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2025-06-11
Unsubstantiated ‘chemtrail’ conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed in US statehouses
By SARA CLINE and MELISSA GOLDIN BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana Rep. Kimberly Landry Coates stood before her colleagues in the state’s Legislature she warned that the bill she was presenting might “seem strange” or even crazy. Some lawmakers laughed with disbelief and others listened intently, as Coates described situations that are often noted in -
STARC: Undisrupting renovations with temporary walls for airports
Chaotic. Expensive. Time consuming. All things that come to mind when describing the airport experience for passengers. The same things come to mind when considering most temporary construction containment methods. Well, any other than STARC, that is. Our temporary reusable walls keep the dust, debris and disturbances far away from passengers and employees during airport -
2025-06-07
How to find Sea-Tac’s new security checkpoint and not get lost
By Nicholas Deshais Seattle Times staff reporter Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s new security checkpoint opened Friday, but travelers can be forgiven for wondering where, exactly, it is. In short, the new Checkpoint 1 is downstairs on the baggage claim level, below a hanging replica of a historic aircraft, the Rutan Voyager, the first to fly around the -
2025-06-05
Net Zero 2031 | Massport
Environment A deepening crisis demands an immediate response. And a commitment to continue improvement. Leading the Way Forward As a climate action leader in aviation and maritime, Massport aims to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2031, our 75th anniversary. Our Roadmap to Net Zero targets all emissions from Massport-controlled sources through sustainable -
2025-06-02
Editorial: Chicago didn’t ruin Boeing, but the company paid a price for moving out of Seattle.
By The Editorial Board | Chicago Tribune Seattle and Boeing were together for decades until Chicago came along. But after the company moved its headquarters from a cloudy city to a windy one, it struggled. Was it us? The deep-dish pizza and Italian beef? The ongoing wait for another Super Bowl title? As this iconic aerospace giant -
2025-05-30
U.S. Supreme Court Narrows NEPA Review
Court removes “indirect effects” requirement The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, on May 29, 2025, narrowing the scope of environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, the Court reversed in part the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ finding that the Surface Transportation -
2025-05-23
Who’s responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it’s everyone but him
Some Trump Cabinet members have more important portfolios than Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, but the American public is bound to be particularly sensitive to the functioning of our transportation… (Ting Shen/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS)More By Michael Hiltzik Syndicated columnist Picking out the worst performer among President Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees is a tough job — -
2025-05-20
‘Vintage’ air traffic system to blame for near misses and outages, ex-FAA official says
By Geoff Bennett and Jackson Hudgins Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport again lost contact with planes Monday, according to the FAA. It’s the fourth such incident at that airport in less than a month and the latest in a string of alarming incidents and close calls at airports across the country. Geoff -
2025-05-17
Alaska Airlines planes clip wings near Sea-Tac Airport gates
By David Kroman Seattle Times staff reporter Two Alaska Airlines planes clipped wingtips at Sea-Tac Airport on Saturday afternoon, forcing the planes back to their gates and passengers to deplane. The contact occurred just after noon and was “minor,” according to Port of Seattle spokesperson Kassie McKnight-Xi. There were no injuries reported. The collision also -
2025-05-17
Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said air traffic control systems in the U.S. are so antiquated it actually takes longer to fly certain routes today than it did in the 1950s. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy even compared the old equipment to something you’d see on the set of Apollo 13. Duffy and President Donald Trump recently unveiled a plan