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StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Aviation Noise Working Group MMEEEETTIINNGG SSUUMMMMAARRYY AUGUST 14, 2023; 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE MMeeeettiinngg OObbjjeeccttiivveess:: Overview of Greener Skies/Optimized Profile Descents’ implementation in the Seattle area and the barriers to its completion. Updates on the Aviation Near-term Noise Action Agenda. MMeeeettiinngg SSuummmmaarryy:: I. Facilitator Welcome, introduction, and meeting agenda, Brian Scott, BDS Planning & Urban Design (filling in for Andres Mantilla) II. SEA Flight Patterns, Tom Fagerstrom, Noise Programs Manager, Port of Seattle (POS) o Presentation is a primer for Lynae Craig’s (Alaska Airlines) presentation which follows. • FAA’s NextGen Program aims to modernize the U.S National Airspace System • Utilizes satellite-based navigation for aircraft rather than ground-based radar systems § Results in narrowed and concentrated flightpaths wherever it is implemented • NextGen arrival procedures at SEA (Greener Skies Program) began to be implemented for west-side approaches in 2014, with some early implementation in 2013. o Pilots ask for permission to fully utilize this procedure all the way through Elliott Bay. If used more often, noise benefit for north Seattle would be significant. The turn through Elliot Bay is rarely utilized however. III. Greener Skies/Optimized Profile Descents in Seattle, Lynae Craig, Director of Air Traffic Management & Airfield Operations, Alaska Airlines o Lynae introduced herself and gave brief background on RNP (Required Navigation Performance) o Initial goals of Greener Skies: eliminate the traditional step-downs and level-off on arrival for…

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