Friday, February 6, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 6, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Funding Debate Threatens to Ground NextGen Air Traffic Control
Link to story from CongressDaily:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090205_7065.php

2) Europe to Mandate ADS-B Five Years Ahead of FAA
Link to story in Aviation International News:
http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/europe-to-mandate-ads-b-five-years-ahead-of-faa/

3) American Airlines Urges Pilots to Restart Safety Program
Link to story in The Dallas Morning News:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/020609dnbusasap.3a8f08b.html

4) General Aviation Groups Call for Industry Input on TSA Security Plan
Link to story on AOPA Online:
http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2009/090205tsa.html

5) Boeing Receives Experimental License in TV Broadcast Spectrum
One company’s experimental license will be used for system to detect runway debris.
Link to story in TV Technology:
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/74236

CAMERAS

6) Surveillance Cameras Can be Hacked: Experts
Link to story in the Khaleej Times:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2009/february/theuae_february137.xml

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Metrolink Conductor Raised Concerns About Engineer’s Cell Phone Use
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-train-crash-conductor6-2009feb06%2C0%2C3595447.story

8) Interest in AVI System Growing in Korean City Because of Recent Serial Killer Case
Link to story on ETNews:
http://english.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=200902060001&mc=m_028_00001

TELEMATICS

9) ‘Car OS’ Links Linux with Telematics Systems
Link to story on LinuxDevices:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6665597846.html?kc=rss

10) Trafficmaster Plans Entry-Level Mileage-Capture System
Link to story in BusinessCar:
http://www.businesscar.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=4109&c=2&theme=0

TRANSIT

11) Torstar Announces Closure of Transit Television Network
Link to Canadian Press story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jqjC19VhlgcXo3XkbOqazr-FJg1Q

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Britain’s Technology Stumbles in Snow; Seattle Shares Concern
Link to blog on ZDNet:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=928

13) National Rail Enquiries: Snow Day Busier than 7/7
Link to story on TechRadar:
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/national-rail-enquiries-snow-day-busier-than-7-7-525650


News Releases
1) Citizen-Oriented Travel Information Platform “Verkehrsinformationsagentur Bayern” (VIB) Starts Operating in Germany


Upcoming Events
Cruise Shipping Miami – March 16-19 – Miami Beach, Florida
http://www.cruiseshippingmiami.com/


Friday Bonus
Here’s an aircraft you’re not likely to find at your local airport.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7635441.stm


Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - The first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile took place at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2009/02/dayintech_0206

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