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Foggy Line Up and Wait Runway 5 credit: Pixabay It may surprise an aviation outsider to learn this, but airports are among the most challenging places for pilots to navigate. Planes are built to fly, and operating them on the ground isn’t always easy. They don’t have great visibility, they don’t turn around fast, and

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor November 3, 2022 Boeing CEO David Calhoun explicitly erased any notion that the company will launch the development of a new commercial airplane this decade during the company’s 2022 Investor Conference Wednesday, explaining that it needs to see the availability of technology capable of generating a 20- to 30 percent operating cost

Introduction The Climate Commitment Act requires Ecology to create a Cap & Invest program to lower greenhouse gas emissions across the state. Additionally, the  Climate Commitment Act  requires us to identify “ overburdened communities  highly impacted by air pollution,” and make sure that this program reduces a class of pollutants called  “criteria” air pollutants , as well

1 of 2 | Feven Breuner, 14, was taken to Seattle Children’s hospital several times since September due to asthma and respiratory issues exacerbated by wildfire smoke. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times) Skip Ad By Naomi Ishisaka Seattle Times columnist Feven Breuner just wants to breathe. That’s not been easy the past couple of months for the

An Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 sits inside a hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in August. Travel statistics on the Department of Transportation website show Alaska had the top on-time performance among all U.S…. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)   By  Dominic Gates  Seattle Times aerospace reporter Alaska Air Group posted record third-quarter revenue

Oct. 16, 2022 at 6:00 am Updated Oct. 16, 2022 at 11:19 am 1 of 14 | At Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Randy Lewis (Wenatchi/Methow) speaks during a memorial service for Lawney Reyes on Aug. 26. Reyes was the brother of Bernie Whitebear and helped design Daybreak Star, on the former site… (Daniel Kim /

1 of 2 | Downtown Seattle looms behind the south portal of the Highway 99 tunnel, which isn’t generating enough toll income to pay for maintenance and $200 million in construction debt. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) By  Mike Lindblom  Seattle Times staff reporter Washington state’s new Highway 99 tunnel lost so much traffic because

Three critics voice their concerns about building a new airport. Laura Gibbons, Maria Batayola, and Bryce Yadon Credit: KUOW Photo/Joshua McNichols New airport would put Washington’s climate goals out of reach, critics argue Oct 14, 2022 at 12:13 pm By Joshua McNichols The Puget Sound region is growing, and air travel is growing with it.

The U.S. mid-term congressional elections this November will determine which party controls Congress during the next year’s FAA reauthorization process. Republicans are bullish on retaking both the House of Representatives and Senate, while Democrats are fighting hard to protect their razor-thin majorities. That’s the big picture. Of the 536 total congressional seats (including D.C.’s non-voting delegate…more