Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Probes Whether Planes Rerouted to Test Trainee
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5isIOPjh9OSpN1LQsEG9Di4vhpFIQD93QKVG80

2) American Airlines Safety Program Ends Amid Bickering with Pilots
Link to story in the Star-Telegram:
http://www.star-telegram.com/855/story/974463.html

3) Moving Off FAA Mainframes: The Challenges of Transition
Link to story in Baseline:
http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Moving-Off-FAA-Mainframes-The-Challenges-of-Transition/

4) October Issue of the National Weather Service’s The Front Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.weather.gov/os/aviation/front/08oct-front.pdf

MARITIME

5) UK Ports Hunt Illegal Foreign Drivers
Camera system will spot untaxed and unlicensed foreign drivers.
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7670838.stm

OTHER

6) To Stimulate Bond Sales, the New York MTA Tries a Radio Pitch by Former Mayor Ed Koch
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/nyregion/15mta.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Inspector General: Effectiveness of US DOT IT Security Practices Declines
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154080-1.html
Link to audit report:
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/FY2008_FISMA_Final_Report_-_508_Compliant.pdf

TELEMATICS

8) AirIQ Ends Search for Buyer, Merger Partner Without a Deal
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/081015/b1015101A.html
Link to news release from AirIQ:
http://www.airiq.com/airiqnewweb2/content.cfm?chapterID=18&PageID=71&segmentID=103&subpageID=681

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Gearing Up for SafeTrip-21
Link to story in Public Roads:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/08sep/02.htm

VEHICLES

10) Nissan Suit Simulates Older Drivers’ Difficulties
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081015/nissan_aging_suit.html?.v=2


News Releases
1) OAG – Routes Airport Marketing Awards Presented
2) Chicago Transit Authority Outlines Comprehensive Customer Communications Plan
3) University of Arizona Students to Turn a Lens on Littering – Arizona DOT testing educational and social media project
4) NJIT Professor’s Research Suggests Changes in Underwater Data Communications
5) ICx Technologies Transportation Group Inks $12 Million Contract with Caltrans for Fog-Detection and Warning System


Upcoming Events
e-Transport Conference and Exhibition – March 24-25 – Johannesburg
http://www.itssa.org/index.php?pid=1854&ct=1


Today in Transportation History
1908 **100th anniversary** - The Pelham Bay Bridge opened in the Bronx, New York.
http://www.nycbridges100.org/pelham-bay.php

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