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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 MEETING SUMMARY OCTOBER 11, 2021; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Meeting Objectives: • Update on Late Night Noise Limitation Program/Noise Comment Reporting/Third Runway Usage • Ground Noise Study Progress Report • Rolling Take-offs Primer Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction, and meeting agenda, Brian Scott, BDS Planning & Urban Design II. Late Night Noise Limitation Program/Noise Comment Reporting/Third Runway Usage, Tom Fagerstrom, Noise Programs Coordinator, Port of Seattle A. Late Night Noise Limitation Program o Q3 is historically the busiest quarter for air traffic at SEA. o FedEx had the most late night noise exceedances during Q3 2021. § China Airlines Cargo, with the second most exceedances, is the single loudest operator during the late night hours. § Asiana Cargo, the third on the list and with the cherry season winding down, should continue to drop farther down the list. § Delta Air Lines started operating a larger aircraft on their late night flight to Atlanta, which increased their late night noise exceedances. Some of their red-eye flights left their gates later than normally scheduled. Delta is also in the process of phasing out older 767 aircraft. o POS contacts all the carriers, shares the data and encourages them to make changes. § POS is in the process of getting a meeting together with Amazon regarding the ATI cargo flights. o EVA Air continued to have…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]