Transportation

The airport worker's shift started early, at 5 a.m., and ended with an unfortunate nap in the cargo hold of a departing Alaska Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.16 or .4 percent, to $43.07.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Alamos Gold Inc. (AGI), up 39 cents to $6.28 The Canadian gold mining company is merging with fellow gold mining company AuRico Gold Inc. in a deal worth about $1.5 billion.

What are you wearing to this year's New York Fashion Week? How about something in a sporty, light blue, poly-cotton blend with a U.S. Postal Service emblem? Organizers announced Monday that September Fashion Week events will be held at Manhattan's Skylight at Moynihan Station.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.20 or .5 percent, to $43.43.

Allegiant Air's pilots have agreed not to strike while a federal judge in Las Vegas weighs arguments from their union and the airline's management.

A federal agency has referred a union's organizing drive at Delta Air Lines to the Justice Department over questions about fraudulent signatures.

The nation's highway safety chief says his agency will seek quick action on a regulation requiring electronic speed limiters on big rigs.

There was a surge in long tarmac delays at the nation's airports in February, including several during a snow storm in Dallas.

Southwest Airlines carried more passengers for more miles in March than a year ago, while United Airlines reported lighter traffic but offered a more upbeat forecast of first-quarter revenue.

A California woman who has cancer and was travelling from Hawaii to San Jose on Monday was asked to depart an Alaska Airlines plane before takeoff.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.64 or 1.5 percent, to $42.28.

The Germanwings air crash investigation shouldn't set a precedent for future investigations because it sought to assign blame before the probe was complete, which could jeopardize airline cooperation if it became the practice, the head of a trade association representing the global airline industry said Wednesday.

The Boston-area transit system suffers from a structural failure that has resulted in severe financial distress, ineffective management and no viable maintenance and repair plan for its vehicles and equipment, according to a scathing report released Wednesday by a panel created by Gov. Charlie Baker.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.10 or .2 percent, to $41.86.

Business travelers are bypassing the taxi queue with greater frequency, choosing instead ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies.

The machinists' union has dropped an election among Delta Air Lines flight attendants after questions were raised about support cards submitted by the union.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.49 or 1.2 percent, to $41.76.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.77 or 1.8 percent, to $41.48.

Southwest Airlines Co. earned a record profit last year and the CEO benefited with a 24 percent increase in compensation, to $5 million.