There were no injuries as travelers on Flight 3278 to Albany were put another plane. Southwest plane nearly takes off from taxiway March 20, 2025, 12:57 PM PDT / Updated March 20, 2025, 1:37 PM PDT By David K. Li and Jay Blackman A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway on Thursday before an air traffic controller
SEA Airport Managing Director Lyttle to Depart in April for CEO of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle has been announced as the next CEO of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “Lance’s commitment to excellence and his ambitious vision changed the airport experience at SEA,” said Port of Seattle Executive Director Stephen Metruck. “SEA has now reached the prestigious 4-Star Airport level from the Skytrax World Airport
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
Port of Seattle says $337 million in federal grants at risk
By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal The Port of Seattle has identified more than $337 million in airport grants at risk under the Trump administration. Elizabeth Morrison, the port’s director of corporate finance, said in a presentation to port commissioners March 11 that the grants are largely included in the agency’s 2025-2029
Trump environmental rollbacks would boost pollution and endanger lives, former EPA heads say
Story by MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders sounded an alarm Friday, saying rollbacks proposed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin endanger the lives of millions of Americans and abandon the agency’s dual mission to protect the environment and human health. Zeldin said Wednesday he plans to roll back 31 key
The Supreme Court Holds the Clean Water Act does not Authorize EPA to Include Receiving Water Limitations in San Francisco’s NPDES Permit
In a decision issued last week, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its authority by including “receiving water limitations” in a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, siding with the City and County of San Francisco in City & County of San Francisco
Airport and Nearby Communities Partner on Taking Shared Policy Priorities to First-Ever Olympia Day on the Hill
SEA StART members met with state legislators and Executive Branch staff on new approaches to meeting aviation demand while addressing community concerns March 10, 2025 OLYMPIA, WA — Members of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), elected officials and staff from nearby cities, and Port staff traveled to the state capital
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
Senate Democrats release tax proposals as budget debate heats up
By Shauna Sowersby Seattle Times staff reporter OLYMPIA — Senate Democrats want to tax Washington’s wealthiest and are calling for a half-cent sales tax cut to reduce the burden on consumers as part of their sweeping package of new revenue proposals. The tax package, released Thursday ahead of the anticipated release of the operating budget
FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing following bird strike, engine fire
A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire. There were no reported injuries.