SNCF and Eurotunnel to buy jointly out Veolia Cargo

Announced in May 2009, Veolia Cargo auctionning should be completed by the end of the year in the form of a joint buying from SNCF and Eurotunnel, if validated by the French and European competition authorities.
Following the 2008 4th quarter and first semester of 2009 which were heavily impacted in terms of activity, as for [...]

AIR FRANCE A380 IN REVENUE SERVICE FROM NEW YORK (JFK) TO PARIS (CDG) AS OF 23 NOV 09

AIR FRANCE will put its brand new Airbus A380 in revenue service on the trunk route New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG) as of 23 November, 2009.
The A380 will fly the daily AF7/AF6 flights between New York (JFK) and Paris (CDG):
AF7: Dep JFK 19.10 – Arr CDG 08.35+1
AF6: Dep CDG 13.30 – Arr JFK 15.45.
The Air France [...]

Vueling now second airline in Spain

Spanish budget airlines Vueling and Clickair are due to complete a merger this week. They are set to formally combine on July 9 to create what the new Vueling CEO Alex Cruz calls ‘a merger of equals.’
The move follows the Spanish stock market regulator CNMW exempted Iberia from making a takeover bid for the new [...]

GAO Month in Review: June 2009

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in June 2009.

Aviation Safety: Better Data and Targeted FAA Efforts Needed to Identify and Address Safety Issues of Small Air Cargo Carriers. GAO-09-614, June 24, 2009 (55 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-614
Highway Trust Fund: Options for Improving Sustainability and Mechanisms to Manage Solvency. GAO-09-845T, June 25, 2009 (14 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-845T
International [...]

RATP: live transit schedules on iPhone Application

RATP, Paris transit operator, developped an application specially designed for iPhone users, that allow public transport users to check live schedule of any metro, light-rail, bus that runs on RATP network. The system also provides a full clickable map of the whole network, itinerary planning, localisation of the nearest station using the iPhone’s embedded GPS, [...]

High-Speed Rail: what is high-speed?

Even though location might be approximate, speed is accurate (verified post trip with the driver). America needs high-speed rail to move faster forward.

The train was riding approximately at 188 mph or 300 kph. This is not top speed but… commercial speed: Marseilles to Paris in 3h08, 863 kilometers (or 537 miles)… Average speed of 171.2 [...]

GAO Month in Review – May 2009

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in May 2009.

Aviation Security: TSA Has Completed Key Activities Associated with Implementing Secure Flight, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Mitigate Risks. GAO-09-292, May 13, 2009 (62 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-292
Federal Transit Administration: Progress and Challenges in Implementing and Evaluating the Job Access and [...]

Urban Mobility: This week, Transport Expertise read… – #1

Transport Expertise starts a new series of product called “This week, Transport Expertise read…”: a press review of articles selected by Transport Expertise members among their readings, to share with our visitors what we are interested in… Hereafter stands articles about Urban Mobility. We plan to provide a selection for every major topic we are [...]

Rail: This week, Transport Expertise read… – #1

Transport Expertise starts a new series of product called “This week, Transport Expertise read…”: a press review of articles selected by Transport Expertise members among their readings, to share with our visitors what we are interested in… Hereafter stands articles about Rail. We plan to provide a selection for every major topic we are working on: [...]