Friday, February 1, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 1, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Changes in Memphis Save Jet Fuel, Cut Emissions and Reduce Aircraft Noise

Link to article in The Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/jan/30/faa-changes-in-memphis-save-jet-fuel-cut-and/

2) Dayton, Ohio Airport Adds Free Wi-Fi in Cellphone Lot

Link to blog in the Dayton Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/blog/2013/01/dayton-airport-adds-free-wi-fi-in-cell.html

OTHER

3) Cities Snipe Over Super-Bright Digital Billboards

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/31/fights-digital-signs-billboards/1880121/

4) Former WBZ Radio Traffic Reporter Joe Morgan Dies

Link to story on CBS Boston:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/31/former-wbz-newsradio-traffic-reporter-joe-morgan-dies/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) New Bay Bridge PR Team Smaller and Cheaper

Link to article in the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_22493762/new-bay-bridge-pr-team-smaller-and-cheaper

RAILROADS

6) New Documentary, Trainsforming America, Promotes Passenger Rail Travel in US

Link to interview on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/GtW

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Global Road Safety Partnership News – January 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://goo.gl/WCtPj

VEHICLES

8) NVIDIA Drives Autos Into the High-Tech Era

Link to article on The Motley Fool:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/01/31/nvidia-drives-autos-into-the-high-tech-era.aspx

News Releases

1) NTSB Praises Communication Initiatives Taken by Organizations Based on Safety Recommendations

2) airBaltic Improves Online and Mobile Check-In Service

Friday Bonus

While much of our time in transportation is spent looking ahead, it's nice to remember where we've come from.  These companies honor their past by recalling what they used to look like.

American Airlines: http://assets.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/AA_LiveryAircraft_3gens*900.jpg

Norfolk Southern: http://www.pwrr.org/heritage/NS.jpg

US Airways: http://www.flightglobal.com/Assets/GetAsset.aspx?ItemID=12106

Union Pacific: http://www.dccinstalled.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/sd70ace.jpg

Upcoming Events

2013 Annual Freight Meeting – March 12-14 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://midamericafreight.org/events/2013am/

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** New York City's Grand Central Terminal opened.

http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=948

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