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Oklahoma City expanding terminal to accommodate increase in passengers
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveOklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport has set forth designs for an impressive new addition to its terminal that will improve the passenger experience and allow expansion at the airport for the foreseeable future.
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The dirty truth about Porsche ownership
Pablo Deferrari Transportation Technology & Automotive"Jeez ... you drive that thing like a Passat." It took me about a second and a half to process that comment. My only reaction to it was why a Passat? "Well," I said "I bought the thing to drive it."
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Old postcard shows what defines Porsche ownership
Jeff Coe Transportation Technology & AutomotiveOn a recent visit to see my mother, she handed me a postcard she had found buried in my father's things. She asked me to read it. It was clearly an older card with a black-and-white photo of the Italian Riviera displayed on the front. Flipping it over, I noted it had some great period stamps and a postmark from 1953. I then went on to read the short note to my father from a friend who had been traveling overseas.
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Safety is not just a priority — it’s a core value
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveRobert Sumwalt has been a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since 2006. Prior to joining the NTSB, Sumwalt worked as a pilot for Piedmont Airlines and US Airways. At the latter, he worked on special assignment to the flight safety department and also served on the airline's Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) monitoring team.
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Princess Juliana eyeing hub status and more international flights
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotivePrincess Juliana Airport on St. Maarten (SXM) is looking to bolster its position as a hub within the Caribbean. The airport wants to improve connectivity to neighboring islands through partners such as Winair and provide better connections to its international services.
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The secret to a great 911 test drive
Irwin Greenstein Transportation Technology & AutomotiveYou're thinking about buying a new Porsche, so you head to the dealership and talk to the salesperson. You're soon behind the wheel of that new 911, taking it out for a test drive. But before you've even taken the training wheels off to find out how it really purrs, the test drive is over.
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Biking-related hospital admissions, fatalities on the rise
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareThe number of bicycle accidents that resulted in hospitalizations increased significantly in the past 15 years, with the largest proportion of the injuries occurring in adults over the age of 45. What's more, bike-auto fatalities among people between the ages of 35 and 74 have increased as well.
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The great truck debate: Is bigger better for our infrastructure?
Ryan Clark Distribution & WarehousingThe trucking industry is a vital element of our nation's economy. But unlike air and rail, truck transport requires these large 18-wheel behemoths to share the road with regular citizens, and this can become problematic as large trucks have been suspected of causing damage to the roads and highways that we all travel.
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Forget technology — Here’s how to ‘connect’ with your…
Skip Kuhn Transportation Technology & AutomotiveCars and driver "connectivity" have recently become a topic of much discussion and debate. Technology content, infotainment and virtual connectivity all seem to be the metrics by which a growing portion of the driving public defines the performance or desirability of an automobile.
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Saturation nation: Are we nearing the end of HEMS fleet expansion?
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareIs the expansion party over for helicopter EMS? Increasingly, the tea leaves are pointing in that direction. As the nation's fleet has expanded dramatically in the last decade — nearly tripling to 900 EMS helicopters — utilization rates have plunged while per-transport costs have skyrocketed.
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