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St. Helena’s new airport opening delayed
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveBringing air travel to one of the world's most remote communities is not proving as easy as officials hoped for at a brand new international airport. The volcanic outpost of St. Helena in the South Atlantic has been restricted in options for travel as long as it has been inhabited, relying on weekly ship connections to bring vital produce, mail and a means of traveling to the outside world.
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Porsche Boxster 986 or 944 S2 — Which is the better purchase?
David Hurth Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe early Porsche Boxster (986) is quite a value on the used market. These days you can purchase one for about the same amount as a used Honda Civic, making it a tempting buy. Similarly, the Porsche 944 has been one of the best values in a used car from the marque. Of the 944 variants, the 944 S2 is often considered the best value for performance, reliability and price.
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The new interconnected world of transportation
Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) held its 2016 Day on the Hill congressional meetings this month, sending members to lobby Congress for the federal funds needed to fuel the nation's many passenger rail projects.
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Tourist visa for a 911
Pablo Deferrari Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt took six weeks. But approaching the port's storage yard rubbed out the wait. Now it was a matter of how she fared 5,573 miles of the Atlantic's temper-tethered deep in Pluto Leader's bowels. The call from the shipping company interrupted our conversation over café and cruasanes dulces. Crashing silverware on plates, laughter and Pichuco's "Barrio de Tango" muffled the sentences except for two words: vessel and arrived. We had work to do.
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Airports, TSA battle over passenger wait times
Matt Falcus Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementBefore the busiest period of the year is even upon us, America's airports and their passengers are facing unacceptable wait times to pass through security screening, regularly resulting in missed flights and a strain on facilities. The issue was highlighted over Easter weekend when 29,900 passengers were processed on Good Friday at Charlotte Douglas Airport in North Carolina.
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Boston rail project could connect entire Northeast Corridor
Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) held its 2016 "Day on the Hill" congressional meetings last week, sending members to lobby Congress for the federal funds needed to fuel the nation's many passenger rail projects.
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Passenger rail safety and the speed of light
Charles A. Turek Transportation Technology & AutomotiveWhen we ride the train, we all want to feel safe — that's a given. Two accidents in the past month involving Amtrak trains have resulted in passenger injury, perhaps calling that feeling into question. Neither appears to have been caused by anything the onboard crew did or didn't do, and neither appears to have been technologically preventable using the standard definition of Positive Train Control now in varying stages of nationwide implementation. (Investigators may eventually disagree.)
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My Porsche existential crisis
Irwin Greenstein Transportation Technology & AutomotiveDowntown Thomasville, Georgia, is a dreamy historic village with brick streets and family-owned businesses operating from storefronts circa early 20th century. A recent Saturday monthly sidewalk sale on Broad Street had attracted a pleasant society strolling under lush trees and eating ice cream cones as temperatures hovered in the mid-70s beneath a satin blue sky.
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Sleepless flights: ICAO working on pilot fatigue guidelines
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveWord from Montreal is that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) — that august repository of flying knowledge and global winged harmony — is working to bring sleep standards for helicopter pilots in line for guidelines long since established for their fixed-wing brethren.
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Overheard while driving an ‘old’ Porsche
Noelle Talmon Transportation Technology & AutomotiveWhile easing my 1976 911S into a spot at Starbucks last week, a pair of women in their 60s walked by and noticed my car. "Wow, that’s a tiny little Porsche," remarked one of the ladies. "It's an old one," the other replied wisely.
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