Thursday, January 22, 2015

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Thursday, January 22, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) New Technology Will Cut Delays at UK Airports

Link to Press Association article:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/airport-technology-cut-delays-061344280.html#P9TBatM

2) United Airlines Caught in Political Scrum Over In-Flight TV Channel

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-united-newsmaxtv-0122-biz-20150121-story.html

MARITIME

3) New Satellite System to Track Illegal 'Pirate Fishing'

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/21/us-food-crime-fisheries-idUSKBN0KU1Q920150121

Link to further information

OTHER

4) Digital Transformation Coming to Transportation World 

Link to article in Engineering News-Record:

http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/transportation/2015/0126-digital-transformation-coming-to-transportation-world.asp

5) Private Sector Helps Solve Traffic Problem in Cebu City, Philippines

Link to article in the Sun.Star Cebu:

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2015/01/23/private-sector-helps-solve-traffic-problem-388134

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) US Supreme Court Backs Former Air Marshal in Whistleblower Case

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/21/us-usa-court-whistleblower-idUSKBN0KU1W720150121

Link to Supreme Court Slip Opinion

ROADWAYS

7) Purple? Green? Yellow? Illinois Tollway Mulls Over New Signs

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150122/news/150129655/

8) Erroneous Traffic Signs Bewilder Locals in Zhengzhou, China

Link to story on China Radio International:

http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/01/22/3981s862991.htm

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) App Built by a Taiwan University Eases Carsharing Hassles

Link to article in the Taipei Times:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/01/23/2003609913

Link to further information

TRANSIT

10) Cellphone Service, Wi-Fi at Los Angeles Metro Underground Stations to Debut in August

Link to story on KNX Radio:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/01/19/cell-phone-service-at-metro-stations-set-to-debut-in-august/

11) New Suite of Timetable Apps Coming to Public Transport in Melbourne

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/public-transport-in-melbourne-new-suite-of-timetable-apps-coming-20150122-12vm2h.html

12) PATCO, SEPTA Work on Compatibility of Fare Card

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20150122_PATCO__SEPTA_work_on_compatibility_of_fare_cards.html

VEHICLES

13) Ford Makes Major Push Into Silicon Valley

Link to story on CNNMoney:

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/autos/ford-silicon-valley/index.html

Link to news release

14) The Car Windshield is Turning Into a Computer Screen

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2015-01-22/the-car-windshield-is-turning-into-a-computer-screen

News Releases

1) US Transportation Secretary Announces Plan to Add Two Automatic Emergency Braking Systems to Recommended Vehicle Advanced Technology Features

2) NTSB Calls for Better Ways to Find Aircraft Accident Sites and Retrieve Critical Flight Data

3) New Technology Revolutionizes On-Train Dining Experience

4) Kids of California DOT Workers Tell Drivers to 'Be Alert' in New TV Public Safety Announcement

5) USDOT Announces $2.47 Million for Innovative Projects in Maine, Pennsylvania and Washington

6) Report a Road Website Launched in South Australia

Upcoming Events

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http://www.worldatmcongress.org/

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