[TCN] Thursday, November 27, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Thursday, November 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

AVIATION

 

1) GM Asks FAA to Bar Public Tracking of Leased Corporate Jet

Link to Bloomberg News story:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=afrKemH3i.2Y&refer=us

 

2) Detroit Metro Airport Warns of Speed Traps

Signs posted at the airport tell drivers Romulus police have dramatically increased patrols.

Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20081126/NEWS02/311260002/1004/NEWS

Link to comments from the City of Romulus:

http://www.romulusgov.com/default.asp?_resolutionfile=templatespath|default.asp&area_2=pages/news

 

3) Canadian Government Not Meeting Air-Safety Recommendations: Analysis

Link to Canwest News Service story:

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=e870e7fb-c168-4871-8ebb-d3f805810c00

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Audit Finds Flaws in Washington, DC Camera Contract Process

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/27/traffic-camera-contract-audit-reveals-errors/

 

OTHER

 

5) Sweeping Communication Crackdown Decreed at Transport Canada

Link to Canwest News Service story:

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=f793e22a-6cc7-4580-af67-f1f1a659124d

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

6) New Technology to Cut Freeway Congestion in Melbourne

Link to story in Transport & Logistics News:

http://tandlnews.com.au/2008/11/27/article/New-technology-to-cut-freeway-congestion/KSPKITSWWJ.html

 

7) Drowning in Panic

Commentary on the need for evacuation transportation planning and traffic management in Trinidad and Tobago following recent flooding disaster.

Link to commentary in Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday:

http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,90700.html

 

 

News Releases

1) ALK Technologies Partners with Transplant GPS for RightWay GPS Navigator Solutions

2) Trend is Increasing for Truck Manufacturers to Address Eco-friendly Solutions

 

 

Upcoming Events

10^th ITS Asia Pacific Forum & Exhibition – July 8-10 – Bangkok

http://its-ap2009.its-thailand.org/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1983 **25^th anniversary** - An Avianca Boeing 747 crashed while approaching Barajas Airport in Madrid, killing 181 people.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831127-0

 

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