Top officials quietly urge airport compromise | CharlotteObserver.com
The creation of a commission would be a positive step in dealing with the contentious issue of governance of the Charlotte, North Carolina Airport. Although it serves a region, it has been built; effectively operated and grown to be a global hub by the City of Charlotte. What seems to be left out of this issue is the participation of adjacent South Carolina jurisdictions - the NY-NJ Port Authority, which operates regional airports (JFK, Newark, Teterboro and LaGuardia) in the New York area encompasses two state jurisdictions. - Mark Carolla (Analyst, Pierce Pugliese & Carolla Air Analytics, LLC)
Friday, June 28, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
MIA gets black Lab Retrievers to help screen passengers - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com
MIA gets black Lab Retrievers to help screen passengers - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.comhttp://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/03/3379700/mia-gets-black-lab-retrievers.html
The use of dogs adds another layer in security - it is random and is a factor that terrorists have to include in their penetration plans - The basic question they have to ask themselves is: "Do we feel lucky today about this target?" Hopefully coming to an airport you use soon.
One thing about the Boston Bombing on April 15th - terrorists do not necessarily look like people from the Middle East - and terrorists: radical jihadists; radical nationalists; and extremists come from areas such as Russia, the Balkans, Southeast Asia and here in the US. These dogs should help deter and make airports a "harder target."
The use of dogs adds another layer in security - it is random and is a factor that terrorists have to include in their penetration plans - The basic question they have to ask themselves is: "Do we feel lucky today about this target?" Hopefully coming to an airport you use soon.
One thing about the Boston Bombing on April 15th - terrorists do not necessarily look like people from the Middle East - and terrorists: radical jihadists; radical nationalists; and extremists come from areas such as Russia, the Balkans, Southeast Asia and here in the US. These dogs should help deter and make airports a "harder target."
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Secretary of Transportation nominee Foxx expected to be rail friendly - TRAINS Magazine
Secretary of Transportation nominee Foxx expected to be rail friendly - TRAINS Magazinehttp://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2013/04/Secretary%20of%20Transportation%20nominee%20Foxx%20expected%20to%20be%20rail%20friendly.aspx
A non-partisan news item I wrote as a Trains Magazine correspondent on April 30th on Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's probable even handedness towards rail and intermodal transportation. Certain Charlotte controversies might receive a national spotlight during the confirmation process and if Foxx is confirmed, at the cabinet level in national politics. - Mark Carolla
A non-partisan news item I wrote as a Trains Magazine correspondent on April 30th on Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's probable even handedness towards rail and intermodal transportation. Certain Charlotte controversies might receive a national spotlight during the confirmation process and if Foxx is confirmed, at the cabinet level in national politics. - Mark Carolla
Boardman calls for more funding on Amtraks anniversary - TRAINS Magazine
Boardman calls for more funding on Amtraks anniversary - TRAINS Magazinehttp://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2013/05/Boardman%20calls%20for%20more%20funding%20on%20Amtraks%20anniversary.aspx
Despite state level efforts such as North Carolina's North Carolina Rail program and Virginia, New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois programs, "Green" intercity passenger service in the US needs a national stucture as part of a system of systems. - Mark Carolla
Despite state level efforts such as North Carolina's North Carolina Rail program and Virginia, New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois programs, "Green" intercity passenger service in the US needs a national stucture as part of a system of systems. - Mark Carolla
A look at transportation secretary nominee Anthony Foxx - TRAINS Magazine
A look at transportation secretary nominee Anthony Foxx - TRAINS Magazine
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2013/05/A%20look%20at%20transportation%20secretary%20nominee%20Anthony%20Foxx.aspx
Here is what Trains Magazine special correspondent Don Phillips has to say about Mayor Foxx's nomination to be US Secretary of Transportation. DISCLAIMER: I am also a correspondent for Trains. - Mark Carolla
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2013/05/A%20look%20at%20transportation%20secretary%20nominee%20Anthony%20Foxx.aspx
Here is what Trains Magazine special correspondent Don Phillips has to say about Mayor Foxx's nomination to be US Secretary of Transportation. DISCLAIMER: I am also a correspondent for Trains. - Mark Carolla
Friday, April 26, 2013
The Battle for Control of Charlotte's Airport: Conflicts of Interest?
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/25/4004897/behind-the-battle-for-clt.html#emlnl=Todays_Headlines
The airport is on course for tough decisions, real tough decisions The political moves for control of Charlotte's airport (CLT) has all of the making of a political thriller with a potential Department of Transportation regulator potentially beholden to an airline he would regulate; one party seeking to wrest control of a facility controlled by the other party; and most customers of CLT never stepping foot out of the gate areas. Although Mayor Foxx thinks an airport study to be fair, it was the result of a study by a former US Airways executive.
The airport is on course for tough decisions, real tough decisions The political moves for control of Charlotte's airport (CLT) has all of the making of a political thriller with a potential Department of Transportation regulator potentially beholden to an airline he would regulate; one party seeking to wrest control of a facility controlled by the other party; and most customers of CLT never stepping foot out of the gate areas. Although Mayor Foxx thinks an airport study to be fair, it was the result of a study by a former US Airways executive.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Canadian authorities arrest two for plotting attack on VIA Rail - TRAINS Magazine
Canadian authorities arrest two for plotting attack on VIA Rail - TRAINS Magazine
Item by Mark Carolla, free-lance correspondent for Trains Magazine and advisor to Edna Chirico, Green Moose Consulting. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police break up an alleged terrorist ring targeting VIA Rail in Ontario. US sources report it to be the joint Amtrak-VIA Rail Maple Leaf running from Toronto to New York.
Item by Mark Carolla, free-lance correspondent for Trains Magazine and advisor to Edna Chirico, Green Moose Consulting. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police break up an alleged terrorist ring targeting VIA Rail in Ontario. US sources report it to be the joint Amtrak-VIA Rail Maple Leaf running from Toronto to New York.
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