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  • 2025-07-23

    Greenhouse gas accounting procedures may overlook bio-derived aviation fuel

    by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Low carbon fuel policies are intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. However, rigid carbon intensity (CI) accounting procedures in current policies may limit CI responsiveness across candidate sites and facilities. Work published in the journal ACS Sustainable Resource
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsBiofuels, SAF, Sustainable Aviation Fuels
  • 2025-07-20

    Alaska Airlines Asks to Ground Its Fleet, F.A.A. Says

    The reason for the grounding, late on Sunday, was not immediately clear. Alaska Air said on its website that it was “experiencing issues with our IT systems.” Alaska Airlines requested a ground stop for hundreds of aircraft, FAA said on Sunday. Credit…M. Scott Brauer for The New York Times By Yan Zhuang Alaska Airlines requested a
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsAlaska Air, FAA Occurrences, New York Times
  • 2025-07-08

    For Some Airport Users, ADS-B is a Four-Letter Word

    The aviation industry has long relied on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data to provide real-time tracking and monitoring of aircraft for collision avoidance, weather awareness and routine air traffic management. However, the technology can also be used to assess and bill aircraft owners for landing and other airfield fees, which has caused an outcry of
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsAirport Improvement Magazine
  • 2025-07-08

    Delta Flight Diverted to Fort Myers After Onboard Battery Fire, FAA Notes Rise in Lithium Battery Incidents

    A Delta Air Lines flight made an unscheduled landing yesterday in Fort Myers, Florida, due to a portable battery catching fire on board. Flight 1334, en route from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale, was diverted when flight attendants noticed and extinguished flames from what seemed to be a personal battery, Delta confirmed in a statement reported
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsCNN, FAA Occurrences
  • 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 On June 30, 2025, FAA rescinded its previous NEPA procedures and issued new Order 1050.1G, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, to address the recent rescission of the Council on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
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsFAA, Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell, NEPA
  • 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
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsGate Access, TSA
  • 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,
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsKing5, Sea-Tac Airport
  • 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
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsAAAE, NEPA
  • 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
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsAviation Fuel, New Haven, Noise Mitigation
  • 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
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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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