Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, June 27, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) British Airways to Relax Rules on Electronic Devices
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23063479
2) Flying Planes Closer Together Boosts Biggest FedEx Hub
Link to Bloomberg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-27/flying-planes-closer-together-boosts-biggest-fedex-hub.html
3) FAA Agrees to Drop Dated Material from Knowledge Tests
Link to article from AOPA:
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/June/26/obsolete-test-questions-removed.aspx
4) US DOT Demands That Delta Buy Tablets to Track Compliance with Passenger Bumping Rules
Link to article on Tnooz:
5) Austin, Texas to Look at Ban on Aerial Advertising
Link to story on KTBC-TV:
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/22697772/austin-to-look-at-ban-on-aerial-advertising
CAMERAS
6) Ohio Judge: Confiscate Elmwood Place Traffic Cameras
Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) Alabama State Representative Says He'll Propose Bill Forcing Disclosure of Road Dollars
Link to article in The Huntsville Times:
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/06/phil_williams_proposes_alabama.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Los Angeles Metro Unveils Crime-Reporting App for Bus, Train Commuters
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metro-crime-app-20130626,0,3801160.story
TELEMATICS
9) Winning the Telematics Race Through Diversity
Link to commentary on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/winning-telematics-race-through-diversity
TRANSIT
10) 'Patent Trolls' Targeted Metra, Officials Say
Agency paid $50,000 to settle lawsuit.
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
11) Real Time Ireland App Integrates National Transport Services
Link to article on Silicon Republic:
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/33234-real-time-ireland-app/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) $20 Million Traffic Control System Installed in Abu Dhabi
Link to article on Al Bawaba:
http://www.albawaba.com/business/traffic-control-uae-502602
VEHICLES
13) The Internet of Cars is Approaching a Crossroads
Link to article in the MIT Technology Review:
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/515966/the-internet-of-cars-is-approaching-a-crossroads/
14) Drivers Can Learn to Master High-Tech Devices
Link to column in The Detroit News:
News Releases
1) Boeing Gains FAA Approval to Fly Advanced Navigation Procedures on 787
2) JetBlue Gives Pilots New iPad Capabilities
3) Cubic, MasterCard and Money Network to Launch Nation's Largest Open Transit Fare Payment System
4) Cubic's Video Series Receives Coveted Business Awards
5) June 2013 Issue of 'The Source' from Information Station Specialists
6) Toronto Transit Commission Renews, Extends Crisis Link Suicide Prevention Program
7) Next Generation Integrated Digital Cockpit-Cabin Communications Tested Over Europe
8) Nokia Here Now Offering Indoor Maps for 49,000 Buildings
9) Nokia Here Rolling Out Updated Aerial Imagery
Solicitation
- Call for Presentations – Minnesota's Transportation Conference
http://www.mntransportationconference.org/presentations/
Upcoming Events
Complete Streets Symposium – July 25-26 – Chicago
http://www.itsa.org/smartstreets
Today in Transportation History
1923 **90th anniversary** The first aerial refueling took place between two airplanes.
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/040309-F-9999G-003.jpg
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