Transportation and Logistics Sector

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Hong Kong airport's business back to pre-crisis levels

AFP Asian Edition 22 hours ago

Hong Kong airport's passenger and cargo business has bounced back to levels seen before the global financial crisis hammered the aviation industry, the city's airport authority said Sunday. Crediting a surge in travel during last month's Lunar New Year holiday, the authority ...

FAA directs airlines to check tail flap of 737s

AP News yesterday

FAA directs airlines to check mechanism that controls tail flap of Boeing 737s The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive demanding that airlines check a mechanism that controls tail flaps on about 600 Boeing 737s. The directive was issued ...

China High Speed Rail

AP News 2 days ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2010 file photo, a worker checks a CRH high-speed train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is ...

China to bid on US high-speed rail projects

AP News 2 days ago

Minister: China to bid for US high-speed rail projects; building lines in Venezuela, Turkey China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official ...

Peru says Machu Picchu service back soon

AP News 2 days ago

Peru says rail link to Machu Picchu to be partially restored by end of March Peruvian officials say they expect train service to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu will be restored March 29. Fierce rains in January washed out the rail ...

Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of better business

AP News 2 days ago

Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of business strength, some good indications for economy The CEO of Union Pacific said Friday that shipments carried by the nation's biggest railroad are stronger than expected this year, but are still a long way from full ...

Britain British Airways

AP Features 2 days ago

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2009 file photo, a British Airways Boeing 747 taxis away from Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport. British Airways said Wednesday, March 10, 2010, talks with a cabin crew union aimed at averting a strike have ...

Paying to pick seats loathsome, many passengers say

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough 2 days ago

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Paying for extras has become routine for airline passengers but it doesn't mean they like it, with a poll showing more than half all travelers hate having to fork out to choose their seat. The online poll of nearly ...

FAA proposes more maintenance fines for American

AP News 2 days ago

FAA wants more fines against American Airlines for improper maintenance procedures Federal regulators are proposing more maintenance-related penalties against American Airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it would fine American $787,500 for three cases of alleged maintenance problems. In the most ...

Sector Snap: Airline stocks mixed

AP News 2 days ago

Airline stocks mixed as oil prices climb above $82 a barrel Airline stocks, which rallied strongly earlier this week, were mixed in Friday trading as oil prices surged, raising the prospect of higher costs for jet fuel. The Amex airline index was ...

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