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By Mike Merritt Even as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport soars back toward record passenger volumes, the state’s rebooted effort to solve the region’s looming air-transportation crisis is getting a slow start out of the gate. The governor has yet to appoint anyone to the new Commercial Aviation Work Group (CAWG), a 19-member body authorized by the

The U.S. aviation system is the safest in the world, but one close call is one too many. The FAA and the aviation community are pursuing a goal of zero serious close calls, a commitment from the Safety Summit in March. The same approach virtually eliminated the risk of fatalities aboard U.S. commercial airlines. Since 2009,

By Giacomo Amati Published Aug 20, 2023 Summary Aircraft tires can perform between 150 to 400 landings, but the actual lifespan depends on several factors, such as aircraft type and operating conditions. Variables affecting tire change include weather conditions, damaged runways, debris on runways, and thermal fatigue caused by extreme temperature changes. The status of aircraft tires

By  Mike Lindblom  Seattle Times staff reporter In hopes to deliver 250 mph rail service by midcentury, the Democrats in Washington’s congressional delegation are asking the federal government for $198 million to help plan a route between Vancouver, B.C.; Seattle; and Portland. The Cascadia high-speed corridor would be faster than any trains that currently operate

he court found that young people have a constitutional right to a healthful environment and that the state must consider potential climate damage when approving projects. Youth plaintiffs in Held v. State of Montana gathered in June at Pioneer Park in Helena, Mont.Credit…Janie Osborne for The New York Times By David Gelles and Mike Baker Aug. 14, 2023

By  MATTHEW BROWN  and  AMY BETH HANSON The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development. The ruling in this first-of-its-

By  Dominic Gates  Seattle Times aerospace reporter When air taxi company Archer Aviation released its quarterly financial results Thursday, it trumpeted a deal that settled a lawsuit with Boeing’s air taxi subsidiary Wisk and brought Boeing in as an investor. The deal, packaged with news of $145 million in new funding and plans to start

By  Dominic Gates  Seattle Times aerospace reporter In Sequim, on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, you can sign up for a daring thrill ride available nowhere else in America: Mason Wing Walking will take you up in an airplane to about 3,500 feet where you can climb out of the open cockpit and

We often use the black humor that “our electeds treat Sea-Tac Airport like electeds in West Virginia treat coal miners.” And this article shows exactly what we mean. The best we can seem to do for coal miners is to do something called ‘mitigation’, ie. treating their symptoms. Miners routinely kill themselves to feed their

Passage of FAA’s reauthorization can deliver important policy and funding for U.S. airports, passengers By The Herald Editorial Board The most consequential news last month for Paine Field may not have been its name change to Seattle Paine Field International Airport. Whether that move pays off as intended in increasing the visibility of the airport