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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

By Alexander Mitchell Published Mar 6, 2025 Alexander (Alex) Mitchell comes to Simple Flying with a background in finance and strategy consulting. He has covered airlines and aerospace at Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, and served major industry clients as a Summer Associate at the Boston Consulting Group. With a lifelong passion for aviation, Alex

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

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

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.

By  Josh Farley Seattle Times Opinion columnist An ambitious plan to bring bullet trains to the Pacific Northwest has drawn champions including former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire and Microsoft President Brad Smith. They argue high-speed rail could interconnect the growing regions around Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, B.C., like no other form of transportation can. They

By  Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter The fall of zero-emissions electric airplane startup Eviation this month was triggered by a tense internal standoff among shareholders. In mid-January, the company’s deep-pocketed, Singapore-based financial backer sent a letter to the shareholders that outlined a deep rift with the two Israeli co-founders and delivered a potent threat.

By  David Kroman Seattle Times staff reporter A Seattle City Council committee voted 3-2 Thursday in favor of a bill allowing more housing on the edges of Seattle’s industrial district, near the two sports stadiums. The proposed legislation will go to the full council March 18. The bill, brought by council President Sara Nelson, has

Story by Alex Baker SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An Asiana Airlines flight was involved in an incident at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday, KRON4.com has confirmed. The flight, Asiana Airlines Flight 212, performed what is known as a “go-around” while landing at SFO after an air traffic controller alerted them that the aircraft had descended to a

Dow Constantine’s $450K Sound Transit CEO contract gives chances for raises March 26, 2025 at 5:17 pm    King County Executive Dow Constantine speaks at the opening of the new Lynnwood City Center light rail station on Aug. 20, 2024. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) Skip Ad By  Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff