Transportation Communications Newsletter

The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday. For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. Instagram: @cranford_radio

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Brooklyn, New York

AVIATION

1) FAA Expands AI Traffic Planning Tool To All 22 US En Route Centers

AeroTime

2) European Airports Set Out New Strategy As Hybrid Threats Intensify

ACI Europe

3) Lufthansa, Fraport Test ‘Gate Of The Future’ At Frankfurt Airport

Airport Business

4) EU Drone Summit Charts Course For European Drone Market

European Commission

5) Study Finds Wand-Based Aircraft Marshalling Offers Advantages Over Automated Systems

Aviation Pros

CAMERAS

6) New Mexico DOT Pushes For Speed Cameras To Protect Construction Workers

KRQE-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - November 12, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

8) Iran Targets Maritime Navigation Systems On Omani Island In Strait Of Hormuz

IranWire

PRIVACY

9) Google Agrees To Privacy In Spirit Airlines Data Sale

Wall Street Journal

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Utah DOT Communications Does Video Series Where They Trade Jobs With UDOT Workers

Utah DOT (video)

TRANSIT

11) In Chicago And Los Angeles, Tech Keeps Bus Lanes Clear

Government Technology

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) NOCoE Newsletter - November 12, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

News Releases

1) Retired Airline Captain Ron Rogers Publishes Aviation Memoir

2) Talk It Through With Gemini, Now On Apple CarPlay

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Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**Veterans Day/Remembrance Day/Armistice Day**

AVIATION

1) Florida To Cover Full Cost Of Trump Airport Rebranding In West Palm Beach

WPTV-TV

2) United Airlines Moves To Block AI Agents From Its Platform Over Security Concerns

Reuters

CAMERAS

3) Seattle Mayor Lifts Pause And Will Expand Police Surveillance Cameras With New Safeguards

GeekWire

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Interview With IBTTA CEO Mark Chung On Annual Meeting And Road Ahead

Traffic Technology Today

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) America Needs A GPS Backup, And California Leads The Way

Route Fifty

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) ITS UK Awards 2026 Winners Announced

ITS UK

MARITIME

7) How Latin American Ports Can Make Technology Deliver

Port Technology International

OTHER

8) Applying AI Architecture In Real-World Transportation

ITS International (contributed content)

RAILROADS

9) Egypt’s Transport Minister Admits To Mistakes In Questioning Over Deadly Train Crash

The National

ROADWAYS

10) ‘Pothole Hunter’ Explains How AI Could Help Authorities Get Ahead Of Road Defects

Highways Voices podcast

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Bulgarian Interior And Transport Ministries Plan Joint Road Information Center

BurgasMedia

**Bernie's Notes**

Any TCN readers heading to Atlantic City from North or Central Jersey on Tuesday morning? I'm moderating a session that starts at 1 pm during the New Jersey League of Municipalities conference and would love to share a ride down.

News Releases

1) NATS Publishes Report Of Prestwick Incident Which Disrupted Flights In September

2) SEPTA Launches New Vulnerable Population Outreach Program

3) TagMaster Intends To Acquire Kapsch TrafficCom’s North American 915 KHz Components Business

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