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  • Where’s my John Dingell?

    Unless you’re from Michigan you may not be aware of John Dingell, a congressman from the west side of Detroit and something of a legend on many levels. Some knew him as a friend of labor. Some as an insider with the auto industry. Some as one member of a political dynasty which persists to
    CategoriesChange The Culture, History
  • 2023-09-08

    Vintage American Airlines Aircraft and Car at Airport

    A promotional photograph showing two women in a light blue GM convertible (watermarked 'GM') parked on the tarmac beside an American Airlines aircraft named 'Flagship Tulsa,' bearing the classic AA eagle livery with red stripe. A uniformed pilot waves from the aircraft stairs; this image relates to American Airlines operations and is unconnected to Sea-Tac Airport.
    CategoriesHistory Tagsaircraft, Airline Industry, History
  • 2023-09-08

    Airport Observation Deck Scene

    A United Airlines aircraft (appearing to be a Douglas DC-8) taxis on the runway at Sea-Tac Airport, as seen from the public observation deck. A woman in a red coat and matching handbag leans over the railing, likely with a child, watching the aircraft. Watermark reads leonotenboom.com.
    CategoriesHistory Tagsaircraft, Airways Magazine, History, Sea-Tac Airport
  • 2023-08-31

    Vintage Suburban Family Portrait with Car and House

    Black and white photograph showing a suburban family of four standing in front of their house with a vintage car, likely from the 1950s. The image depicts the post-war American suburban lifestyle with typical residential architecture and automobile of the era.
    CategoriesHistory
  • 2023-08-17

    Flight Attendant Uniform and Grooming Standards Checklist

    A female flight attendant in a dark uniform and pillbox hat checks her appearance in a full-length mirror. A posted sign beside the mirror lists grooming requirements including hat position, makeup, hair length, blouse cleanliness, uniform condition, and shoe shine — consistent with mid-20th century airline industry appearance standards for stewardesses.
    CategoriesHistory TagsAirline Industry, Aviation Week, History, Sea-Tac Airport
  • 2023-06-09

    CACC Finale 06/09/2023

    CACC Final Meeting Presentation June 9 2023 CACC Final Meeting Transcript
    CategoriesEvents, History TagsCACC, Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission, Second Airport
  • 2023-05-20

    Free Shuttle Bus Service at Airport

    A large 'Free Shuttle Bus / Passenger Load Unload Only / Shuttle' sign stands at what appears to be Sea-Tac Airport, with a Pan American World Airways terminal building visible in the background. A van marked 'Free Parking Lot Shuttle / Lot Shuttle' is parked beneath the sign, with airport personnel and vintage automobiles visible in the scene.
    CategoriesHistory TagsHistory, Parking, Sea-Tac Airport
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    Key events for the airport community
    CategoriesHistory Tagsbeta, IMPORTANT, Timeline, β
  • WATT Stop Runaway Spending At Sea-Tac Flyer

    CategoriesHistory TagsFlyer, Greener Skies, Third Runway, Washington Alliance of Taxpayers and Travelers, WATT
  • Boeing 747, first and last

    Top image shows the rollout of Boeing 747 #001 on September 30, 1968, surrounded by crowds at the Everett, Washington factory. Bottom image shows the final Boeing 747 (#1,574) rollout on December 6, 2022, photographed by Paul Weatherman, with the aircraft in green primer livery. Both are official Boeing photos.
    CategoriesHistory TagsBoeing 747

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Issues

Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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