Category : History(223)
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The Sea-Tac Communities Plan
Overview The draft Sea-Tac Communities Plan (STCP) (known as “the Redbook” was delivered to the King County Council and Port of Seattle Commissioners in January 1975 after eighteen months of work and a $641,000 grant from the FAA. The authors were the Policy Advisory Committee, a twelve member group of citizens, King County, Port staff, -
Project Cost Worksheets (Handwritten)
An example of worksheets used to prepare the Sea-Tac Communities plan. It shows how detailed each subcommittee was in preparing their proposals. -
Airline Pilots Magazine: Investing On The Ground To Improve Aviation Safety
The FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides grants that fund airport planning and infrastructure projects such as constructing or rehabilitating runways, taxiways, ramps, and runway safety areas in addition to airport signage, lighting, and markings. The grants strengthen U.S. aviation infrastructure by improving safety, efficiency, and the overall travel experience for pilots and passengers alike. -
Washington State Legislature House Bill 1171
Companion Senate Bill 5225 Sponsored by Des Moines Representative Tina Orwall and Federal Way Representative Mikie Pelliccioti. Directing the completion of a study of certain environmental impacts, including ultrafine particulate emissions, associated with aircraft traffic in areas impacted by airport operations. -
Washington State Legislature Senate Bill 5225 – 2017-18
Companion House Bill 1171 Sponsored by Des Moines Senator Karen Keiser. Directing the completion of a study of certain environmental impacts, including ultrafine particulate emissions, associated with aircraft traffic in areas impacted by airport operations. -
Highline Historical Society
A great general resource for information on all the airport communities. Unfortunately, much of the press coverage of previous airport expansions has not been digitized. So this is the best (and only) place to find newspaper articles going back decades. 196390-A 28th Ave. S. SeaTac, WA 98188 -
SEATLE PI: Ex-Des Moines mayor fined $2,500
Article on scandal involving former mayor Don Wasson’s attempt to pack the city council and move forward with the 3rd Runway -
A Brief History of Railroad Regulation and Deregulation
Editor’s Note: George Hamlin fills in for Don Phillips, who will return next month. From their inception prior to the U.S. Civil War until the late 1870s, railroads in this country were not generally subject to interference from the national government. For that matter, the federal government actively promoted and helped finance the construction of -
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2018 Horizon Air Q400 incident
From Wikipedia: On August 10, 2018, a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 was stolen from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (Sea–Tac) in SeaTac, Washington. The perpetrator, 29-year-old Richard Russell, was a Horizon Air ground service agent with no piloting experience. He performed an unauthorized takeoff and two McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighters were subsequently scrambled to -
Photos: What did Sea-Tac Airport look like in 1949? Think Stratocruisers and an old-timey diner.
Rarely seen photos from the Seattle Times archives show the earliest days of the airport. By Colin Diltz Seattle Times photo staff In 1942, Seattle’s Boeing Field and other airfields had been taken over by the Army to support the World War II effort. Commercial passenger flights were only being allowed temporarily. The region desperately