Where we’re at. What you can do. We’ve gotten questions regarding where the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is at, state legislation, and possible next steps. We’ll start with the SAMP today, where we don’t know a lot and go into the state and local affairs next time. The SAMP NEPA Draft EA The NEPA
Stories
United Airlines Boeing 737 Flight Hit By Kite On Landing At Washington National Airport
A United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft was reportedly hit by a kite upon landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The aircraft landed without further incident, and no injuries were reported. The incident details On March 29, 2025, the airline’s Boeing 737-700 aircraft, registered as N24736, operated flight UA 654 from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
Why Airline Pilots Feel Pushed to Hide Their Mental Illness
Des Moines City Council punts on restoring sound code
City describes aircraft noise as a nuisance Read machine-generated transcript At its March 27, 2025 Economic Development Committee meeting, Des Moines councilmembers declined to recommend that the City hire a consultant to re-establish a sound code to mitigate aircraft noise. Originally, the FAA and Port of Seattle provided free insulation for thousands of existing homes
Highline Forum March 26, 2025
Meeting of regional electeds to spotlight Sound Insulation Repair & Replacement Pilot Program The next Highline Forum will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 2:30–4:30 PM, hosted by the City of Federal Way. The meeting will be held in hybrid format—both in-person at Federal Way City Hall Council Chambers (directions) and virtually via
STNI Weekly Update – March 25, 2025
A (mostly) weekly wrap-up of stories we’ve been covering This is the first in what we plan on being a regular (hopefully weekly) update. We know you are busy. We know it’s a lot. As you can see, there are plenty of things happening. We want you to be aware of all of them. But
Sea-Tac Airport managing director to leave for Orlando
By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 19, 2025 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport managing director Lance Lyttle was named the CEO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority on Wednesday. Lyttle is now in contract negotiations with the Orlando, Florida, authority but is expected to begin the role in mid-April. Port of Seattle Commission President
Call To Action: HB1303
Act by Wednesday, March 12. Takes less than a minute! Take One Minute To Message Your State Representatives! One of our top policy priorities this legislative session is HB 1303 – also known as the CURB Act – a bill that will improve the State environmental permitting process for projects like the Sustainable Airport Master
Frontier Airlines adds 3 Paine Field routes out of Everett
By Chase Hutchinson Special to The Seattle TimesHeads up, budget travelers: Starting June 2, Seattle Paine Field International Airport will add three new routes from Frontier Airlines, which will fly to Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix thrice weekly. The new routes, announced Tuesday morning at Paine Field, connect the Everett airport to Denver International Airport (where
HB1303 continues forward
Environmental Justice/Cumulative Impacts bill moves from Appropriations to Rules During Executive Session on Friday, February 28, HB1303-1st Substitute was voted out of the House Appropriations. As of Monday, it has been moved to the Rules Committee where it waits for a hearing – a final step before obtaining a floor vote and becoming legislation! We







