Air traffic rises 5.4 percent in September
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Airports operator BAA announced a 5.4-percent rise in passenger numbers in September from the same period of the previous year, shrugging off disruption caused by hurricanes in the Caribbean.
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Delta Air Lines  said on Friday it had raised fares systemwide by $5 each way to help offset high fuel costs.
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New-home sales surged unexpectedly in September, climbing 3.5%, as low mortgage rates attracted buyers, a government report showed Wednesday.
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The number of students who applied for UK university courses in the autumn is up 5%, figures are expected to show.
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Near collisions between planes on the ground is increasing, according to a document seen by the BBC.
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Housing construction in August jumped to its highest level in five months, a dose of encouraging news for the economy's expansion.
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World international and domestic airports handled a record 4.4 billion passengers in 2006, an increase of 4.8 percent from the previous year, the global airports organization ACI reported on Wednesday.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released cargo and passenger traffic forecasts for 2004-2008 indicating a 6% growth annually for international passengers and 6% annually for international cargo tonnage.
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The aerospace industry bounced back this year with record sales and the first upswing in employment in five years as a result of &quot;robust&quot; defense spending, according to an industry analysis released yesterday.
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For the first time in a while, the monthly passenger figures show good growth.
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BAA, the world&#39;s largest airport operator, said Tuesday it is on target for strong annual passenger growth after reporting a 17.
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Major U.S. airlines on Tuesday partially withdrew last week's flurry of fare increases, but one analyst said the fare hikes have been uncommonly successful and suggest robust travel demand this fall.
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Booming orders for new military aircraft boosted overall orders to US factories by 0.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted $371.51 billion in October, the Commerce Department
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WASHINGTON, Oct 27  - Orders for &quot;big-ticket&quot; durable US goods rose by a weaker than expected margin in September, hit by plummeting aircraft demand, government figures showed Wednesday.
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FAA officials say new low-fare airline Independence Air has helped spike traffic at the airport, which now handles 600 to 800 more planes a day than it did last year.
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Orders to US factories for big-ticket durable goods edged up in September while sales of new homes raced to the third-highest monthly level on record.
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Airports operator BAA said it enjoyed its busiest August last month with 14.2 million passengers using its seven airports, an increase of 3.7% on August last year.