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The new chairman of the Senate Aviation Subcommittee will be Sen. Wendell H. Ford, D-Ky., not Sen.

Throughout the history of commercial air cargo (which, as a bona fide industry, started at the end o

Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger will authorize money next year to begin construction of two a

Flying Tiger Line Inc. said a comprehensive employee partnership and cost reduction program for admi

McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s decision to launch the MD-11 has sparked renewed questions about whether t

McDonnell Douglas Corp., which builds two planes a week at its factory in Long Beach, Calif., will l

With 50 firm orders for the MD-11 and options for 42 additional planes, Douglas Aircraft Co. is intr

Two U.S. airlines, Jetstream International Airlines Inc. and Air New Orleans, have ordered a total o

Stiffer Regulations Seen For Animal CarriersThe Agriculture Department proposed regulations

Financing Nearly Done For Midwestern RailFinancing is being completed for the purchase and o

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Being in exactly the right place at the right time - and knowing how to capitalize on the situation

Mexico's aging railroad network is getting a much-needed transfusion of money and machinery in 1987.

Nearly one year ago, Mack Trucks Inc. announced it would close anassembly plant here and reopen it i

December 30, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

The United States and its allies could face a new energy crisis in the next three years and few pol

Two Indonesian offshore oil concessions owned by a U.S. petroleum exploration company were taken ove

The Swedish company Oljeprospekting AB (OPAB) contacted Norsk Hydro about joining forces to drill fo

Exxon Corp. announced it had sold its interest in its South African affiliates, joining the exodus o

Santa Fe Energy Acquires PropertiesSanta Fe Energy Partners purchased gas producing properti

In August 1985, a group of oil executives and environmentalists who often hold opposing positions fo

The gypsy moth, known as a leaf-chewing destroyer of trees and shrubs in many eastern states, has be

Atlantic Richfield Co. said it will cut its 1987 capital spending budget by 20 percent to $1.6 billi

US Peanut Stocks Total 3.51 Billion PoundsPeanut stocks in U.S. commercial storage on Nov. 3

Mining industry ministers of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will meet in Singapore Jan. 9 to seek

The National Futures Association has voted to expel troubled First Commodity Corp. of Boston, a move

Soybean planting is about 90 percent complete in Brazil, but still lagging behind the normal pace du

Iffy as forecasts may be about any branch of business endeavor, they are particularly iffy today in

The Norwegian Shipowners' Association has completed its plans to reduce and rationalize the country'

India has received offers of tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid to help build up its east co

Honduras has targeted the maritime industry to help it reduce unemployment and spur economic activit

Machine Technology, Niigata in Joint VenturePARSIPPANY, N.J. - Machine Technology Inc. and T

Stocks struggled fitfully to mount a traditional year-end rally Tuesday in what was expected to be t

Japan's new budget cannot work to assist the government in achieving its economic growth target of 3

Automated highways" for smart cars" may be the solution to future traffic jams on increasingly crowd

Competition Erodes US Edge in High TechSANTA CLARA, Calif. - The United States begins 1987 w

The best way for Japan and the United States to solve their trade problems is through a free-trade t

The Chinese government has drafted a law that would forbid the interception and opening of mail of

A pilot "job bank" computer program to match farm workers with farms that need them will begin early

China's trade deficit dropped to US$2.13 billion in the first 11 months of 1986, less than half what