transport

We usually use the word transport when talking about vehicular transportation. However, the actual definition encompasses any transportation of people or goods by any means. Whether it be by train, automobile, road, rail, sea, coaches or airplanes, the transport of anything these days is big business.

Much of the world’s economy and business relies on transport to a great extent. The transportation of humans through the air as just one example. Flying is a huge business and there are many companies world wide offering ever “cheaper” flights to almost any destination in order to try and take customers from the other companies.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “transport”

 

• American Airlines News

  
  Smoat — Authority: 144
  LAN Airlines Moves Into Terminal 8 at JFK With American Airlines – Worldnews.com In September 1941, after medical disqualification by the Army for his chronic lower back problems, Kennedy joined the U.S. Navy, with the influence of the director of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), former naval attaché to ...
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• DriveSafe exploits the power of SMS for safer driving

  
  GoMo News — Authority: 501
  Rating: It’s not an app so it works with any mobile phone According to Telsis, studies by The RAC Foundation; the University of Otago (New Zealand) ; and the Virginia Tech Transport Institute have found that the chances of a crash are even greater than being under the influence of alcohol, if you text whilst ...
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• London goes green with the Renault Fluence Z.E. as their first zero-emission cabs

  
  Newlaunches.com — Authority: 537
  London seems to be on the fore-front of the go-green movement with its first all-electric minicab, a Renault Fluence Z.E., making a debut just a few days ago. These taxis are operated by eco cab company Climatecar which has made it available for public transportation months before they are available for sale to ...
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• Why I’m glad about the u-turn to keep yearly MOTs

  
  Which? Conversation — Authority: 120
  Great news! I’ve just heard the government...
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• A floating Recreational Island that can be folded and kept in a yatch

  
  Luxurylaunches.com — Authority: 556
  We have covered a variety of conceptual colloborations including Project Utopia Island and Streets of Monaco Superyatch. An addition to this list is the extremely functional "Recreational Island". A conceptual idea at this point, the Recreational Island is a collaboration between the BMT Nigel Gee of BMT group and ...
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• What’s Up in Greece on Feb 1/12?

  
  Keep Talking Greece — Authority: 499
  The ‘hell’ is up again in Greece with the Troika demanding new tax hikes, wages to fall down to €100-400 per month and the cold weather front holding  us in his icy hand.  Greeks’ new hobby is ‘heating your home while counting how much you will pay’. At the same time, many households struggle to pay ...
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• China quietly shelves new diesel emission standards | Jonathan Watts

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  The government has quietly postponed plans to clean the fumes from truck and bus exhaust pipes It ought to have been a centrepiece of Chinas efforts to reduce smog, but the government has quietly postponed plans to clean the fumes from truck and bus exhaust pipes. The 18-month delay of new diesel emission ...
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• Don’t call me ‘babe’ on the bus, please | Jo Walters

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 164
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Don’t call me ‘babe’ on the bus, please | Jo Walters When I contacted a bus company after drivers called me ‘babe’, I wasn’t being oversensitive, but saying that language mattersIn the past week I’ve been to the cinema twice (The Artist, and The Descendants – both ...
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• Airline fees comparison table offers hope to beleaguered flyers

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Civil Aviation Authority launches passenger portal to help consumers work out the overall price of a ticket UK holidaymakers can compare the optional extra fees charged by airlines when booking flights following the launch of a passenger resource by the airline regulator. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has ...
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• Readers Letter Of The Day

  
  Mark Wadsworth — Authority: 121
  From yesterdays Evening Standard : You quote critics who slam the RMT and TSSA as "greedy" and "unpatriotic" over their Olympic bonus claims. On the same day there are reports that hotel rates in London have broadly tripled for the Olympics. In the interests of balance, would you now print an attack on "greedy ...
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• Boris Bike Accident In Clerkenwell

  
  Londonist — Authority: 615
  A Boris bike was involved in an accident with a HGV on Clerkenwell Road this morning. Reports on Twitter suggest that the cyclist has emerged relatively unharmed; we’ll update this post when we get further details. But the rear part of the bike itself, as shown in this picture , was mangled beneath the wheels of ...
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• Dont call me babe on the bus, please | Jo Walters

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  When I contacted a bus company after drivers called me babe, I wasnt being oversensitive, but saying that language matters In the past week Ive been to the cinema twice (The Artist, and The Descendants – both fairly good), stocked up my fridge (meatballs and pizza on the menu this week) and arranged to catch up ...
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• Aerospace International Editor on Airplane Geeks podcast

  
  Aero Society Channel — Authority: 109
  This week,  Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the European ‘Across the Pond’ segment on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks . (more…)
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• Animated History Of Aviation

  
  The Presurfer — Authority: 581
  A brief history of aviation in 3D animation. While there are many contributions to aviation that could not be included, this video shows many of the substantial advancements that propelled aviation to what it has become today. YouTube link (thanks Cora) The Presurfer
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• Online Comparison Company targets Manchester’s commuters without an annoying opera singer!

  
  Your Story — Authority: 442
  Emerging company CompareLegalCosts.com are showcasing their new comparison service to commuters using passenger panels on Manchester’s Metrolink service. The tightly targeted campaign has been devised by Transport Media to raise awareness of the new company which generates leads for law firms, and consumers and ...
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• What’s Up in Greece on Jan 31/12?

  
  Keep Talking Greece — Authority: 499
  Snow and freezing temperatures are up in Greece even in sea coast of Athens. Several millions ( or was it billions?) snowflakes fell in the Greek capital and temperatures went down to -1 degree Celsius. The number of snowflakes looks as if it is equivalent to the Greek debt that put prime minister Lucas Papademos ...
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• New Ideas Sharpen Focus for Greener Aircraft

  
  The Engineering Economist — Authority: 123
  Engineerblogger Jan 30, 2012 Three proposed aircraft designs have varying levels of success in meeting tough NASA goals for reducing fuel use, emissions and noise all at the same time. Image credit: NASA Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three ...
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• Turnpike & its cost

  
  DailyPhoto Chennai — Authority: 107
  The Toll Collecting Booth/Plaza of a Toll Road (aka Turnpike or Tollway) is always a bottleneck for many, but the toll road ahead promises a swift travel in the highway. One such Toll plaza at the Chennai end near Kanathur of the East Coast Road towards Pondicherry seen here.
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• Scottish sailing engineers have designs on world speed record

  
  The Engineering Economist — Authority: 123
  The Engineer Jan 23, 2012 The Abaqus software enabled Clarke’s team to consider many wing-sail design variables.  Credit: The Engineer Simulation software from Dassault is being used to help a team of engineers get its extreme sailing boat - the V-44 Albatross - off the ground The ...
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• Death Race

  
  Smoat — Authority: 144
  Another Pune driver loses control, piles up an injury list of 22 – Daily News and Analysis Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation’s (MSRTC) buses seem to be having a rough week. While the episode of Santosh Mane’s death race last Wednesday is still fresh in people’s mind, another accident involving an ...
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