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American and United, the nation's second- and third-largest airlines, said on Wednesday that their losses widened in the fourth quarter even though prices for jet fuel pulled back from record […]

Federal investigators are pursuing early indications that the US Airways jet that crash-landed in the Hudson River was struck by geese shortly after taking off -- a type of collision […]

Toyota plans to introduce its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle late this year, a year earlier than originally planned, and a year ahead of the Chevrolet Volt. James Lentz, the president […]

Facing its worst year in decades, and with no sign of a global recovery in sight, Toyota Motor is set to make a change in top management next year, people […]

President-elect Barack Obama leveled a stern warning at General Motors and Chrysler last week after the federal government promised them billions to help them survive: ''The auto companies must not [...]

With a lifeline from the White House, General Motors and Chrysler will survive for the next few months while they revamp. But will they thrive again? The plans from the […]

This article is byDavid E. Sanger, Bill VlasicandMicheline Maynard. The White House raised for the first time on Thursday the prospect of forcing General Motors and Chrysler into a managed […]

Opponents of a Congressional bailout for Detroit auto companies and the United Automobile Workers union traded charges Friday over who was responsible for the defeat of legislation that would have […]

For more than 70 years, the United Automobile Workers union has known who its adversaries were: company executives, foreign automakers and right-to-work advocates who fought its organizing drives. Now it […]

The Boeing Company confirmed on Thursday that it would delay deliveries of its new jet, the 787, until the first quarter of 2010. Boeing said the first flight of the […]

There has been no shortage of opinions throughout the debate over a federal bailout for Detroit's struggling automakers. But one group has been notably silent: foreign car companies. Toyota, Honda, […]

General Motors did not apologize for anything in its first trip to Congress more than two weeks ago to plead for a federal rescue. The company's only problem, it insisted, […]

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is facing yet another delay, and the first plane will not be delivered until 2010 at the earliest, nearly two years behind the original schedule, according […]

General Motors has promised Congress that it can recreate itself as a different kind of car company -- smaller, with a more cooperative relationship with its union, and a lineup […]

Two years ago, Ron Gettelfinger, president of the United Automobile Workers union, offered a grim prognosis for the auto industry to union members at the group's convention in Las Vegas. […]

The Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid, will not arrive in showrooms until late 2010. But it is already straining under the weight of an entire company. Executives at General Motors, […]

When the leaders of the three Detroit auto companies and the United Automobile Workers union travel to Washington to make their case for a federal bailout, they will be flying […]

CORRECTION APPENDED DETROIT -- Momentum is building in Washington for a rescue package for the auto industry to head off a possible bankruptcy filing by General Motors, which is rapidly […]

IN the 20 years since Toyota opened its first plant in the United States, its reputation as a corporate philanthropist has grown along with its vehicle sales. Its gifts have […]

Delta Air Lines, the nation's biggest carrier, said Wednesday that it would charge some passengers to check their first bag, but that it was eliminating the fuel surcharges to book […]

The Boeing Company said Tuesday that its new long-range airplane, the 787, would not make its first test flight this year because of delays caused by a machinists' strike. The […]

The Treasury Department has turned down a request by General Motors for up to $10 billion to help finance the automaker's possible merger with Chrysler, according to people close to […]

DETROIT -- Fall in this city has always felt a bit like spring elsewhere. It is traditionally the season of fresh starts for the hometown industry, a time when the […]

TWO decades ago, when navigation systems were an automotive novelty, it seemed cool enough to have a device in your car that told you how to get from point A […]

Airports around the country broke ground on dozens of projects over the last decade, including new runways and terminals, to handle all the new passenger traffic that seemed certain to […]

Members of the union that represents machinists at the Boeing Company will begin voting later this week on a tentative agreement that includes a 15 percent raise over four years, […]

The Boeing Company and the union representing its machinists reached a tentative agreement Monday night on a new four-year contract that could end a 52-day strike, the union said. The […]

The Boeing Company, which was struck seven weeks ago by the union representing its machinists, said Wednesday that its third-quarter net income dropped 38 percent because of the strike and […]

United Airlines' parent corporation said Tuesday that it lost $779 million in the third quarter, largely because of a noncash charge that reflected the declining value of its hedging contracts […]

DETROIT -- Levi Stubbs, the gravelly-voiced, imploring lead singer of the Motown group the Four Tops, who stood out in 1960s pop classics like 'Reach Out, I'll Be There,' and […]

Southwest Airlines has long been the envy of the industry for its foresight in arranging contracts to lock in jet fuel prices. But its strategy may have backfired now that […]

Two of the airline industry's biggest carriers, American and Delta Air Lines, posted third-quarter losses Wednesday. But they gave differing views on what lies ahead for the industry. Executives at […]

Toyota Motor may create a separate brand for its Prius hybrid car and could add both larger and smaller Prius models to the lineup, the head of Toyota's American sales […]

The Boeing Company and the union representing striking members of its machinists union have agreed to resume negotiations, more than a month after the walkout began, the union announced Wednesday […]

JETBLUE AIRWAYS was the darling of the airline industry until Valentine's Day, 2007. And life for the carrier hasn't been the same since. On what is now known within the […]

The East Coast shuttle between major cities used to be an egalitarian affair, with V.I.P.'s forced to battle ordinary travelers for their choice of seats. Not any more. Beginning Dec. […]

Machinists at the Boeing Company will become eligible on Saturday to collect their first strike pay in a walkout that shows no sign of ending soon. There have been no […]

DRESSING UP (AND DOWN) Did David Barger, the chief executive of JetBlue, spoil the surprise that Gary D. Kelly of Southwest Airlines had planned for Halloween? Each year, Southwest executives […]

AIR FRANCE TO LOURDES On a trip to Lourdes, France, this weekend, Pope Benedict XVI is set to fly local. But he won't be flying commercial. The pope was scheduled […]

The machinists' union walkout against the Boeing Company does not appear to fit the usual script for a modern-day labor showdown. In struggling industries like automobiles and airlines, the bargaining […]

How jittery are investors about airline stocks these days? Just ask United. An erroneous headline that flashed across trading screens Monday, saying United had filed for a second bankruptcy, sent […]

The Boeing Company, whose order books are bulging with demand for its planes, was hit by its second major strike in three years early Saturday, when the union that represents […]

BOEING BOEING Not long after the machinists union struck the Boeing Company on Sept. 2, 2005, Ford Motor ended up with a new chief executive: Alan R. Mulally, who ran […]

The union that represents machinists at the Boeing Company said on Friday that it would go on strike early Saturday, potentially delaying the production of an important new aircraft, the […]

Members of the machinists' union at The Boeing Company voted early Thursday to reject the company's contract offer and strike the aircraft maker. But in a surprise move, union leaders […]

American Airlines rejected on Wednesday claims by a rival, Virgin Atlantic, that a proposed alliance between American and British Airways would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from Heathrow Airport. […]

Members of the machinists' union at the Boeing Company are set to cast two votes on Wednesday that will determine whether they accept a new contract or strike the aircraft […]