‘Worse Than Anyone Expected’: Air Travel Emissions Vastly Outpace Predictions

The findings put pressure on airline regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit next week.   Aircraft preparing to take off at Heathrow Airport.Credit…Steve Parsons/PA Images, via Getty Images By Hiroko Tabuchi Greenhouse gas emissions from commercial air travel are growing at a faster clip than predicted in previous,

Burien Airport Committee

Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave. SW, Shorewood Room AGENDA Joint Meeting of the Burien Airport Committee and Des Moines Aviation Advisory Committee 1. CALL TO ORDER 1.1 Welcome to the Des Moines Aviation Advisory Committee. 2. APPROVE DRAFT MINUTES 2.1 Approve minutes from July 30, 2019 Burien Airport Committee (BAC) meeting. July 30, 2019

Late Night Noise Reduction Programs Take Effect

September 12, 2019Contact: Perry Cooper | Sea-Tac Airport(206) 787-4923 | cooper.p@portseattle.org Late Night Noise Reduction Programs Take Effect Runway Use Agreement and Late Night Noise Limitation Underway SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle has secured a revised Runway Use Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and began implementation of a new Late Night Noise

Port Of Seattle General Meeting

To be held in Commission Chambers at Pier 69, 2711 Alaskan Way Airport highlight includes a further paring back of the Port’s Bylaws to omit any references to environment or frankly any specifics as to their mission. http://meetings.portseattle.org/portmeetings/attachments/2019/2019_09_10_RM_8f_redline.pdf

Aviation Economic Impact Calculator

Welcome to the WSDOT Aviation Economic Impact Calculator. This tool is designed to assist users in estimating an airport’s change in regional economic impacts based on potential changes in activity at the airport. The calculations in this tool are high-level estimates designed to give a sense of magnitude of economic impacts, but are not to

The Cost Of Next Day Delivery

Amazon’s Next-Day Delivery System Has Brought Chaos And Carnage To America’s Streets — But The World’s Biggest Retailer Has A System To Escape The Blame Deaths and devastating injuries. A litany of labor violations. Drivers forced to urinate in their vans. Here is how Amazon’s gigantic, decentralized, next-day delivery network brought chaos, exploitation, and danger