A new study predicts demand for airline service in the Puget Sound region will double by 2050. By Janice Podsada • July 2, 2019 11:30 am SEATTLE — Demand for passenger air service and air cargo capacity in the Puget Sound region is expected to soar over the next three decades, an ongoing aviation study says. Passenger
2050 Forecasts for Aviation Demand
Aviation plays a critical role for people and businesses in the growing central Puget Sound region. Along with the region’s population and job growth, air passenger traffc and cargo volumes have reached record levels and are expected to increase. PSRC is leading a Regional Aviation Baseline Study to provide a clear picture of the aviation
Are emissions from aircraft harmful or not?
Both the Department for Transport and Heathrow Airport state that aircraft do not cause emissions harmful to humans on the ground when the aircraft is above 100 metres, which is well within 2 kilometres from the boundary of the airport. Heathrow gave evidence on this to the Transport Committee of the House of Commons and
Cantwell, Smith secure $9.1 million for Noise Mitigation in Highline Public Schools
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, on Tuesday (June 25) announced that $9.1 million in federal funding was awarded to support noise mitigation projects at schools in Highline Public Schools. These funds will
C-Span Video: Rep. Kathleen Rice Aircraft Noise Amendment
Burien Quiet Skies Coalition – June 2019 Update
Hi Everyone, I hope this email finds you well and enjoying summer. Here’s a quick update on the latest happenings: Meeting with Adam Smith and Pramila Jayapal’s Staff Congressional Representatives Adam Smith and Pramila Jayapal asked me and our good friend and neighbor, Walt Bala, to provide a briefing regarding the Burien Turn and our
The Supreme Court’s Covert Plan to Gut the EPA’s Powers
Ian Millhiser/June 21, 2019 The conservative justices signaled they want to limit agencies’ ability to regulate. That could have disastrous consequences for the planet. Nearly four decades ago, Anne Gorsuch Burford resigned as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Though at the helm for less than two years, she left behind a notorious anti-environment
Long Island: FAA postpones change intended to provide aircraft noise relief
Updated: Jun 20, 2019 3:21 PM PDT ALBERTSON – The Federal Aviation Administration has postponed a change that was intended to alleviate aircraft noise. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi announced a deal Monday with the FAA that would require planes to stay at higher altitudes over Long Island. But just a few days later, the agency
Flying taxis will bring traffic jams to the sky
When Rick Deckard, the hero of the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, gazes down at a futuristic Los Angeles from a flying police car, a Pan Am sign shines on one of the towers. It is a nod to the helicopter service from the old Pan Am airline building in Manhattan to John F
The Real Cost of Your Cheap Flights to Berlin
Campaign groups reckon that if plane fuel was taxed properly, it could help to reverse the cuts to legal aid, disability benefits, employ 5,000 more nurses and build ten new hospitals every year. Photo: Jamie Clifton In the middle of the Polish plains, about 200km southwest of Warsaw, sits the sprawling hulk of the Belchatow