Transportation

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.20 or .6 percent, to $32.99.

A Dallas-bound American Airlines flight that departed from San Francisco International Airport turned back and made an emergency landing after some of the cabin's wall panels cracked loose, aviation and airlines officials said.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.71 or 2.2 percent, to $32.20.

Engineers who operate commuter trains in the Philadelphia area have reached a tentative contract with the regional transit agency.

A Dallas-bound American Airlines flight that departed from San Francisco International Airport turned around and made an emergency landing Monday at SFO after some of the cabin's wall panels cracked loose, aviation and airlines officials said.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.53 or 1.6 percent, to $32.38.

A new era and increased competition has begun in air travel in the Dallas area.

The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority says traffic control staff at the Metro-North Railroad worked seven days straight for weeks when several accidents, including one fatal, disrupted commutes in Connecticut and New York last year.

An airline says passengers are getting lost and missing their flights because of a lack of road signs helping them find an out-of-the way Hawaii airport.

When Southwest Airlines recently introduced a new paint job for its planes, a senior executive joked that at 43 years old and being from Dallas, it was time for the airline to get a face-lift.

A refinery in northwest Washington state says it will no longer accept any volatile North Dakota crude oil unless it arrives on newer-model tank cars.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.10 or .3 percent, to $33.81.

The Obama administration's plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost certainly stand up in court if challenged, public health experts say.

A new customer service robot has started roaming around the passenger terminal of Indianapolis International Airport.

The nation's largest flight attendants union says it wants airline passengers to return to stowing cellphones and other electronics during takeoffs and landings, but the group's arguments didn't seem to fly Friday in court.

Richard Davey, the former head of the MBTA, is stepping down as the state's transportation secretary at the end of the month, Gov. Deval Patrick announced Friday.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $1.10 or 3.2 percent, to $33.71.

Passengers cherish Virgin America for its mood lighting, live TV, fancy cocktails and friendly flight attendants.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.20 or .6 percent, to $35.07.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $1.22 or 3.5 percent, to $34.05.