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2025-03-20
New study explores how to ease asthma in kids who live near airports
Interventions include high-efficiency air filters, other asthma trigger reduction supplies, and support from community health workers When University of Washington researchers discovered high rates of air pollution and childhood asthma in communities near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the next step became urgently clear — how to help. Building on Public Health Seattle & King County’s evidence-based community -
2025-03-20
Southwest flight tried to take off from Florida taxiway after crew mistook it for runway
There were no injuries as travelers on Flight 3278 to Albany were put another plane. Southwest plane nearly takes off from taxiway March 20, 2025, 12:57 PM PDT / Updated March 20, 2025, 1:37 PM PDT By David K. Li and Jay Blackman A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway on Thursday before an air traffic controller -
2025-03-19
SEA Airport Managing Director Lyttle to Depart in April for CEO of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle has been announced as the next CEO of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “Lance’s commitment to excellence and his ambitious vision changed the airport experience at SEA,” said Port of Seattle Executive Director Stephen Metruck. “SEA has now reached the prestigious 4-Star Airport level from the Skytrax World Airport -
2025-03-19
Sea-Tac Airport managing director to leave for Orlando
By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 19, 2025 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport managing director Lance Lyttle was named the CEO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority on Wednesday. Lyttle is now in contract negotiations with the Orlando, Florida, authority but is expected to begin the role in mid-April. Port of Seattle Commission President -
2025-03-16
Port of Seattle says $337 million in federal grants at risk
By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal The Port of Seattle has identified more than $337 million in airport grants at risk under the Trump administration. Elizabeth Morrison, the port’s director of corporate finance, said in a presentation to port commissioners March 11 that the grants are largely included in the agency’s 2025-2029 -
2025-03-14
Trump environmental rollbacks would boost pollution and endanger lives, former EPA heads say
Story by MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders sounded an alarm Friday, saying rollbacks proposed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin endanger the lives of millions of Americans and abandon the agency’s dual mission to protect the environment and human health. Zeldin said Wednesday he plans to roll back 31 key -
2025-03-11
The Supreme Court Holds the Clean Water Act does not Authorize EPA to Include Receiving Water Limitations in San Francisco’s NPDES Permit
In a decision issued last week, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its authority by including “receiving water limitations” in a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, siding with the City and County of San Francisco in City & County of San Francisco -
2025-03-10
Airport and Nearby Communities Partner on Taking Shared Policy Priorities to First-Ever Olympia Day on the Hill
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 -
2025-03-06
How Do Airlines Schedule Flights At Hubs?
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 -
2025-03-04
Frontier Airlines adds 3 Paine Field routes out of Everett
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