Transportation

Flight attendants at Virgin America voted in favor of union representation, according to election results announced Wednesday.

When birds and planes collide, the results can be deadly.

Passenger traffic at JetBlue is growing, but a key revenue figure is rising more slowly than at some bigger competitors.

Virgin America, which plans an initial public offering of stock, said Tuesday that it earned $37 million in the second quarter after losing money in the prior three months.

Shares of some top airlines companies were up at the close of trading: Delta Air rose $.45 or 1.2 percent, to $36.69.

The U.S. Postal Service says it lost $2 billion this spring despite increasing its volume and charging consumers more money to send mail.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.57 or 1.6 percent, to $36.81.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.25 or .7 percent, to $36.49.

Puerto Rico airport officials say passengers have been evacuated from a New York-bound JetBlue flight after a fire was reported in one of its engines.

A no-frills concrete bridge on the edge of Stockland, Illinois, represents just the kind of headache the nation's soybean farmers hope a multimillion-dollar campaign and a little creative thinking will cure.

Passengers are flying more miles on American Airlines and US Airways, but with airlines adding flights at a quicker pace, there are more empty seats.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.23 or .6 percent, to $35.84.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.63 or 1.8 percent, to $34.98.

As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa worsens, airlines around the globe are closely monitoring the situation but have yet to make any drastic changes.

TAP Air Portugal pilots are staging a 24-hour strike on Saturday over what they say is a deterioration in work conditions, with their walkout disrupting the flag carrier's operations during the peak summer vacation period.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.41 or 1.1 percent, to $35.61.

Growth in passenger traffic on United Airlines is too slow to keep up with extra flying, resulting in more empty seats.

Malaysia Airlines, which has lost two passenger jets this year, has suspended trade in its shares ahead of an announcement.

More U.S. flights arrived late in June than the month before, continuing a string of poor performances by the nation's airlines.

Iselle was supposed to weaken as it slowly trudged west across the Pacific.