Transportation

The president of U.S. Navy contractor Electric Boat asked Rhode Island officials on Thursday to help ensure there are enough qualified state residents to fill thousands of jobs needed to build submarines in the coming years.

The successful bidder in the upcoming privatization of Portugal's national airline won't be able to make collective redundancies for at least two-and-a-half years after taking control.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $1.30 or 2.8 percent, to $45.31.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $1.11 or 2.4 percent, to $45.51.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.75 or 1.6 percent, to $45.86.

The International Association of Machinists says it has enough support from Delta Air Lines flight attendants to force a union-representation election.

Shares of some top airlines companies were up at the close of trading: Delta Air rose $.55 or 1.2 percent, to $46.61.

CSX Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit rose 15 percent as the railroad operator hauled more freight in fall, a busy shipping season.

A planned 47-mile expressway between Illinois and Indiana is on hold after new Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an executive order aimed at addressing the state's deep budget problems.

About one in five U.S. flights arrived at least 15 minutes late in October, and passengers on four planes sat on the tarmac for more than three hours, a violation of federal rules.

Cargo continues to move slowly through the West Coast's major sea ports, despite the intervention of a federal mediator to help dockworkers and their employers reach a new contract.

Another Chinese automaker is showing vehicles this year at the auto show in Detroit, raising the perennial question about when these companies might sell in the United States.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.67 or 1.4 percent, to $46.21.

State and federal officials have unveiled plans for a $55 million upgrade of a more than century-old New Jersey train station.

Donald Trump, no stranger to noisy publicity, is complaining again about the roar of jets in a $100 million lawsuit over air traffic he says is purposely being directed to fly over his ritzy Palm Beach club.

The U.S. Department of Transportation says it will soon allow Mexican trucking firms to apply for authorization to make long-haul cross-border runs, potentially ending a longstanding dispute.

Amtrak passengers bound for New York and Boston endured a nearly 14-hour overnight wait at Chicago's Union Station when their train was held up by weather-related mechanical problems.

A federal judge has asked the truck-stop company owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to turn over more information as he reviews a motion to throw out lawsuits by several trucking companies claiming they were cheated by the retail giant.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.22 or .5 percent, to $47.97.

Three men purchased enough state-subsidized, energy-efficient light bulbs to fill a rented truck with the bright idea of selling them for a profit in Chicago, police said Wednesday.