Boeing, as airlines place huge orders for new planes.

Massachusetts has a cannabis conundrum.

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $1.49 billion.

Phoenix police say one man is dead and another in custody following an argument between two employees at an American Airlines facility near Sky Harbor International Airport.

South Korea on Wednesday selected a Chinese-led consortium as a preferred bidder to salvage a sunken ferry that killed more than 300 people in April last year in one of the country's deadliest disasters in decades.

CSX Corp reported a higher quarterly net profit, beating forecasts as productivity gains and lower fuel prices offset a drop in coal volumes.