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Transportation - 12.19.2011

AAA Estimates it will rescue 5,800 Oklahoma motorists

Holiday season to leave leave many drivers stranded.

AAA Oklahoma anticipates it will come to the aid of 5,800 stranded motorists in Oklahoma during the year-end holiday period, as 787,500 Oklahomans take to the highways for holiday trips between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2, 2012. Read more
 
Transportation - 12.14.2011

Year-end holiday travel volume will hit five-year high, AAA predicts

AAA forecasts 91.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the upcoming Christmas / New Year’s holiday period, a 1.4 percent increase over year-ago figures. Read more
 
Transportation - 08.01.2011

Use it or lose it

Gaining nonstop service to a new destination is one thing, but keeping it is altogether another

In 2000, officials at Will Rogers World Airport ramped up efforts to add nonstop flights from Oklahoma City to destinations on the East Coast, the West Coast and key points in between. Starting with nonstop service to Minneapolis-St. Paul in 2001, the airport has added a number of nonstop flights — including Newark, N.J., and Los Angeles — but lost a few along the way. Read more
 
Transportation - 06.23.2011

AAA projects a decline in Oklahomans’ July 4 travel

National rates are predicted to decline as well

Two percent fewer Oklahomans are predicted by AAA to travel over the Independence Day weekend.
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Transportation - 06.20.2011

United to start OKC-San Francisco service

66 seats daily, starting Aug. 29

Flight 6241 will leave Oklahoma City daily at 7:14 a.m. and arrive in San Francisco at 8:50 a.m. The daily return flight will leave San Francisco at 4 p.m. and arrive in Oklahoma City at 9:16 p.m. Of the 66 seats, six will be first class, 28 in economy plus, and 32 in economy. Read more
 
Transportation - 06.10.2011

Bus transit a concern for OKC in fiscal year 2012

Public transportation and parking budget proposal includes new buses

Oklahoma City Council members listened to a presentation of the public transportation and parking budget proposal June 6, as director Rick Cain explained what steps need to be taken to improve a lackluster transit system in the metro. Read more
 
Transportation - 05.31.2011

Proposed downtown street to be named Oklahoma City Boulevard

The roughly two-and-a-half-mile road would stretch from near Byers Avenue on the east to near Villa Avenue on the west

The Oklahoma City Council approved a measure May 31 to name a proposed downtown street "Oklahoma City Boulevard" by an 8-1 vote. Read more
 
Transportation - 05.27.2011

Destination: anywhere

Experts explain current travel trends, with leisure trips comprising bulk of $704 billion industry

In the travel industry for 27 years now, Express Travel consultant Ann West says she’s always been one to try different marketing techniques to attract clients.
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Transportation - 05.27.2011

Run (this) way

Annual Oklahoma Aerospace Summit and Expo to focus on workforce development

In Oklahoma, the big sky is big business. The aerospace industry, one of the cornerstones of the state’s economy, is responsible for approximately 143,000 jobs with a $5 billion annual payroll. Comprising 10% of the state’s economy, it contributes $12 billion in industrial output. Read more
 
Transportation - 05.27.2011

Expert Q&A: Legal

With David Slane, Senior Partner at Slane, Phillips & Bailey PLLC

According to Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel, his office advertises and puts out the time and location of the roadblock in advance. He indicated to the media that the reason for advertising on Twitter and other social media websites is to create a general “deterrent for the public” to not drink and drive. Read more
 
Transportation - 05.09.2011

United announces nonstop service between OKC and San Francisco

Flights to seat 66

Getting from Oklahoma City to the City by the Bay will be easier beginning Aug. 29. United Airlines announced it will offer a nonstop flight daily to San Francisco.
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Transportation - 12.03.2010

Ford sales up significantly in November over previous year

November's Ford sales in the "Dallas Region" (which encompasses North Texas and Oklahoma) were up 24 percent compared to November 2009. Read more
 
Transportation - 11.17.2010

Oklahomans' Thanksgiving travel projected to be up by 11.5 percent over previous year

Expectations are for 532,500 Oklahomans to drive, a 12.1-percent increase over a year ago, and for 48,000 to board airplanes, a 3.5 percent increase from last year. Read more
 
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