Artistic rendering of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s new aerial walkway. (Port of Seattle) Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is not the only major airport in the Pacific Northwest undergoing a major expansion. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is in the process of building a US$968-million expansion of its international terminal building facilities, including a new 450,000-sq-ft international arrivals
FAA Releases Aerospace Forecast
With aircraft operations expected to increase more than 25 percent over the next 20 years, the FAA is advancing major airspace modernization and infrastructure improvements to meet this tremendous projected growth. WASHINGTON – All safety, efficiency and economic indicators show that air travel in the United States is strong, according to the FAA Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years
Fact Sheet – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years (FY) 2019-2039
Contact: Hank Price Phone: 202-267-3883 I. 2018[1] SUMMARY: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND AIR TRAVEL In Calendar Year (CY) 2018, U.S. real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased 2.9 percent; world real GDP increased 3.2 percent. Domestic mainline air carrier[2] yields were flat while international yields increased 5.5 percent in 2017. In real terms (adjusted for inflation in
What are they getting exposed to out there?
April 29, 2019 | Lynn Schnaiberg Research led by UW DEOHS measures air traffic pollution around Sea-Tac Airport to understand potential health effects on nearby communities UW DEOHS leads the first study to systematically track aircraft-related air pollution in the communities around Seattle-Tacaoma International Airport. Photo: Don Wilson, Port of Seattle. JC Harris lives on
New study measuring air quality around Sea-Tac Airport
SEA-TAC, Wash. – When planes come and go from Sea-Tac Airport, what do they do to the air people breathe below? “The soot we see deposited on the sidewalks and patios and cars, what is that?” asked Steve Edmiston, who grew up near the airport and now lives in Des Moines. His neighbors, already concerned
KOMO: Seattle-Tacoma air quality now among 10 worst in US, report finds
Congressman Smith Reintroduces the Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Smith reintroduced the Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act, legislation to establish a national study on the sources, characteristics, dispersion, and potential health effects of ultrafine particles (UFPs). “A comprehensive national study is vital to understanding the health effects of ultrafine particles and to what extent airport communities are exposed,”
Each Day A Cruise Ship Emits As Much Pollution As A Million Cars
Air quality on cruise ship deck ‘worse than world’s most polluted cities’, investigation finds. Levels of pollution on some cruise ships’ decks are worse than in the world’s most polluted cities, an investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches has found. The undercover investigation on Britain’s biggest crew operator P&O Cruises aimed to find out how clean the air holidaymakers breathe
King5: Sea-Tac Airport sees major increase in accidents on plane ramps
In 2018 there were 311 ground incidents on the ramps around an increasingly congested Sea-Tac Airport. What it is, and how the airport plans to fight back. Author: Glenn Farley Sea-Tac Airport is working to fight in a major increase in the number of ground incidents and accidents going on below your airport window seat.
Mayor, Council strongly support City Manager pay raise despite social media flak
By Jack Mayne City Manager Michael Matthias’s pay raise got unanimous Des Moines City Council approval Thursday night (April 11) as Mayor Matt Pina defended the action after a minor storm on Facebook criticized the actions of a week earlier. A week earlier Matthias’ salary was approved to increase to $199,000 at a meeting that