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Airbus A330 gets second wind as Boeing 787 delay riles airlines
Airbus SAS is churning out its A330 wide-body aircraft in record numbers, and has rival Boeing Co. to thank for the 17-year-old jet's second wind.February 4, 2011
Rising fuel costs cause Delta to cut capacity growth forecast
Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's second-largest carrier, lowered its forecast for growth in available seats this quarter after jet-fuel costs jumped 20 percent in the past 100 days.February 3, 2011
Federal funds for Central Corridor '99.9%' certain
The federal government has tentatively agreed to pay for half the nearly $1 billion Central Corridor light-rail line, bringing the project one step closer to securing all of the necessary cash for completion, regional planners say.February 3, 2011
Rondo plaintiffs get partial victory in light rail ruling
A federal judge in St. Paul has ordered light-rail planners to conduct further study of the Central Corridor transit line to address concerns of businesses along the route who say they face economic hardship because of it. But the judge refused to halt construction of the project, as the plaintiffs had requested.January 27, 2011
Report calls for repeal of Dan Patch commuter rail study ban
Tucked inside a new Legislative Auditor's report on transit is a recommendation that lawmakers repeal an obscure state law that bans studying commuter rail service from Northfield to Minneapolis.January 26, 2011
Businesses want slice of Central Corridor surplus
The planned Central Corridor line is well under budget, and some business owners along University Avenue want some of that extra cash to go into a fund for businesses during construction.January 24, 2011
Report: Twin Cities transit governance needs overhaul
In a new report, the Legislative Auditor says the governance of Twin Cities transit is complex and fragmented and reform should start by changing the membership of the Metropolitan Council.January 21, 2011
Ethanol gets a victory with approval of E15 blend
Nearly two-thirds of drivers could have more corn-based ethanol in their fuel tanks under an Environmental Protection Agency decision Friday.January 21, 2011
Minn.-based Arctic Cat recalls 16,500 snowmobiles
Arctic Cat Inc. is voluntarily recalling about 16,500 snowmobiles because of a possible loss of control.January 19, 2011
Tolls proposed to help fund new St. Croix River bridge
Minnesota transportation officials say tolls could pay nearly half the cost of a new St. Croix River crossing near Stillwater, if one should ever be built.January 19, 2011
3 survive crash with cow in SE Minnesota
A Rochester man is recovering after crashing into a wandering cow in southeast Minnesota.January 18, 2011
Great Lakes shipping season ends tonight
It seems that winter has been with us in the upper Midwest for months already, but for shippers on Lake Superior, winter begins tonight at midnight.January 18, 2011
Metro Transit ridership rebounds in 2010
Twin Cities transit ridership made a comeback last year, after a drop during the recession.January 18, 2011
Minn. snowmobiler survives collision with owl
Thirty-five-year-old Chris Hatfield was zipping along the North Shore State Trail on his snowmobile last Saturday night when the owl hit him in the face mask of his snowmobile helmet.January 14, 2011
Lake Superior shipping season extended by 3 days
The Lake Superior shipping season will continue for an extra three days to move more taconite pellets to steel companies.January 14, 2011