An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 receives a water cannon salute on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, performed by a Port of Seattle Airport Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Striker truck (Unit 3). Water cannon salutes are traditionally performed to commemorate special flights or aircraft retirements.

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Image shows an airport fire truck spraying de-icing fluid on an Alaska Airlines aircraft on the tarmac. The scene depicts standard winter airport operations where specialized vehicles apply anti-icing treatment to aircraft before takeoff in cold weather conditions.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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