Tango Taxiway: A history of mistaken landings and almost landings at Sea-Tac

By Steve Wilhelm  –  Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 31, 2015 For 16 years pilots have mistaken Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s most prominent taxiway for a runway, landing on it four times and narrowly avoiding landing on three other occasions. Most recently an Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) pilot landed a Boeing 737 on the

Bill Bryant

Position 5 Current Term: January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2015 (elected in 2007, re-elected in 2011). Current Office: Assistant Secretary. Previous Commission Offices: Vice President (2014). President (2009 – 2011). Secretary (2008). Current Port Commission committee assignments: N/A Previous Port Commission committee assignments: Audit Committee, Century Agenda Environmental Panel Chair (2008) and Special Investigations Committee (2008). Century Agenda Portfolios: Premier

Puget Sound Business Journal: A dozen years ago, neighbors fought Sea-Tac Airport expansion. This time things are different

An interview with Dave Kaplan. The new Business Park is discussed along with the desire for good partnerships with the Port Of Seattle. The lure of jobs outweighs worries about noise as leaders of surrounding cities consider ambitious growth plans at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.It helps that Port of Seattle officials aren’t planning to build new

Northeast Burien gets redevelopment boost with $5 million federal grant

by Jack Mayne The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $5 million grant to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to redevelop and create 732,000 square feet of air cargo-related warehouse space and support 1,072 new jobs in Burien’s Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA). Sen. Maria Cantwell announced the FAA grant Monday afternoon, Aug. 31. NERA is located between 8th Ave

Northeast Burien gets redevelopment boost with $5 million federal grant

by Jack Mayne The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $5 million grant to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to redevelop and create 732,000 square feet of air cargo-related warehouse space and support 1,072 new jobs in Burien’s Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA). Sen. Maria Cantwell announced the FAA grant Monday afternoon, Aug. 31. NERA is located between 8th Ave

Lora Lake Apartments Clean Up

Prior to the 1940s, the current Lora Lake Apartments site at 15001 Des Moines Memorial Dr, Burien, WA 98148 was used as residential and farmlands. During the 1940s, it became the site of Novak Barrel Washing. From the 1950s to the mid-1980s, Burien Auto Wrecking was located here. In the mid-1980s, the Lora Lake Apartments

The Northwest Seaport Alliance just became the third-largest cargo gateway in the U.S.

Northwest Seaport Alliance By Steve Wilhelm – Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal Aug 4, 2015 Updated Aug 5, 2015 10:16am PDT The ports of Seattle and Tacoma officially created the Northwest Seaport Alliance Tuesday, at a morning meeting at Federal Way City Hall. The members of both ports’ commissions unanimously approved The Northwest Seaport Alliance, a joint