April 21, 2026August 1, 2026

Alaska Embraer E175

An Embraer E175 regional jet operated by SkyWest Airlines in Alaska Airlines livery, with landing gear deployed, photographed on approach likely at a West Coast airport. The aircraft displays the Alaska Airlines wordmark and the airline's distinctive Eskimo/Native Alaskan figure on the tail.

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Image showing an Alaska Airlines Embraer E175 regional jet aircraft in flight against a cloudy sky background. The aircraft displays Alaska’s distinctive livery with blue and green colors and the airline’s Inuit logo on the tail.

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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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