<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Transportation</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/industries/transportation?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><description>Transportation</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[GM, Ford Bond Ratings Cut to Junk Status]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41573-2005May6.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41573-2005May6.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The two biggest U.S. automakers had their bond ratings slashed to junk status yesterday by Standard &#38; Poor's, as the rating service released a grim report on the business outlook for General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.]]></description><author> Greg Schneider</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independence Confronts More Bleak Numbers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41572-2005May6.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41572-2005May6.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Can an airline that offers  many of its passengers lower fares than a Greyhound bus ever expect to make  money?]]></description><author> Bill Brubaker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Airways Loss Rises  But Beats Estimates]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27066-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27066-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ US Airways Group Inc. announced yesterday that its first-quarter loss grew by nearly 8 percent from the same period a year ago, driven primarily by higher fuel prices and stiff competition from low-fare competitors.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Alert Triggered By Clouds]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21650-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21650-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The mysterious flying object first blipped across U.S. security radar 20 miles south of Reagan National Airport at 10:40 a.m. yesterday and appeared headed swiftly toward the District.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo  and Spencer S. Hsu</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spate of Orders Boosts Boeing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18759-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18759-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ As Airbus SAS readies its new super-jumbo jet for its first test flight in France today, rival Boeing Co. is showing signs of a comeback in aircraft sales after a year of setbacks and public stumbles.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Cracks Down on Illegal Money-Transfer Companies]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16469-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16469-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ About half of the 120 Maryland-based money transmitters used by immigrants to carry money abroad are operating without licenses and without the insurance that the state mandates, according to regulators who are cracking down on those operations.]]></description><author> Krissah Williams</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Airways Cuts May Have Cleared Way  For a Merger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7462-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7462-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ America West Holdings Corp. began its talks with US Airways Group Inc. about a possible merger more than a year ago but was reluctant to move forward aggressively until US Airways reduced its labor costs significantly, a former US Airways executive said yesterday.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older Riders Add to Rise In Motorcycle Fatalities]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7460-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7460-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[More than 3,900 people died on motorcycles in the United States in 2004, up 7.3 percent from the year before, according to preliminary highway safety numbers released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.]]></description><author> Greg Schneider</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Profit Plunges As SUV Sales Drop]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6218-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6218-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Ford Motor Co. yesterday posted net income of $1.21 billion (60 cents per share) for the first quarter, down sharply from the corresponding period a year earlier but better than Wall Street expected.]]></description><author> Greg Schneider</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passenger Lists Sought for Flights Over U.S.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6015-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6015-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government plans to force foreign airlines to turn over passenger lists or check the names against government watch lists in an effort to prevent terrorists from entering U.S. airspace.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item></channel></rss>