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Burien’s city council chambers were packed at Monday night’s meeting. Click image to view larger version.[/caption] By Jack Mayne Photos by Scott Schaefer The Burien City Council wants an October meeting between the city, the Port of Seattle and the regional office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to discuss the recent increase in airplane

3000 trees near SeaTac Airport are literally on the chopping block as part of the Port of Seattle’s Flight Corridor Safety Program. By Gwen Davis 09/06/2016 The Port of Seattle is set to cut down 2,800 identified trees in SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines. This plan, dubbed the “Flight Corridor Safety Program” is to ensure

Port of Seattle explains tree-cutting project in further detail 09/04/2016 By Gwen Davis The Port of Seattle is set to cut down 2,800 identified trees in SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines. This plan, dubbed the “Flight Corridor Safety Program” is to ensure that planes can take off and land in a way that “safeguards the people

The new cold storage facility will be 241, 140 square feet. The land it is on is part of a 14-acre parcel in the Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA) of Burien created in 1997. A major land deal could spark economic development in Burien. Cold storage warehouse will take the space 08/29/2016 by Lindsay Peyton Real

By Jack Mayne A huge new cold storage facility will be completed in Burien in a few months, following the earlier $4.5 million sale of 14 acres of city-owned land in the Northeast Redevelopment Area. Bridge Development Partners of Chicago becomes the first private developer in Burien’s Northeast Development Area, better known as the NERA. The Port of Seattle

Updated: Port of Seattle is set to chop down nearly 3,000 trees; other officials say the plan isn’t well thought-out 08/19/2016 By Gwen Davis Nearly 3,000 trees around SeaTac Airport will be cut down, in an effort to create for more viewing space for pilots who are landing planes. The Port of Seattle decided that

In a year where the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is projected to have a record number of passengers, the Port of Seattle is taking care of the environment too, becoming the first U.S. airport to achieve Salmon-Safe certification, earned for its environmental practices that protect Puget Sound water quality and salmon habitat. The designation means that

Created by FindLaw’s team of legal writers and editors | Last updated June 20, 2016 It’s true. Most of us don’t associate “air travel” with the words “cheap” and “efficient.” Everything from arriving at the airport two hours before takeoff to making our way through security and enduring the flight to our destination can be an ordeal.

Daniel Howley Technology Editor Turns out that firing a gun into the air to shoot down your neighbor’s drone is illegal. In other news, water is wet. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Forbes that — despite what some well-armed citizens may think — trying to shoot down a drone is, in fact, a felony punishable

Sea-Tac Airport neighbors get close-up view of environmental efforts 04/28/2016 folksonbus.JPG To celebrate Earth Day, the Port of Seattle hosted residents from nearby communities to get a close up view of the many programs Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has in place to protect and improve the environment. Sea-Tac airport neighbors first got a briefing from Sea-Tac