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Hawaiian Air expands its interisland fleet of jets

Hawaiian Airlines kicked off its interisland expansion plan yesterday with the introduction of the first of four additional Boeing 717-200 jets. Hawaiian said it plans to add 109 roundtrip interisland flights a week once all...

Beaufort lobbies for drawbridge

Fixed span seen as detrimental Bruce Siceloff, Staff Writer Comment on this story Community leaders in Beaufort warn that tourism and marine businesses will lose 250 jobs and $17 million a year if the state replaces a U.S. 70...

Dangerous Hoepker Road/U.S. 51 intersection will get traffic lights

Two weeks after the latest fatal crash at the intersection of U.S. 51 and Hoepker Road at the north edge of Madison, the state Department of Transportation has announced temporary traffic signals will be installed.

Fewer fly on U.S. airlines, more flights on time

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flight and route cuts by major U.S. airlines during summer fuel price spikes helped carriers save money and improve on-time performance, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday.

Diesel Technology Keeps Public Transportation Clean as Ridership Grows (Business Wire)

SAN DIEGO----Americans are driving less and using mass transit more, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the buses they're riding are using much cleaner fuels and technologies than ever before.

FHWA: Daily Repayments to State DOTs Resume

With the Highway Trust Fund newly bolstered, the Federal Highway Administration again is reimbursing state departments of transportation daily for highway obligations they incur. Daily repayments resumed on Sept. 19, four days...

Surviving the Holiday Travel Rush (Deal of the Day)

Surviving the Holiday Travel Rush By Kelli B. Grant |Kelli B. Grant Archive |Published: December 19, 2007 Active Discussions on SmartMoney DON'T FORGET TO pack your patience. Nearly nine million Americans will be traveling by...

More on-time flights for US Airways (at bizjournals.com)

Birmingham Business Journal - by US Airway's on-time percentage rose in August compared to the same period last year, while results were mixed for Delta and Southwest. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Air...

America's most reliable airlines

Southwest Airlines, the no-frills discount carrier, handily beat the competition in most of the categories we judged. In Depth: America's Most Reliable Airlines Alaska Airlines, Northwest Airlines , American Airlines and Delta...

$1.6M grant to Jackson to boost JATRAN capabilities

By Blair Goldstein • bgoldstein@jackson.gannett.com • October 2, 2008 The city of Jackson is set to receive a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. The money will be...