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Airport University Working with Communities to Build Aviation Career Pathways Airport University provides career exploration, education and career-connected learning for career advancement. Through partnerships with Highline and South Seattle Colleges, we offer free, in-person college classes at SEA Airport.  Our classes help SEA Airport employees and community members build skills in computers, customer service, communications

By Tom Banse Salish Current From his getaway cabin on San Juan Island, Fred Felleman has a clear view of the international shipping lanes of Haro Strait. The wide variety of big ships passing by are not just a photogenic curiosity for Felleman. They’re a personal and professional preoccupation. “I’m an avid ship-spotter,” said Felleman, a

The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought the exemption, emails show. By Maxine Joselow Photographs and Video by Caitlin O’Hara Maxine Joselow and Caitlin O’Hara reported from Miami, Ariz. Lee Becquet doesn’t like to leave the house with his 2-year-old son, Eugene. That’s because their

By AYA DIAB It feels simple: You shop, find something you want and click to buy. It shows up today, overnight or tomorrow. We’ve gotten used to that speed. But that convenience comes with a climate cost. Multiple factors shape the environmental toll of a delivery. These include the distance from a fulfillment center, whether

By  Lauren Rosenblatt  and  Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton  Seattle Times staff reporters In September 2022, travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport waited over an hour to clear security checkpoints. Lines stretched all the way to the airport’s parking lot. By the next year, Sea-Tac was, according to one major analytics firm, the third worst “mega” airport in

By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter Frontier Airlines is ending service at Seattle Paine Field International Airport in January, just seven months after launching routes from the Everett airport. The budget airline began service from Paine Field in June, offering flights twice a week to Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Propeller Airports, which operates the

As the Puget Sound region continues to attract new residents, record visitor demand, and expanding global business ties, its infrastructure and workforce face unprecedented pressure—and opportunity. Leaders from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, MLK Labor, and Visit Bellevue share how they’re adapting to rapid growth, strengthening global access, and preparing the region for the next decade of

By Lindsey Wilkinson December 17, 2025 FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks during a hearing in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) With modernization efforts ramping up at the Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration, leaders have a sharpened focus on efficiency, safety and accountability, Administrator Bryan Bedford

News & Stories Environment John Ryan TransAlta’s Centralia power plant emits steam and carbon dioxide on March 6, 2024. Courtesy Jeremy Long/WITF Two weeks before Washington State’s biggest source of climate pollution was required to end its five decades of burning coal, the Trump administration has given it a new lease on life. Energy Secretary