TRANSPORTATION

Investigators are trying to determine how many people were on board the 10-seat Hawker H25 jet that crashed Tuesday.

After more than a year of frustration, aviation experts believe investigators might be close to discovering the whereabouts of the missing Malaysian airliner.

The Australian vessels Fugro Discovery and Fugro Equator were reportedly on return routes Monday.

This year's edition of the biennial Dubai Airshow has been muted compared to the previous one, which generated business of up to $200 billion.

"We are working with Airbus with regard to trying to improve the A380," Emirates President Tim Clark told CNBC Sunday.

The Federal Railroad Administration approved a $28 million study of one leg of a much-discussed high-speed magnetic-levitation line between Washington and New York.

Barring surprises, a drop is predicted in major commercial order announcements as Gulf airlines take stock after expansion.

The walkouts began after Lufthansa and the cabin-crew union failed to reach an agreement in a long-running row over early-retirement benefits and pensions.

President Vladimir Putin ordered a flight suspension Friday, a possible sign Russia is attaching more credence to the theory a bomb brought down a Russian passenger jet in Egypt a week ago.

German regulators stepped up their scrutiny after Volkswagen admitted to false carbon-dioxide emission data concerning about 800,000 cars sold in Europe.

The decisions by automakers in Takata's home market of Japan are likely to hit the company hard as U.S. authorities probe faulty air bags.

In response to a plane crash in Egypt, the U.S. will expand safety efforts at several Mideast airports that handle U.S.-bound flights, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.

United Auto Workers leaders are likely to approve the proposed deal Monday, with a ratification vote by rank-and-file members to follow.

"Weather continues to impact ... search operations, but conditions are expected to be improved over the coming months," an operations update reads.

The Kremlin's action comes as U.S. and U.K. authorities focus on the potential of a terrorist attack in the downing of Metrojet Flight 9268.

The news ends uncertainty about who will run the second-largest U.S. airline by capacity.

Though complete safety is an elusive goal, more precautions are planned at some major airports after reports that a bomb brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt.

Two lawmakers overseeing energy legislation in the U.S. accepted fossil fuel money — just as they passed bills to enrich the oil and gas industry.

The plane crashed Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in South Sudan's capital, killing at least 36 people.

The order from the Russian transport agency comes a day after Britain alleged that Saturday's crash could have been cause by a bomb.

If the Navy proceeds, it would enable F/A-18 manufacturer Boeing to secure St. Louis jobs through the end of 2018.

As prices and demand continue to fall, the world's largest freight carrier looks to cut costs and remain profitable.

The carmaker says 800,000 cars could be affected in the latest issue involving "irregularities" in carbon dioxide emissions data, and cost the company $2.2 billion.

Takata, a Japanese supplier to automakers, could pay $70 million or more for airbag problems that have resulted in recalls of millions of vehicles.

Kuwait Airways is party to an Arab League boycott of Israel and Israeli business, barring ticket sales to citizens.

The disruption came at the end of school vacations, when many Britons would be traveling.

The remains of the 224 people aboard the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt Saturday are reportedly being taken to a morgue in Cairo.

A new policy draft recommends subsidizing short-haul domestic flights by levying higher taxes on longer routes. The draft also suggests easing FDI rules in the sector.

The deal was one of several agreements signed Thursday during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's trip to Beijing.