Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Airlines Devise Own Ticket Price Comparison Tool
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/07/09/airlines-ticket-prices/2503413/
2) Yelp-Style Ratings for Airline Pilots Could Be on the Way
Link to article on MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/should-pilot-safety-records-be-public-2013-07-09
3) Kiosk Teaches CPR at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Link to article in the Fort Worth Business Press:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/5vgqg
4) Queensland Airports Looks to Cloud for Disaster Recovery
Link to article on iTnews:
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/349561,queensland-airports-looks-to-cloud-for-dr.aspx
5) Iberia Becomes First Airline to Allow Passengers to Download and Print Luggage Tags
Link to article on TravelDailyNews:
http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/55626/iberia-becomes-first-airline-to
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Tests Advance US Program for New GPS Satellites
Link to UPI article:
OTHER
7) A Wienermobile Road Rally, Mapped Out By Fans on Social Media
Link to article in The New York Times:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) NTSB Chairwoman Defends Release of Information from Asiana Airlines Probe
Link to article in The Hill:
ROADWAYS
9) Colorado DOT Adds Signs Asking Drivers to Merge Late
Link to story on KMGH-TV:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) 'Randomizers' to Randomly Route Passengers to Screening Lines
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/30506
11) Twitter for Disaster Responders
Link to article in FCW:
http://fcw.com/articles/2013/07/09/fema-social-media.aspx
TELEMATICS
12) Coroner: Insurer's Rules May Have Contributed to Death of Teenagers
Link to article on WalesOnline:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/south-wales-companys-car-tracking-4921567
TRANSIT
13) Tracker Could Make Halifax Metro Transit Waiting Game Obsolete
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/07/09/ns-metro-transit-gps.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) Utah DOT Develops Traffic App for Smartphones
Link to article in the Deseret News:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865582858/UDOT-develops-traffic-app-for-smartphones.html
15) Drivers Report Lack of A3 Warning Signs in Weekend Traffic Chaos
Link to article in the Surry Advertiser:
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/drivers-report-lack-a3-warning-4923921
16) Active Traffic Management for Arterials
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169212.aspx
News Releases
1) European Commission Acts to Unblock Congestion in Europe's Airspace
2) Singapore Airlines Introduces World's Most Advanced In-Flight Entertainment System
3) Newly Launched Website Provides One-Stop Shop for Commercial Driver Fatigue Management
4) US Airways Offers Tool to Track Checked Bags
5) DC Metro Launches New Twitter Feeds; @metrorailinfo and @metrobusinfo
6) IBM and Sprint Velocity Drive Connected Car Into the Future
Upcoming Events
Transportation and Development Institute Green Streets, Highways and Development Conference – November 3-6 – Austin, Texas
www.green-streets-highways.org
Today in Transportation History
1938 **75th anniversary** Howard Hughes set a new world record by flying around the world in 91 hours.
http://saltofamerica.com/contents/displayArticle.aspx?17_189
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