Sea-Tac Airport cyberattack caused by global ransomware gang, Port says

A ticket agent with WestJet Airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport writes a luggage tag by hand at the airport on Aug. 26, after a cyberattack disrupted computer systems. The cyberattack, by a group called Rhysida, resulted in internet and technology outages during the busy traveling season leading up to Labor Day. (Ellen M. Banner /

USDOT Seeks to Protect Consumers’ Airline Rewards in Probe of Four Largest U.S. Airlines’ Rewards Practices

Thursday, September 5, 2024 Secretary Buttigieg orders airlines to provide reports, records as part of DOT inquiry aimed at protecting the value of rewards and benefits earned by travelers    Inquiry follows joint CFPB-DOT public hearing on airline rewards programs earlier this year  WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) launched an inquiry

Six Washington airports want to charge ahead preparing for electric aircraft

All-electric passenger planes are still experimental. But regional airport managers are eager to install charging infrastructure to accommodate them. By: Tom Banse – October 3, 2024 12:25 pm The managers of half a dozen Washington airports see a future where you could hop across Puget Sound or the Cascade Mountains in minutes on a non-polluting

Port of Seattle Updates (outage)

Currently the Port of Seattle/Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) website is down as part of the system outages that began Saturday, August 24. Until the website is fully restored, please check this page for official statements and updates. The Port of Seattle is experiencing certain system outages, indicating a possible cyberattack. The Port isolated critical systems

Inside Boeing’s factory lapses that led to the Alaska Air blowout

By  Dominic Gates  and  Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The near-catastrophic midair blowout of a door-sized fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January was caused by two distinct manufacturing errors by different crews on successive days last fall in Boeing’s assembly plant in Renton. The first manufacturing lapse occurred within

Sea-Tac Airport officials confirm cyberattack disrupted service, websites

By  Caitlyn Freeman  and  Rebecca Moss Seattle Times staff reporters Seattle-Tacoma International Airport officials confirmed Sunday that an apparent cyberattack took down websites, email and phone services at the airport and Port of Seattle this weekend, disrupting travel plans. The outages were first reported Saturday morning and stretched into Sunday afternoon, with officials offering no