Topic: Transportation and Logistics Sector

Watch Every Lufthansa Flight in Real Time, and Zoom Around the (Virtual) Fleet

Whitevoid creates a sprawling, immersive data visualization for the airline's "brand academy."READ»

The Last Stand

Airlines now let you pay to jump the standby line. Here's what you need to know to get home sooner.READ»

A First-Class Production

Business class is the new first, as startup airlines and old stalwarts try to woo you with fresh seats and services. READ»

Why Hudson River-Like Plane Crashes Will Happen Again

Yesterday's aircraft crash in the Hudson River may have been miraculous in terms of survivability, and it boosted the standing of Twitter, which got stunning images in circulation before the mainstream media. But its suspected ...READ»

Can New York City's MTA Run On Carbon Credits?

One creative source of revenue New York City is considering: Carbon credits. Yesterday, public transit chief Eliot Sander was on the Brian Lehrer show discussing the "doomsday budget", which basically is a choice between bad and ...READ»

Best Inventory management software

Inventory management software are important to store owner, Factory manager, restaurant, warehouse and lot moreREAD»

Operation Santa Declared Too Risky - US Post Office: Volunteerism Versus Risk Management

The US Postal Service recently declared Santa Clause to be unsafe for children. Forced to make a choice between risk management and the belief in everything good Old Saint Nick stands for, they decisively opted for the former. ...READ»

Will the U.S. Use Japanese Bullet Trains for High Speed Rail?

Bullet train companies have probably been salivating ever since Obama allocated $8 billion for high speed rail in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. So it comes as no surprise to learn that Central Japan Railway Co. ...READ»

Emirates Launches World's Longest Green Flight

Yesterday, Emirates Airlines launched what it calls the world's longest "green" flight -- a new service from Dubai to San Francisco that saves an estimated 2,000 gallons of fuel and 30,000 pounds of carbon emissions on the 16-hour ...READ»

Innovation: When Life Hands You Lemons...

With my first small step into the blogosphere, I want to thank Fast Company's Lynne d Johnson for this window to reflect upon how technology is changing the air travel experience, what it means to you, and why. But I especially want ...READ»

Airline Turbulence

So now it's the flying high JetBlue that is being brought down to earth. Apparently, on Wednesday, February 14 -– Valentine's Day no less -- passengers on several JetBlue flights were kept waiting on the tarmac at JFK. And as I ...READ»

Three Reasons Why I Will Still Fly JetBlue

Even before JetBlue left planefuls of customers stranded on the runway for hours, earlier this month, I had a bad JB experience that broke my heart. My flight left late for fueling reasons that are still beyond my comprehension, but ...READ»

Innovation: Curses!

Since everybody's been blogging about JetBlue over the past few weeks, and since everybody's missing an essential part of the story, which is the role that passenger management (i.e., computer) systems play in plane delays, I am not ...READ»

Shifting Routes in the Airline Industry

Shifting routes reflect the changing economics of the airline industry. Business hubs in Asia and the Middle East are strong. European and U.S. leisure routes ain't.READ»

• Routes World Development Forum Plays Matchmaker for Airports, Airlines

Innovation: The World Turned Upside Down

When Cornwallis's army marched out of Yorktown in surrender to George Washington's troops (and a few French) at the end of the Revolution, it is reputed to have played the tune "The World Turned Upside Down." Today the Irish are ...READ»

Innovation: A Fly on the Wall

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when the farseeing folks at American Airlines were busily inventing their new "unbundled" website — www.AA.com. What wonderful stories could I have told you about the way airlines ...READ»

Innovation: Women's Website: Winner, or What?

Some folks believe technology is inherently negative. Yet when tech does something positive, you hear not a peep. It's the nature of news that you only hear when technology wastes time or money, or causes frustration. Well, I'm ...READ»

Chat Room - Time Zero's Big Idea

Mark Teflian has always worked at high velocity. In 1975, during summer break after his freshman year in college, he was hired by United Airlines to do some part-time contract work. He never went back to school. Instead, he became a ...READ»

Profitable Player Runner-up: Virgin Atlantic

Virgin isn't afraid to spend big on customer amenities, and the business is flying high.READ»

A Touch of Class

New services from airlines and hotels give new meaning to learning on the fly.READ»

Books That Matter: David Neeleman

A book recommendation from David Neeleman, of JetBlue Airways Corp.READ»

IBM's Global Rail Innovation Center Brings Next-Gen Train Systems to China

Any doubts about whether China will be the world's next high-speed rail hub can be put to rest now that IBM has firmly planted itself in the country with its first Global Rail Innovation Center. The center, according to IBM, will ...READ»

Stelios Makes Growth Look Easy

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, known throughout Europe by his first name, provides cheap travel for the masses. His formula for business success? It's easy -- as in easyJet, easyCar, even easyCinema. Just slash costs, maximize publicity, and "sweat the assets."READ»

American Airlines Web Site: The Product of a Self-Defeating Design Process

Designer Dustin Curtis was so disgusted with the American Airlines Web site that he redesigned it, and posted the results as an open letter to the company. Guess what? One of AA's designers responded with a long ...READ»

Virgin Atlantic's 25th Anniversary

  It's ironic that the world's sexiest airline -- RIP, Hooters Air -- is still a Virgin. But these days, that's a good thing. As older carriers battle bad press (say, U.S. Airways) and financial woes (pretty much everyone ...READ»