Transportation

No planes were coming in and going out this morning at Des Moines International Airport, but Don Smithey, the airport’s executive director, said crews have cleared the main runway and accompanying taxiways so that flights …

November passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport was up 14.1 percent over November 2011, according to numbers released by the airport yesterday.

Year-to-date, passenger activity is up 8.9 percent compared with 2011. In fact, …

The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing to discuss a draft environmental impact statement for a passenger rail line from Chicago to Omaha.

The study lays out a preferred line that would …

Delta Air Lines Inc. is buying Singapore Airlines’ 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million, and has agreed to a trans-Atlantic joint venture with the British carrier, expanding its access to capacity-constrained London …

A forum on passenger rail service from Chicago to Omaha is scheduled for Wednesday at the Des Moines Botanical and Environmental Center, 909 Robert D. Ray Drive. Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) staff will be …

State and federal agencies are seeking public input on a draft environmental impact plan for a proposed Chicago-to-Omaha passenger rail line. Iowa officials will use the study and public input to determine whether the state …

Yellow and Capitol cabs will give men and women in U.S. military uniforms free rides from Des Moines International Airport to any location in the Des Moines metro area during the holiday season, the owner …

Major changes to the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) go into effect this weekend.

Buses will begin operating out of the new DART Central Station transit hub at 620 Cherry St. on Friday, …

The first monthly passenger numbers for Southwest Airlines Co. service appear to bode well for Des Moines International Airport as overall passenger traffic continues to skyrocket.

Overall passenger traffic in Des Moines was up 9.10 …