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2023-04-05
Des Moines Creek Basin Committee: Options for moving forward
PDF Print Version Meeting Purpose and Agenda Goal: Decide what is important to include in next ILA. How: Review previous studies, committee accomplishments, and current basin conditions. Discuss what has worked well, what needs improvement, and what the overall desires are of the committee members. Decide on some workable options for moving forward. Committee Origination -
2023-04-05H.R.2533 – Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Program Act
118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2533 Companion bill: S.1167 – Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Program Act To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional funds to be provided under the airport improvement program for certain noise mitigation projects, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2023 -
Port Commission President Sam Cho aims to re-engage international trade partners
The 32-year-old sat down with the Business Journal to talk about the technological and market opportunities for the port and how it is preparing for a potential economic downturn. Port of Seattle Commission President Sam Cho ANTHONY BOLANTE | PSBJ About Sam: Job: Port of Seattle Commission President Board positions: Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Greater Seattle Partners -
Snohomish County reveals plans for biofuel R&D center at Paine Field
By Marissa Nall – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 28, 2023 Snohomish County revealed plans Tuesday for a new research and development facility for sustainable aviation fuels at Paine Field. The center would be in collaboration with Washington State University and also include a repository for biofuels. The county, which owns Paine Field, would likely establish the -
WA can lead the next sustainable era of aerospace
By Chris Raymond and Jon Holden Special to The Times Washington has been at the center of aviation since 1916, when Bill Boeing founded his airplane company in a shipyard on Seattle’s Duwamish River. Since then, the state has led the world in designing and manufacturing airplanes that have connected and protected people around the world. -
2023-03-27Local and State Legislation Hope to Address Environmental Impacts From Airports
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac, Washington, as seen from the air. Photo is attributed to Joe Mabel (under a Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 license). by Agueda Pacheco Flores A County ordinance and a Washington State House bill could help alleviate the impact of local airports on South End communities. In the King County Council, Councilmember -
2023-03-19Wash. among leaders for single-engine plane accidents
A March 2023 News Tribune article reports on the disappearance of pilot Rodney Collen, whose single-engine Cessna T182T went off radar shortly after departing Tacoma Narrows Airport on March 6, 2023, prompting a search near Queets, Washington. The article uses the incident as a starting point to examine Washington State's ranking as one of the top states for single-engine plane accidents, drawing on NTSB data showing the state ranks seventh nationally since 2012. Experts attribute the higher accident rate to challenging weather conditions and a robust aviation community, while noting that overall general aviation safety has improved nationwide over the past two decades. -
2023-03-13Alaska Airline and SeaTac Airport North Star Project – Travel Codex
by Rocky HoranLast updated March 13, 2023 The North satellite at SeaTac airport is dark, old, a bit stagnate feeling, and in need for a major renovation. Although the North satellite is nothing like Delta’s world port at JFK, it is 40 years old and outdated. However in the near future this will all be -
Toxic fumes on board airplanes? Airlines may have to do something about it
Masked passengers fill a Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank to Las Vegas on June 3, with middle seats left open. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS) By Kiera Feldman Los Angeles Times The airline industry would be forced to adopt new measures to protect passengers and crew members from toxic fumes on airplanes under a bill introduced