Seattle residents are flocking to South King County during COVID pandemic

By Melissa Hellmann Seattle Times staff reporter Jeff Hickey’s three-decade stint in Seattle came to an end last March when the rent on his Queen Anne neighborhood home rose by $300 a month. He set his sights for a new place in SeaTac, where housing is cheaper and nearby green spaces are easily accessible. Despite

Highway Foes Emboldened as Buttigieg Puts Houston Project on Pause

After the U.S. Department of Transportation asked the Texas DOT to halt a highway expansion, freeway fighters nationwide are calling on Secretary Pete Buttigieg for similar aid. By Laura Bliss Traffic backs up along the Massachusetts Turnpike in the Allston neighborhood of Boston in 2017, where foes of an aging viaduct are hoping for federal

More vaccinated travelers mean pricier hotels, flights

Now, with COVID-19 vaccinations opening the possibility of travel to millions more Americans each week, air prices are once again set to change…. (David Zalubowski / The Associated Press) More   SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet The Associated Press The cost of travel will slowly rebound from historic lows as more people receive COVID-19 vaccinations and book long-deferred

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Boeing Field Director John Parrott shares $400M plans for airport

By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 30, 2021 Boeing Field has been hurting during the pandemic, but not as much as bigger rivals statewide because it’s much less dependent on commercial airlines, airport director John Parrott says. Still, the pandemic has triggered temporary adjustments for the airport, its workers and its tenants, but

Ground the Planes

Donald G. McNeil Jr. What may be the most effective way to stop huge surges in infections during a pandemic? Ground the planes. Just do it. Tell the airlines: “No. You’re not booking hundreds of extra flights to Florida this week.” I wish I’d written this a month ago, because now it’s too late to

Noise from Navy’s Growler jets could affect Puget Sound area wildlife, say studies

An EA-18G Growler takes off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in 2016. The nonprofit Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve is threatening to sue if… (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times, file) More By  Kimberly Cauvel  Skagit Valley Herald WHIDBEY ISLAND — A battle continues over jets at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, with the most recent fight

Industry Outlook: Commercial Aviation Post Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant reduction in passenger traffic, negatively impacting demand for new aircraft and utilization rates of the existing fleet. These trends have significantly affected aircraft orders and deliveries, which directly impact commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers’ (OEMs’) topline and the extended supply chain. Also, lower utilization rates resulted in

Airlines close books on rotten 2020 and so far, 2021 is grim

By  DAVID KOENIG The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Just how bad was 2020 for the airline industry? The six biggest U.S. airlines lost $34 billion, and Southwest suffered its first full-year loss since Richard Nixon was president and gasoline sold for 36 cents a gallon. It was a disaster for airlines, worse than 9/11

Monitoring air quality in schools

January 27, 2021 | Deirdre Lockwood Does ultrafine air pollution infiltrate schools near Sea-Tac Airport? DEOHS researchers partner with cities in South King County to find out. DEOHS Assistant Professor Elena Austin is leading a project to track air quality in public schools near Sea-Tac Airport. Photo: Mark Stone. As students in King County public