Transportation

Delta Air Lines will add an additional flight from Des Moines International Airport to Atlanta beginning June 9, the airport said today. Also on that date, Delta will add a flight to its Detroit hub. …

Should the state of Iowa follow through with funding a passenger rail line from Chicago to Iowa City – and eventually to Des Moines?

That’s the question on the mind of officials at the Des …

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is expanding midday and weekend service to Altoona.

The existing Route 7 serves the south and east sides of Des Moines and will be extended from East …

Gas prices could rise to $3.50 a gallon by May, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

That would be the highest level since October 2008.

The increase could come partly from crude oil topping $100 …

Iowa’s electric car likely won’t be manufactured in Iowa, but that’s OK, said Envision Motor Co. President Thomas Gleisner.

    Joe Fleming, owner of Drive Tek Iowa Inc. (formerly American Motor Systems Inc.) told the …

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa is now $3.08, which is 2 cents below the national average of $3.10, according to data from the U. S. Energy Information Administration …

The nation’s eight largest airlines are poised to report $3.95 billion in profits in fourth-quarter earnings reports, according to industry analyst website AirlineFinancials.com. That would be the largest profit in a decade.

United Continental Holdings …

Des Moines-based Ruan Transportation Management Systems has announced the promotion of Steve Chapman from chief operating officer to president and chief executive officer.

Chapman, 59, was the CEO of ITAGroup Inc. for 15 years.He joined …

Despite severe weather conditions this week that forced airlines to cancel more than 6,000 flights, profits among U.S. carriers are expected to increase 20 percent this year to more than $6 billion, MarketWatch reported.

“As …