Transportation

Myanmar has held a ceremonial opening of a deep sea port off its western coast, part of a $2.45 billion port and pipeline project that will carry crude oil from the Middle East to China.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.54 or 1.1 percent, to $49.72.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.11 or .2 percent, to $49.29.

Meritor Inc. (MTOR) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $29 million.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.97 or 1.9 percent, to $49.18.

Safety regulators seek to fine United Airlines $1.3 million, claiming that the carrier violated rules about shipping hazardous material often by inaccurately describing the amount of the cargo.

American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $597 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

West Coast dockworkers and their employers have resolved a key dispute in new contract talks.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.09 or .2 percent, to $50.47.

Airlines are cancelling thousands of flights into and out of East Coast airports as a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow barrels down on the region.

Thailand's coup-leader-turned-premier Prayuth Chan-ocha says debt-laden Thai Airways will not go bankrupt because the government is supporting it.

Airlines are preparing to shut down operations along the East Coast as a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow barrels down on the region.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.14 or .3 percent, to $50.56.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.24 or .5 percent, to $50.46.

Labor strife at seaports along the West Coast prompted thousands of dockworkers to rally against employers they say are trying to exploit a crisis of cargo congestion at harbors that handle about $1 trillion worth of goods annually.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.67 or 1.4 percent, to $49.85.

Negotiators trying to resolve labor strife at West Coast seaports took Thursday off, as dockworkers gathered to rally against employers they say are trying to exploit a crisis of cargo congestion at harbors that handle about $1 trillion worth of goods annually.

The manager for the troubled Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project told lawmakers Thursday that the state and the contractor are still battling over tens of millions of dollars in repairs dating back to 2012, but even if the contractor declares bankruptcy tomorrow, the project could still be completed.

Following incidents in which airliners vanished, U.S. accident investigators recommended Thursday that all passenger planes making long flights over water carry improved technology that will allow them to be found more readily in the event of a crash.

United Airlines' fourth-quarter profit fell 80 percent due to severance costs and contracts that lost value as oil prices tumbled.