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Air Transport Association and 'SAFE' Agree That Modernized ATC Will Significantly Reduce Fuel Consumption and U.S. Oil Dependence (Popularity:  )
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The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization of the leading U.S. airlines, today applauded Secure America's Future Energy (SAFE) for advancing recognition of the energy-conservation benefits the United States can realize through a comprehensive modernization of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) system. ATA commends the broad-based approach taken by the Energy Security Leadership Council. "U.S. airlines have a long, successful track record ...
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Inrix Advances Navigation With 'Nationwide Average Speeds' (Popularity: )
http://www.inrix.com
Inrix today announced the addition of 'Nationwide Average Speeds' to its leading portfolio of traffic information services, further ensuring the company's unique position as the first and only provider of accurate historical, real-time and predictive traffic information nationwide. Inrix 'Nationwide Average Speeds' service provides highly accurate historical road speed information, by time of day and day of week, for the entire national highway network and secondary roads including all U.S. ...
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Boeing Assembles First Set of 747-8 Wings (Popularity: )
http://www.boeing.com
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has completed major assembly of the first set of wings for the 747-8 Freighter. The new 135-foot 3-inch (41.2 m) wings incorporate the latest aerodynamic technologies to fly farther and more efficiently. The advanced airfoil provides improved overall performance and greater fuel capacity.The Boeing 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental are the new high-capacity 747s that offer airlines the lowest operating costs and best economics of any ...
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Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Attorneys Seek Consolidation in Lawsuits Against UPS (Popularity: )
http://www.hbsslaw.com
Last week attorneys from Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, in coordination with two other law firms, submitted a motion to combine cases filed against shipping giant UPS (NYSE: UPS) alleging the company routinely uses an inaccurate measurement system that causes thousands of franchise store owners and corporate account holders to be back-charged for higher shipping rates. The motion would allow three filed cases, one in San Francisco, one in Oregon and ...
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Controversial DM&E Rail Expansion Proposal Prompts Nation's Top Transportation Official to Visit Rochester (Popularity: )
http://www.dmetraintruth.com
New U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, the nation's top transportation official, traveled to Rochester today in response to a growing controversy over the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's (DM&E) proposed rail expansion project and its request for an unprecedented $2.3 billion government loan. Peters met with officials from the Rochester Coalition to hear concerns about the project, which could result in more than 34 mile-long, high-speed trains traveling through ...
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Senate Expected to Vote on Unsafe Mexican Truck Program (Popularity: )
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Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today urged the Senate to act swiftly and decisively to block funding for the Bush administration's illegal Mexican truck program that is endangering the lives of American drivers. Hoffa said the program threatens highway safety and national security. The danger posed by trucks from Mexico was made clear by the truck explosion late yesterday that killed at least 34 people and injured 150 in Northern ...
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JBT Corporation Announces Two Major FoodTech Orders Totaling $28 Million (Popularity: )
http://www.jbtcorporation.com
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced today two contracts worth in total $28 million. The first order is a $17 million contract to provide coating, frying, cooking and freezing solutions at a new meat and poultry plant in North America. The process solutions were developed together with the customer in JBT's state-of-the-art Food Processing Technology Center in Sandusky, OH. "This project is an excellent example of what JBT FoodTech does well ...
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Europe Needs to Steer Transport Policy in the Right Direction (Popularity: )
http://www.eea.europa.eu
Transport continues to contribute disproportionately to Europe's greenhouse gas emissions, poor air quality and noise; and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods.The findings are set out in the report 'Transport at a crossroads', launched today at the European Parliament in Brussels by Professor Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director, "We know the technology exists to tackle impacts of the transport sector on Europe's environment. However, many ...
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Genesee & Wyoming Acquires Rotterdam Rail Feeding (Popularity: )
http://www.gwrr.com
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Rotterdam Rail Feeding (RRF) for cash consideration of approximately U.S. $21.4 million, with contingent consideration of up to U.S. $2.4 million payable over the next three years. Headquartered in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, RRF is an independent provider of short-haul rail and switching services. RRF's principal business is "last mile" rail ...
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LAN and TAM Announce Intention to Combine (Popularity: )
http://www.lan.com/
LAN Airlines S.A. (LAN) (NYSE: LFL/IPSA: LAN) and TAM S.A. (TAM) (BM&FBOVESPA: TAMM4/NYSE: TAM) today announced that they have entered into a non-binding MOU that outlines their intentions to combine their holdings under a single parent entity. The combination would create a new Latin American airline group that would offer seamless passenger and cargo service across the continent and around the world. The new group, to be known as LATAM ...
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