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What is the future of red-light cameras?
Danielle Manley Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityDid you know that on average two people die every day in the United States as a result of crashes from running red lights? Did you know half of these deaths were the victims of the traffic violations? In an attempt to decrease these statistics — and many others — companies have been focusing on creating technology and programs to assist law enforcement officials. The result has been a sharp increase in the use of red-light and speed cameras throughout the U.S.
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Feds may step in as airlines, travel groups battle over state subsidies
Ryan Clark Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementDomestic airlines have been waging a war with travel groups and Middle East airlines over the latter's use of state-funded subsidies, bringing into the question the free-market equality promoted by the Open Skies agreements. At issue is whether the United Arab Emirates and Qatar should be allowed to provide funding to their countries' airlines. These subsidies cover revenue losses as the airlines expand rapidly across the globe and offer low fares to travelers.
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1966: A glimpse into Panorama’s past
Pablo Deferrari Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt had been ages since I looked at any old issues of Panorama, but a lapse in time is a good thing; a greater appreciation of the content tends to happen with maturity. Something else occurred; I came away with a new found respect for our club’s rich history. This tends to happen when digging down to the roots, a deeper connection is felt because you “get it;” something quite difficult to do when the train was hopped in the middle or toward the back. What was club like back then? And Panorama, what was that like, how was it put together? How many pages? What sorts of topics did editors write about? These are the kinds of questions that flashed in my head the moment I opened the cover page of the January 1966 Panorama.
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New Mexico police shape up after fatal helicopter crash
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe National Transportation Safety Board has taken state police forces to task for a series of fatal helicopter crashes in recent years from Maryland to Alaska. But perhaps the board levied its heaviest criticism at the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) for the fatal crash of its AgustaWestland AW109E back in 2009. Dead bodies tend to generate self-reflection, and to its credit, the NMSP instituted reforms, and shared them with the rotorcraft community at large at this year's Heli-Expo during an NTSB safety forum.
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The story of me, my husband and his new mistress
Vicki Floyd Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt's finally happened. I always knew it probably would, but I was hopeful we could put it off as long as possible. You see, I have always been the lucky recipient of all my husband's attention. I was absolutely first in his heart — at the forefront of all his thoughts.
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Dublin Airport thriving on African hub
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveDublin Airport is set to receive a major boost with the arrival of a new hub operation by Ethiopian Airlines next month. The carrier is one of Africa's largest and most successful, and was recently voted the sixth-most dependable airline in the world.
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If you like vintage Porsches, try these 2 road trips
Skip Kuhn Transportation Technology & AutomotiveSpring is upon us, and what better way to start the good weather season than with a road trip? Road trips are special, of course, in that they exist to accomplish one of three basic goals: see something, do something or get (buy) something.
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Air Methods making big moves in HEMS industry
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareI've always liked company executives who make big moves and have a passion and a vision for their business. Air Methods CEO Aaron Todd is one of those guys. Over the last several months, the nation's largest HEMS provider has made two huge moves that amplify the company's safety mantra. The most recent came in March at Heli-Expo when it placed a monster order for 200 new Bell 407GXP helicopters over the next 10 years.
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Golden jubilee: 50 years with a Porsche 911
Sydney Scrogham Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIf you could choose a car to own for half a century, what would it be? For a little over 50 years, the 911 has been the face of Porsche. Its sleek style has become the ideal model for other sports cars because it can blend highly sophisticated taste with everyday routine. To quote Ferry Porsche: "The 911 is the only car you could drive on an African safari or at Le Mans, to the theater or through New York City traffic."
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NPE 2015 end-use regulatory impact review: Automotive lightweighting
Don Rosato EngineeringThe National Plastics Exposition (NPE) recently took place March 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. Let's go behind the scenes and take a look from a plastics engineering standpoint at some of the regulatory impacts in key plastics end-uses and related technologies.
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