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3M Co. said Thursday its profit inched 3 percent higher in the fourth-quarter as more demand for products for the home, office and automobile offset declining sales of high-tech products.
US Airways Group Inc. expects ticket prices and passenger demand will continue their upward climb this year, overshadowing stubbornly higher fuel prices.
A bankruptcy judge said Thursday that the parent of American Airlines can go ahead with its previously scheduled deliveries of Boeing aircraft next year.
Fewer people will fly this holiday season, but flights will still be packed.
Delta Air Lines Inc. plans a massive flight expansion out of New York's LaGuardia airport, hoping to improve its competitive edge against its two biggest rivals in one of the nation's most important air travel markets.
FedEx Corp. said Thursday its net income soared in the fiscal second-quarter as it raised prices and benefited from more shipments of online holiday gifts.
There were 33 planes stuck on the ground for more than three hours in October, the most in a single month since a rule intended to limit long delays took effect last April.
There were eight planes stuck on the ground for more than three hours in September, the first month that international flights were included in the tally.
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Online gift-buying procrastinators are expected to drive a 6 percent increase in UPS package deliveries the week before Christmas this year.
Higher oil costs overshadowed rising fares and fees in the third quarter for JetBlue Airways Corp., sending its profit down 41 percent.
Americans put the brakes on purchases of LCD TVs and other electronics this summer. That didn't help manufacturers like 3M Co. — which rely on those expensive goods to drive their business.
UPS says the global economy is leveling off, as growth in Europe and some U.S. units make up for sluggishness in the once-hot market for Asian imports.
FedEx Corp. said Monday it expects to ship more packages this holiday season than ever before. The volume jump will be driven by cheaper packages it moves through a partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
Union Pacific Corp. on Thursday reported that its third-quarter earnings rose 16 percent, as the railroad charged higher prices to offset slower growth in shipments and higher fuel costs.
Union Pacific says its third-quarter earnings rose 16 percent as the railroad charged higher prices to offset slower growth in shipments and higher fuel costs.
Three planeloads of travelers were stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours in August, the government said Thursday, while cancellations soared because of bad weather.
FedEx Corp. says consumers are putting off purchases of electronics and other gadgets from China, another example of the global economic slowdown that's prompting fears of another recession.
U.S. airlines curbed long delays in July and improved their overall on-time rates compared with both a month and year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Monday.
There wasn't a spare seat to be found on planes or buses Tuesday as travelers stranded by Hurricane Irene finally headed home. The nation's transportation system was nearly back to normal, giving hope to vacationers looking for a trouble-free Labor Day getaway.
Irene is gone, and East Coast airports have reopened. But it will take at least several days to get hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded by the storm to their final destinations.
Delta Air Lines on Thursday confirmed its plan to buy 100 Boeing 737 jets as part of a fleet upgrade, with delivery set for 2013 to 2018.
JetBlue is offering more of its new unlimited flight pass from Boston after the original batch sold out in just one week.
Pilots at JetBlue are choosing once again to go without union representation.
More than a dozen planes sat on the tarmac for more than three hours in June, the government said Tuesday. It's the second month in a row that the number of three-hour delays reached double digits since a government rule went into effect over a year ago aimed at limiting them.
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