Category Archives: Transport

24Feb/23

Chairman of the Board Of Avia Solutions Group Gediminas Ziemelis: Predicted Shortage Of 300,000 Pilots By Decade – Grim Reality Airlines Are Facing

February 24, 2023TransportAircraft pilotadmin

n 2022, aviation surveys and reports by leading aviation bodies predicted an imminent pilot shortage, and the situation has been nothing short of these forecasts. These incredible predictions were chiefly informed by the state of the aviation industry, characterised by massive staff layoffs and grounded operations, which left many pilots with no option but to seek alternative income sources to sustain their lives. However, with the rebound in global passenger travel from the first to the last quarter of 2022 and through 2023, many airlines have continued to struggle with high pilot demands and deficits in pilot supply, starting in Asia and Pacific, North America, the Middle East, and Europe where the shortfall in pilot supply is most acutely felt compared to other regions. Continue reading

17Feb/23

bp leans into convenience and mobility across US, agrees to purchase leading travel center operator, TravelCenters of America

February 17, 2023TransportBP, BP p.l.c., BP Products North America Inc., Companies, Land transport, Oil companies, TravelCenters of America, Truck stopadmin

BP Products North America Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of BP p.l.c. (NYSE: bp) has reached an agreement to purchase TravelCenters of America (Nasdaq: TA), one of the country’s leading full-service travel center operators. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory and TravelCenters of America shareholder approval, will be for $1.3 billion in cash. Continue reading

14Feb/23

Jeep® Brand Slides Into the Big Game With ‘Electric Boogie’

February 14, 2023TransportAmerican Motors, Cars, Chrysler, Convertibles, Jeep, Motor vehicles, Off-road vehicles, Plug-in electric vehicle, Sport utility vehicles, Transportadmin

The Jeep® brand’s Big Game one-minute commercial “Electric Boogie” celebrates the brand’s expansion of its electrified lineup across the world, taking the new interpretation of the iconic song into the future with the brand’s new generation of vehicles.

The commercial, debuting on the day of the Big Game, features the brand’s hybrid electric plug-in vehicles Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe with species from across the animal kingdom dancing along to the all-new “Electric Boogie” track. Continue reading

05Feb/23

Six parts of your car that gather data on you

February 5, 2023TransportArtificial intelligence, Automatic identification and data capture, Automatic number-plate recognition, Control engineering, Creative Commons, ECall, Electronic control unit, Electronic toll collection, Embedded systems, Power control, Rachael Medhurst, Road traffic management, Seat belt, SHUTTERSTOCK, Technology, United Kingdom, Walesadmin

Rachael Medhurst, University of South Wales

You can tell a lot about someone from the car they drive. The data that many vehicles now collect can reveal the patterns of our daily lives and provide insights into our behaviour, actions and even our state of mind.

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31Jan/23

Pyka Unveils The World’s Largest Autonomous Electric Cargo Airplane: Pelican Cargo

January 31, 2023TransportAircraft, Boeing 747, Cargo aircraft, Emerging technologies, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, Military transport aircraft, Payload, Pyka, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayadmin

Pyka, the global leader in autonomous electric aviation technology, today unveiled the latest addition to its fleet of purpose-built industrial aircraft; the Pelican Cargo. Featuring unprecedented payload and range capabilities, Pelican Cargo is the world’s largest zero-emission cargo airplane and the first autonomous vehicle of its class. Continue reading

19Jan/23

Sailing Ro-Ro Vessel from RMK MARINE to Operate Almost Entirely with the Wind Power

January 19, 2023TransportFrance, Military engineering of the United States, Military of the United States, Nantes, RMK-BRJ, Ship, United States Navy, Vietnam Waradmin

RMK MARINE, one of the leading companies of the Turkish shipbuilding industry is implementing a new project which will use environmentally friendly and renewable energy resources. In this context, RMK MARINE won an international tender opened for a commercial sailing Ro-Ro vessel which will operate almost entirely by the wind energy and be one of the first examples in the world in its segment and it signed a contract for the construction of the vessel with the French company Neoline Armateurs on 28 November 2022. The said contract entered into force on 6th of January 2023, following the fulfillment of the required conditions and the final agreement was announced to the public at a ceremony held in Nantes, France, with the participation of the parties. Continue reading

16Jan/23

Artemis Aerospace: how to cure a fear of flying – six tips for stress free travel

January 16, 2023TransportAnxiety, Aviation safety, Flight attendant, Human behavior, Panic attack, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychiatry, Psychology, RTTadmin

As a former commercial pilot, it wasn’t unusual to hear of passengers experiencing anxiety or panic attacks during a flight. While cabin crew are trained to calm and reassure passengers, it can be a distressing experience for the sufferer, and unsettling for fellow travellers. Continue reading

10Jan/23

INRIX: Return to Work, Higher Gas Prices & Inflation Drove Americans to Spend Hundreds More in Time and Money Commuting

January 10, 2023TransportBoston, Car, Chicago, INRIX, INRIX Inc., Land transport, London, New York, Paris, Road traffic management, Road transport, Traffic congestion, Transport, Transportation planning, United Statesadmin

INRIX, Inc., a world leader in mobility analytics and connected car services, today published the 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard that identified and ranked congestion and mobility trends in more than 1,000 cities, across 50 countries. Chicago (155 hours), Boston (134 hours), and New York (117 hours) lost the most time to traffic congestion in the U.S. and were all in the top five for most congested cities in the world, alongside London (156 hours) and Paris (138 hours). Continue reading

09Jan/23

Artemis Aerospace: seven weird and wonderful careers in aviation

January 9, 2023TransportAircraft pilotadmin

Aviation is big business. It’s estimated the industry supports over 10 million jobs worldwide, generating billions of pounds of GDP. Although badly hit by the pandemic, aviation is recovering well, with passenger numbers climbing back towards 2019 levels. Commercial pilots and cabin crew are busy again, but so are many other industry professionals. Here are seven surprising aviation jobs you might never have heard of… Continue reading

09Jan/23

EV Chargers: How many do we need?

January 9, 2023TransportCharging stations, Electric power, Electric vehicle network, Electric vehicles, Electrical engineering, EV Connect, Railway electrification system, Transport, United Statesadmin

Supporters of vehicle electrification point to the more than 140,000 EV charging stations currently deployed across the United States – including Level 2 AC and Level 3 DC fast chargers and both public and restricted access units – as a sign that a budding system to support our transportation transformation is in place. Continue reading

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