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The United States and Japan face a head-on collision over trade unless each nation changes its funda

Northwest Airlines backed up its determination to remain the only U.S. passenger airline still opera

Frans Swarttouw, chairman of Fokker B.V., likes to describe the Dutch aircraft manufacturer as a sma

Brian Barrow is a soft-spoken, low-key, Cambridge-educated Englishman who apparently favors understa

Ryder Unit to Acquire Stake in Van Dusen AirRyder System Inc. said its Aviall Inc. subsidiar

A good product or service means nothing if a market doesn't exist, so timing and location are keys t

The Canadian government's plan to introduce an air cargo tax by April 1987 is meeting stiff oppositi

Dan-Air, Britain's second-largest airline, was told its refusal to hire men as cabin attendants is s

The head of the Strategic Air Command wants 50 more long-range MX missiles to be built and put on tr

Cummins Engine Plans To Trim Work ForceCOLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Engine Co., a manufacturer o

Despondent because he expected to lose his job when the Japan National Railway is broken up into pri

Guilford Transportation Co. has asked a federal court to order the National Mediation Board to begin

Budget Deficit Widens WASHINGTON - The U.S. government deficit widened in September to $3.73

The General Accounting Office again criticized the U.S. Customs Service for its cargo examination s

More than $5 billion will flow to port and waterway improvement projects under the Water Resources

The New York branch of Banque Paribas of France announced an inno vative revolving credit facility f

TOP STORIES Economic conditions of each country dictate the functions of free trade zones.

Kuwait will be the first member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to sell gasolin

China may become a major importer of U.S. corn, buying as much as 50 million tons over the next five

A new risk retention group will offer environmental coverage for chemical manufacturers, consumer pr

Unemployed oil-patch professionals and troubled exploration companies have rediscovered an ancient m

President Reagan brought an abrupt end to the trucking industry's debate over front-wheel brakes wit

Texas Air Corp. Reports Record ResultsTexas Air Corp. reported consolidated net income for t

Lobbying efforts by the Washington Public Ports Association will focus on retaining an economic fund

The European Community formally approved a settlement of a long-running dispute with the United Stat

Workers trying to dig out some 1 million cubic yards of debris from the Panama Canal landslide earli

The International Cocoa Organization secretariat forecast a world cocoa supply surplus of 32,000 met

Choosing from its more than 3,500 outside contractors, Newport News Shipbuilding said it has selecte

Canada will announce the imposition of a countervailing duty on U.S. corn imports this week, sources

Soviets Show Interest In Settling Libel SuitThe Soviet Union may pay to settle a libel case

Environmental groups filed another lawsuit against the port of Oakland challenging its airport expan

Pratt & Whitney has sent an "alert service bulletin" urging design changes on four of its engines fo

As if Japan's current shipping recession were not trouble enough, the country's hard-pressed mercha

Indonesia plans to slash import duties on items needed for its export industries and ease rules on f

The Federal Aviation Administration announced new requirements and programs designed to prevent mida

The port of Los Angeles will restructure its chain of management command, dividing the responsibilit

Lear Siegler Inc., which last week said it was weighing a major restructuring, reported its profits

Mitterrand in Frankfurt FRANKFURT, West Germany - French President Francois Mitterrand arriv

The Singapore government may reduce further its shareholding in Singapore Airlines, which was part-d

Two Contracts Target Voice Control SystemTwo contracts to develop computer prototypes to con