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COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT (CBA) The Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) sets forth (1) a range of community benefits and impact mitigations that will be provided by the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) as part of the LAX Master Plan Program, and (2) an ongoing role for the LAX Coalition in implementation and oversight of these benefits

Dec. 12, 2021 at 7:00 am Updated Dec. 13, 2021 at 5:34 pm   1 of 15 | Sections of a Dreamliner were delivered from Japan to Everett. These wings were from a plant in Nagoya, Japan. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times, 2007) By  Peter Robison Editor’s note: This is an edited excerpt from the new book “Flying

Eleven Northeast states and the District of Columbia created the emissions-reducing Transportation and Climate Initiative more than a decade ago. Today, no one will sign it into law. In 2010, 11 Northeast states and the District of Columbia signed a declaration of intent to create the Transportation and Climate Initiative. Virginia joined in 2018. The program requires

Drawhorn, Omie Several years ago, the Port of Seattle launched the Flight Corridor Safety Program. This ongoing program improves safety during takeoffs and landings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) by replacing trees that have grown or will soon grow into the airport’s airspace with native, lower-height trees.  This program helps the Port of Seattle meet

Port of Seattle Commission Position No. 1 incumbent Ryan Calkins, left, Position No. 4. winner Toshiko Grace Hasegawa, center, Position No. 3 winner Hamdi Mohamed. (Courtesy the campaigns)By  Akash Pasricha  Seattle Times business reporter Two newcomers will be joining the Port of Seattle Commission. Hamdi Mohamed, 31, will win the race for Position No. 3

Seattle Times aerospace reporter   As aviation struggles to emerge from the historic, pandemic-driven downturn, another longer-term challenge already looms. Concern about air travel’s contribution to climate change threatens to curtail growth of an industry that has expanded steadily for decades, shrinking the world for travelers and connecting the global economy. The airline industry, contending

by Kenneth Chan Officials in Washington State are in the very early stages of planning the potential construction of a second major international airport to meet long-term aviation demand in Puget Sound, the Seattle region. Projections show the existing Sea-Tac International Airport (SEA), even with achieving major expansions and improvements already underway and planned, will

By Jordan Royer Special to The Times One of the Puget Sound region’s most important institutions is having an election for three out of five seats this November, and most people don’t know who is running or even that they have a vote. Yet, if you live in King County, you get to vote for

SEATAC, Wash. — The Port of Seattle is planning to conduct an inventory of 55 acres of forest in North SeaTac Park for the first time this month. The goal is to look at the recreational and environmental impacts of the park with a “fresh set of eyes” to help determine its future. It’s a

By Loren Frames Port of Seattle Commission candidates, who win next month’s general election, face major challenges, including moving cargo stranded aboard cargo ships in Puget Sound, strengthening the port against the effects of climate change, and working on the bridge the growing gap between the region’s haves and not have. In the election –