“Greatest Public Benefit” is a concept that has been devastating for airport communities. It means that, as they say on Star Trek, “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one”. The discussion of compensation and mitigation is always the lowest priority. This makes any commercial airport a de facto sacrifice zone. The
Skagit County no longer being considered for a commercial airport
The two Skagit County sites being considered for a new commercial airport were taken off the state Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission’s list Friday. The commission had been looking into 10 possible sites for a new airport. The sites on the list are what are called greenfield sites — undeveloped, commonly agricultural land that is sought
These planes are battery operated. Will that fly?
Battery-powered planes are gaining traction with airlines and some are slated to be in the air by 2028. But big hurdles remain. By Pranshu Verma September 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT A graphic image of Heart Aerospace’s ES-30, a battery powered plane that United Airlines, Mesa Airlines and Air Canada have purchased. (Heart Aerospace) For
Sea-Tac Airport explains what led to 2.5 hour security lines that stretched to the parking garage
Photo from KIRO 7 BY NICOLE JENNINGS KIRO Newsradio Reporter Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is apologizing for the abnormally long security lines last Sunday, which stretched into the Sea-Tac parking garage. The airport says it was a combination of unexpectedly high numbers of end-of-summer travelers, not enough Transportation Security Administration officers to meet the demand, and
Very unusual’ Seattle airport experience forces long line of travelers into parking garage
Twenty-seven of the 29 security lanes were open during the peak period, which was 8:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Published: 10:33 PM PDT September 18, 2022 10:06 AM PDT September 19, 2022 SEATAC, Wash. — Security screening lines stretched all the way into the parking garage at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday morning. Many travelers say they missed
Only one major city ranks higher than Seattle for remote work
An empty office floor in the Olympic Tower in downtown Seattle, September of 2020. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times) by Gene Balk Seattle Times columnist Driving is no longer the dominant way Seattle residents get to work — and all it took was a pandemic. Census data released Thursday shows from 2019-2021, the number of Seattle
Microsoft Says ‘Productivity Paranoia’ Can Hurt Hybrid Workplaces
Employees think they’re being just as productive as ever. Bosses aren’t buying it. New data from Microsoft’s Work Trend Index, which surveyed 20,000 employees across 11 countries, finds that despite early signs of a productivity boom during the pandemic—when many workers traded commuting time for more hours of working from home—there’s a steep divide between how
Gates-funded ‘green revolution’ in Africa has failed, critics say
Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:00 am Updated Sep. 8, 2022 at 5:20 pm 1 of 4 | The child of a Kenyan farmer helps with planting trees that restore health to the soil — depleted, according to some, by a chemical-heavy approach pushed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Alliance for a Green… (Courtesy of Celestine
‘It’s not about me…’ Here’s our interview with Adolfo Bailon, Burien’s new City Manager
The first journalist interview of new Burien City Manager Ballon. Notable is the fact that the topic of the airport did not even come up. That contrasts sharply with every past City Manager since the 90’s–who were expected to show concern about airport impacts. This is particularly remarkable given the upcoming impacts of the SR-509 and the SAMP (aka. the Fourth Runway.)
General Aviation Moves Closer to an Unleaded Future
The FAA’s approval of the use of G100UL fuel in all piston aircraft directly addresses the industry’s long-standing goal of finding solutions that can be used for the entire GA piston fleet. Related To: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) The FAA on Sept. 1 signed on supplemental type certificates to allow General Aviation Modifications Inc.’s