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2025-07-07
Significant Changes to the National Environmental Policy Act Affecting Airport Projects
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has seen seismic changes in the past several months. On June 30, 2025, FAA rescinded its previous NEPA procedures and issued new Order 1050.1G, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, to address the recent rescission of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA regulations, recent Executive Orders, and a recent -
2025-07-04
TSA to End Shoe Removal Rule for All Travelers
Happy 4th of July. I wasn’t planning to send this before Monday, but this exclusive couldn’t wait. According to multiple credible sources, the White House is preparing to announce a major shift in TSA protocol: all travelers, even those without TSA PreCheck, will soon be allowed to keep their shoes on during airport screening. This would -
2025-07-03
Sea-Tac Airport breaks record, expects 900K travelers over July 4 weekend
The busiest day is expected to be Sunday, July 6, when passenger traffic could set a new single-day record at Sea-Tac Airport. The newly-added checkpoint at Sea-Tac Airport brings five security lanes. Author: KING 5 Staff SEATAC, Wash. — Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is bracing for a surge in travelers over the July 4th holiday period, -
2025-07-01
Regulatory Alert: DOT and FAA Release Updated NEPA Implementation Guidance; Orders Take Effect Immediately
July 1, 2025 Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released significant updates to the guidance documents that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the department and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including a long-awaited update to FAA Order 1050.1. A complete analysis of the new guidance documents from DOT and FAA -
2025-06-28
Tweed New Haven Airport to get $11 million for improvements and to address noise
By Mark Zaretsky, Staff Writer June 28, 2025 A rendering of the proposed new terminal Tweed New Haven Regional Airport and its operator, Avports LLC and subsidiary The New HVN LLC, want to build on the East Haven side of the airport, as seen from the land side. Courtesy of Tweed New Haven Regional Airport -
2025-06-25
Cle Elum files for bankruptcy after dispute with home developer
An arbitrator in November ruled in favor of the developer of a building a 358-acre community just north of Cle Elum’s downtown. The city says it now owes the developer $25.9 million. Courtesy of Trailside Group By Rick Morgan – Inno Senior Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jun 25, 2025 Updated Jun 25, 2025 4:14pm PDT Listen to -
2025-06-20
Port of Seattle’s Precipitous 30 Percent Cargo Decline
By Mike Merritt -The Port of Seattle and its maritime partner, the Port of Tacoma, could be forgiven for thinking the Trump Administration has singled them out for punishment. The ports are both suffering from a combination of Trump Administration tariffs on foreign goods, crackdown on DEI programs, and get-tough immigration policies. The Northwest Seaport -
2025-06-16
Tweed New Haven Regional Airport to offer free air purifiers after neighbors’ concerns
A Breeze Airways jet, right, arrives next to Avelo Airlines at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport in New Haven, Conn., Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Breeze Airways began service to and from Tweed on Tuesday, joining Avelo Airlines and restoring Tweed to a two-airline airport for the first time in 17 years. Dave Zajac/Hearst Connecticut Media -
2025-06-14
June 14: Aircraft Incident
Incident updates related to an aircraft on the runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Updates will be posted to this page as they become available. Updates June 14, 2025, 3:19 p.m. Runway 16R is expected to reopen shortly and SEA Airport will return to normal operations. Please continue to check in with your airline about -
2025-06-14
Threat aboard plane halts flights at Sea-Tac Airport; 1 in custody
By Lauren Girgis and Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Saturday afternoon because of a security threat on a plane bound for Walla Walla. Around 1 p.m., flights scheduled to arrive at Sea-Tac were circling or being diverted to other airports, according