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In brief: 5th Annual Public Private Partnerships USA Summit

The Reason Foundation is supporting the 5th Annual Public Private Partnerships USA Summit, the government-industry forum on PPP developments in the United States, which is organized with the official support of the U.S. Department of Transportation and includes a presentation by Reason Foundation Director of Transportation Studies, Robert Poole. The conference takes place in Washington [...]

STUDY RELEASE: French Offer in the Urban Mobility Sector

Transport Expertise released today, February 13, 2009, the English version of the study “French Offer in the Urban Mobility Sector”
Background
French offer in the urban mobility sector is often associated with the rolling stock offer. It is true that the French technology in this sector, especially in the railway sector with Alstom products, is seen as [...]

Mobility 2030 – future trends evaluated online

Please find below a link to an online survey which results will be use in a research project. Transport Expertise answered the questionnaire, now, it is your turn to!
A message from Dr. Johannes Klühspies
Interdisciplinary experts are currently discussing which technological and sociological trends – and their underlying psychological dimensions – are likely to determine the [...]

GAO Month in Review – January 2009

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in December 2008.

Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration: Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area.
GAO-09-298R, January 8, 2009 (4 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-298R
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: New Entrant Safety Assurance Process.
GAO-09-287R, January 5, 2009 (5 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-287R

GAO Month in Review – December 2008

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in December 2008.

Federal-Aid Highways: Federal Requirements for Highways May Influence Funding Decisions and Create Challenges, but Benefits and Costs Are Not Tracked. GAO-09-36, December 12, 2008 (57 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-36
Transportation Security Administration’s Suspension of the Butane Lighter Ban Onboard Commercial Aircraft. GAO-09-177R, [...]

Loyalty Programs in the airlines sector (4/4)

The Mile, second currency behind US Dollars… Is this true?
If the Mile were a currency, it would be a non-convertible one, as every airline has its own mile accounting structure. The common feeling which customers may have is that FFP life trend is like real life inflation “earn less, spend more” (see part 1).
It is [...]

Loyalty Programs in the airlines sector (3/4)

The impact of airlines alliances on Loyalty Programs
It is interesting to note that the very first airline alliance was built around a FFP. The defunct Swissair owned the “Qualiflyer” FFP and took majority stakes in various airlines which were linked with Qualiflyer. Swissair collapsed in 2002 with (or partly because of?) Qualiflyer.
Currently, in case of [...]