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U.S. Light Vehicles Return To 15 Million Units In 2013, According To Polk (Popularity:  )
R. L. Polk & Co. predicts a return to 15 million units in 2013, according to its most recent U.S. light vehicle forecast. Anticipating a U-shaped recovery for the U.S. light vehicle market, Polk's forecast indicates a return to more normal levels of activity by 2013. In addition to the forecast, Polk expects the market share for Japanese brands to stabilize, reaching 40.1% in 2013, which is similar to their ...
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Pew Analysis Shows Amtrak Lost $32 Per Passenger in 2008 (Popularity: )
The average loss per passenger on Amtrak's 44 nationwide routes was more than $32 in FY2008, according to analysis released today by Pew's Subsidyscope project. This is four times higher than the loss of $8 per passenger, which was calculated using Amtrak's own figures. Further, 41 of Amtrak's 44 lines lost money, between $5 and $462 per passenger depending on the route. Amtrak received $1.3 billion in direct payments from ...
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Southwest Airlines Announces Service From Northwest Florida's New International Airport, Near Panama City, Florida (Popularity: )
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announces its intent to begin jet service from Northwest Florida's new international airport near Panama City, Florida in May 2010. The planned service is made possible through a strategic alliance agreement developed between Southwest and The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), one of Florida's largest landowners and real estate developers. The new airport will introduce daily jet service to the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast, ...
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Air Transport Association Reports Decline in September Passenger Demand, August Cargo (Popularity: )
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers,[1] fell 19 percent in September 2009 versus the same month in 2008. This marks the 11th consecutive month in which passenger revenue has declined from the prior year, fueled primarily by the 10th consecutive month of ticket price declines.
Just 2 percent fewer ...
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Air Charter International is Ready for Expected Rise in World Air Cargo Traffic (Popularity: )
According to the Boeing Company's World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), "rising jet fuel prices and distress in the financial sector dampened world air cargo growth in 2007 and 2008. However, over the next 20 years, world air cargo traffic will triple compared to current levels."
The report goes on to say that "World air cargo traffic will expand at an average annual rate of 5.8% for the next two decades, tripling ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Will Continental's AutolinQ Revolutionise the Automotive Telematics Environment? (Popularity: )
Continental's new in-vehicle connectivity and infotainment platform AutolinQ is set to revolutionise the automotive world, ushering in new business models that are simpler, more flexible, and better set to maximise payoffs for all players along the telematics value chain. However, questions of connectivity, the overall selling model, cross industry collaboration and application types must be ironed out first.
Continental's new model draws much inspiration from Apple, focusing on recurring revenue-creating applications ...
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Cobra Announces Partnership with ProMiles and TruckDown On New Navigation System for the Professional Driver (Popularity: )
Cobra Electronics (Nasdaq: COBR) today announced a partnership with ProMiles(R) Software Development Corporation, in association with TruckDown Info International, Inc., in the development of a new navigation system specifically for the professional driver. With this agreement, ProMiles' and TruckDown's national database of vendor and professional driver-specific Points of Interest (POI) will be available in the new Cobra navigation unit.
Available in September 2009 at travel centers nationwide, the new Cobra navigation ...
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American Trucking Associations: Weight Limits Impede Truck Productivity, Environmental Progress (Popularity: )
U.S. trucks would be more fuel efficient and emit less greenhouse gases if they were more productive like trucks in Europe, Canada and Australia, according to the preliminary results of a multi-nation study. These findings reaffirm results from 2008 using the American Transportation Research Institute's higher productivity vehicle model. As countries around the world prepare for increasing freight volumes, many have already instituted programs that increase truck size and weight ...
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Boeing Announces Order from SunExpress for Six Next-Generation 737s (Popularity: )
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced an order from Turkish airline SunExpress for six Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is worth approximately $460 million at list prices. Founded in 1989 as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, SunExpress is a scheduled and charter carrier serving the Turkish tourist market, currently operating an all-Boeing fleet of 19 airplanes. The new airplanes will be equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets, which will improve ...
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