Transportation industry

Georgia made the final bond payment of $25.6 million to Wells Fargo on Dec. 1 ending the tolls on the Georgia 400.

Pennsylvania's new transportation funding law is a credit positive for the state and several authorities, Moody's Investors Service said.

A four-person team of experienced professionals will help lead the American Association of Airport Executives.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will conduct a $452 million combination new money/refunding competitive sale Dec. 4 to pay for cost overruns on several projects.

The merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group can proceed as scheduled after a federal bankruptcy judge's clearance of the airlines' federal anti-trust settlement.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane is expected to issue a decision on the American Airlines bankruptcy at a hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday in New York.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed the far-reaching transportation bill that lawmakers enacted last week after lengthy debate.

Crowded terminals will become more common unless U.S. airports are able to fund the additional infrastructure needed to meet growing passenger demand.

A bankruptcy Court judge said he expects to rule by Wednesday on American Airlines' request for final clearance to merge with US Airways Group Inc. and exit Chapter 11.

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency in Orange County, Calif., will restructure its toll road debt portfolio with a $2.2 billion refunding in December.

Congressional committee leaders have sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder expressing concerns that the proposed settlement agreement with US Airways and American Airlines might hurt less populated and rural areas.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the rating on the Port of Seattle's intermediate and subordinate revenue bonds ahead of its $140 million refunding deal.

An Indiana legislative panel Thursday approved a transit proposal for central Indiana that would rely on new local taxes for financing.

Without a labor contract extension, Boeing could pursue out-of-state production locations, which would be a credit negative for Washington State and the Puget Sound region, Moody's Investors Service said.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett still has unfinished financial business, but was able to bask in a rare win - passage of a $2.4 billion transportation bill.

A coalition of local leaders is asking Congress to generate an additional $30 billion a year for transportation efforts by almost doubling the federal gasoline tax.

Pennsylvania's House of Representatives was scheduled to debate a $2.4 billion transportation bill that Senate counterparts approved a day earlier.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Tulsa International Airport's revenue bonds to Baa1 from A3, citing five straight years of declining enplanements.

A high-speed rail line along Colorado's Front Range could carry 13 million passengers a year and would likely cost $9.8 billion, according to a state estimate.

Chicago plans to enter the market Thursday with $326 million of Midway International Airport second lien refunding bonds in a long planned restructuring that was on hold as the city pursued a privatization deal.