Transportation News

Airline stocks fell Tuesday as the broader market paused after big rallies in recent days.

Delta Air Lines Inc. had a better percentage of on-time flights in the third quarter while AirTran Airways regressed, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation 's Air Travel Consumer Report published Monday.

Trucking company Werner Enterprises Inc. said Tuesday its board authorized payment of a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per share and announced a special cash dividend of $1.25 per common share.

The parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air believes the company's smaller size relative to some of its bigger rivals is an advantage in a financially challenging environment.

Republic Airways will establish an airline hub in Milwaukee County, a move that will retain 800 local jobs and could bring hundreds more to the area.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - Bus drivers in the Mount Clemens Community School District have walked off the job, leaving about 1,000 students looking for a ride.

NetJets Inc. will lay off almost 500 pilots, including about 50 based in central Ohio, as the company deals with a prolonged economic downturn that has reduced demand for private-jet travel.

FedEx Express will purchase 51 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corp.

DALLAS - The CEO of American Airlines says Japan Airlines would be taking a risk and suffer financially if it breaks ties with American and joins an alliance with Delta Air Lines.

Warren Buffett's company will sell its stakes in Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads before it completes its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

The nation's biggest airlines improved their timeliness and had fewer extended tarmac delays, the government's latest report on airline performance shows.

The wreckage of a single-engine aircraft which crashed into the Everglades Sunday night is seen on Monday.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Fleet as they continue their tour of Canada.

The $7 billion indebted North Texas Tollway Authority pays hundreds of millions of dollars annually to contractors for work much of which its top official says costs three times more than if the entity did it, according to a newspaper analysis.

Protesters from across Tennessee demanding limited government are sending "pink slips" to their elected officials.

Five Nashville firms have been selected by the state to be part of a $120 million venture capital program.

A large trailer manufacturer is consolidating its operations in southern Kentucky, leading local officials to hope the move brings new jobs to an area struck by high unemployment.

A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.

If your most recent flight felt crowded, it was. Most domestic airlines reported that the load factor - the percentage of seats filled - topped 80 percent for the third quarter as carriers cut flights out of their schedules.

Trucking and intermodal shipment operator J. B. Hunt Transport Services will ship goods through Norfolk Southern Railway under a far-reaching, multi-year contract agreement between the two transportation giants.